Professors of Chemistry Bill Fowler and Phil Johnson join the owner of the sailboat as a three person crew on Peter Huttemeier's 65 ft. sloop, Bess. Dr. Huttemeier is a retired physician from the Anesthesiology Department at Duke University. The crew is engaged in a

The journey began in Copenhagen Denmark on June 9 with a target arrival date at Bellport, NY in early July. We post messages from these brave seamen below and mark their progress on this map.

 Updates:

• 6/12: The sail began on June 9. They went through the Kiel Canal to the river Elbe and are 30 mi from the white cliffs of Dover.
• 6/14: In Portsmouth. May layover a few days because Bill is ill. Posted some pictures they sent (See below-left. Click on the pictures to enlarge).
• 6/15: Bill recovering. Picture of Phil planning Fall lectures in Bess' luxurious sleeping quarters.
• 6/20: Bill OK. Have encountered bad weather. On the way. Next stop: Azores
• 6/21: Not much progress. Still battling a storm. Have posted their position at 9:30 AM today (their time zone) on our map.
• 6/24: Some progress. They are about 300 miles from the port of Horta in the Azores.
• 6/26: Have arrived in Horta. They will spend a few days here before resuming sail. Here is a picture of Horta taken from the Web.
• 6/28: Setting sail again. Next stop - US? Bermuda?
• 6/29: On their way to Bermuda. Just ~2,000 mi (as the crow flies).
• 7/02: Westward Ho! Several fish dinners.
• 7/07: Good winds, blue skies, blue sea. Only 1200 mi to Bermuda. Occasional flying fish & petrels.
• 7/10: Making good progress. ~390 mi from Bermuda. Nice winds. Temperatures pleasant. "Miles and miles of blue ocean."
• 7/11: Bill phoned from St. George, Bermuda. All is well. Next stop Northport - in a few days.
• 7/12: Posted some additional pictures, below.
• 7/16: Welcome Home. They are back! Arrived Montauk this morning. Sailing to Northport.
• 7/18: An additional picture from Bermuda on the left, and below, the crew in Northport.