BOLO for Celebration

Pacific Ocean passagemakers are asked to be on the lookout for singlehander Richard Carr and his 36-ft Union cutter Celebration, which are missing. A member of the Pacific Puddle Jump fleet, Carr departed Puerto Vallarta, Mexico on May 2, destined for Hiva Oa in the Marquesas, with an estimated arrival date of June 26. He’d been in touch with his family via DeLorme tracker, but his last report was on May 28, when his position was 06° 53’N 127° 35’W, on a course of 247° true at 0.7-1.1 knots. That latitude is notorious for a lack of wind, and, indeed, Celebration’s speed might indicate that she was merely drifting. Read More