Jan 11, 2004
Hello again everyone David is back from his latest adventure. He left Haiti around 11/23/03 and ran onto a ... (more...)

Nov 02, 2003
Greetings Sponsors & Supporters, David arrived safely in Cap Hatian (Haiti) last Wednesday morning and by ... (more...)

Oct 27, 2003
Hello Sponsors and Supporters David called this a.m. to let us know that when he left Castle Rock he ran into ... (more...)

Oct 15, 2003
ARRIVED NASSAU TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Will be leaving on Monday. All A-OK

Oct 12, 2003
Hello again to sponsors and supporters of "David Clark's World Record" It's been about 5 months since we ... (more...)

May 11, 2003
It's been a long time since our last communication and our apologies for not keeping in better ... (more...)

Mar 31, 2002
We want to let all of you know what is happening in the life of the WORLD RECORD holder of the “oldest person to ... (more...)

Jan 13, 2002
David flew back to Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday to meet with his manager and to then drive his car back to CA. He left ... (more...)

Dec 31, 2001
December 7th 200l--What a day it was!! Thanks to so many of you; with your help I sailed into Fort Lauderdale to ... (more...)

Nov 20, 2001
To bring you up-to-date since David left Great Inagua on the 13th. information received from David and the ham ... (more...)

Nov 13, 2001
David arrived safely in Great Inagua yesterday. In part, here is a report received from ham operator, Eric Mackie ... (more...)

Nov 11, 2001
David was able to get a ham radio patch to me tonight, and told me that he is 15 miles away from Great Inagua. He is ... (more...)

Oct 30, 2001
David is leaving Trinidad this morning (Tuesday). He will be headed for St. Croix, in the Caribbean; however, if the ... (more...)

Oct 10, 2001
In light of the current news of attacks on Afganistan, other news seems rather trivial. However, most of us are ... (more...)

Aug 28, 2001
THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CHANGE!!?!!

Jul 24, 2001
We sent out this “Show of Interest Form” several months ago (before the loss of Mollie Milar), when David planned to ... (more...)

Jul 14, 2001
Just to give you a little “news.” David now has a computer and printer (thanks to the sponsorship of Nigel Bellamy) ... (more...)

Jul 04, 2001
Thanks to Don Stollmeyer at Power Boat Marina, I had a place for “Mickey” to call home for the first week following my ... (more...)

Jun 26, 2001
Just want to let all of you know that David arrived Trinidad. He called me from a land phone about 7:00 this morning ... (more...)

Jun 19, 2001
David called me from a land phone at 4:00 a.m. today. His ham radio is not working and he wanted to let us know that ... (more...)

Jun 12, 2001
David left Fortaleza at 10:00 a.m. (Fortaleza time) on Sunday (6/10). His departure was delayed a couple of days due ... (more...)

Jun 05, 2001
NOTE: “gabgirl” has been unable to connect to the PacBell server for the past 3 weeks. We finally have the ... (more...)

May 13, 2001
They are nearing Ascension Island. When we spoke via ham radio patch yesterday (Saturday) David reported that he was ... (more...)

May 07, 2001
Here I am on the beautiful Island of St. Helena where Napoleon was exiled. I am now on the last leg of the voyage ... (more...)

May 03, 2001
David called me from a land phone in St. Helena at 5:00 a.m. this morning (Thursday, 5/3). At midnight last night he ... (more...)

Apr 29, 2001
David is doing fine—really likes the “Mickey” boat. We have been able to communicate through ham radio patches and ... (more...)

Apr 22, 2001
NOTE: Last UPDATE 4/9/01, with no attachments. My computer received a virus, which in-turn randomly chose addresses ... (more...)

Apr 09, 2001
NOTE: David was unable to depart Cape Town on March 29th as earlier planned. He has been making alterations to the ... (more...)

Mar 17, 2001
Great progress!!! Earlier this week the final $5,000 was wired to Cape Town to finish paying for the boat and David ... (more...)

Mar 08, 2001
We are so happy to be able to send you this UPDATE letting you know of the great progress that has been made toward ... (more...)

Feb 25, 2001
Some of our sponsors have confirmed that they will be providing David with replacement equipment that was lost ... (more...)

Feb 18, 2001
I’m sure that most of you are aware that on February 8th (last week) about one hundred and fifty miles northwest of ... (more...)

Feb 12, 2001
When I spoke to David on the phone this morning he told me that a bank account is being set up for him in Cape Town to ... (more...)

Feb 11, 2001
Below is as except from an email received this morning from ham operator Richard Seddon:

Feb 10, 2001
David arrived East London at 6:00 a.m. Saturday (8 p.m. Fri. here) and just called me. Typical of his character, he ... (more...)

Feb 08, 2001
David has been rescued by a container ship and is okay, although I have not been able to talk with him yet. The ship ... (more...)

Feb 03, 2001
On February 6th, 2001 I’ll be leaving the Cape Town harbor to begin the last leg of the World Record: St. Helena, ... (more...)

Jan 30, 2001
In just six days, on February 6th, 2001 I’ll be leaving the Cape town harbor to begin the last leg of the world ... (more...)

Jan 26, 2001
We are in the process of completing plans for the BIG CELEBRATION of David's arrival back to Ft. Lauderdale on May 17, ... (more...)

Jan 18, 2001
Just to keep you updated on the adventures, David is on a side trip to Johannesburg for a few days, which he will tell ... (more...)

Jan 02, 2001
Just a year and twenty days after leaving Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, I find myself in Cape Town, South Africa, surely ... (more...)

Dec 28, 2000
David has ARRIVED CAPE TOWN, S. AFRICA. This last leg was a rough one, however David and Mickey have arrived safe and ... (more...)

Dec 19, 2000
David called this a.m. to let me know he had not been able to leave Mussel (Mossel) Bay last night as planned because ... (more...)

Dec 12, 2000
CORRECTION: Last Update (12/11) stated that “David will probably leave East London on Thursday this week and if ... (more...)

Dec 11, 2000
Just a short update—David will probably leave East London on Thursday this week and if there is enough weather ... (more...)

Dec 06, 2000
At 12:45 last night (California time) I received a phone call from David letting me know that he had arrived East ... (more...)

Dec 04, 2000
I received an email from David this a.m. that said he was ready to leave Durban in about 2 hours (they are ahead of us ... (more...)

Nov 27, 2000
Talk about a slow boat to China?? That's me. But here I am in Durban and boy am I glad to get here! I've been ... (more...)

Nov 11, 2000
SAT 11/11/00. We were able to get a good patch through this morning and David was in good spirits. He said he was ... (more...)

Nov 03, 2000
FRI 11/3/00. 1130UTC, 25.39 S, 49.12 E, winds NE/10 kts. Forecast for the next 3 days same. (Reported by Tony's ... (more...)

Oct 30, 2000
SUN 10/29 (11:15Z) 22.00 S, 54.11 E, winds 15 SE, overcast sky. David left Mauritius last Thursday and has been ... (more...)

Oct 30, 2000
Hello to all Sponsors and Supporters of David, Mickey, and the “Mollie Milar” David left Mauritius last Thursday ... (more...)

Oct 18, 2000
To all the Sponsors and Supporters of the “Mollie Milar” It was a very rough passage from Cocos Keeling to Port ... (more...)

Oct 11, 2000
10/11/00 David's position at 11.15Z 11 Oct was 19.39 S, 062.26 E, steering 270m, making 3-4 kt, winds ESE 15kt, and ... (more...)

Oct 07, 2000
SAT 10/27 18.15 S, 068.43 E., steering 270m, making 4.5 kt, winds SE 15/20, and he has 648 miles to run. He has ... (more...)

Oct 04, 2000
10/4/00 16.53 S, 72.35 E, steering 265m wind SE25/30, 885 miles to Mauritius. Report from ham operator Roy ... (more...)

Oct 01, 2000
SUN 10/1/00, 15.45 S, 77.10 E, steering 255m, making 5.5 kt, winds SE 15/20. He is in good spirits. This was ... (more...)

Sep 27, 2000
WEDS 9/2700 15.56 S, 84.00 E, heading 270M, 4.5 kts, winds SE 15-20 kts. Received an Orbcom/Magellan email from ... (more...)

Sep 27, 2000
It was stated that ham operator Ian Dorchester from Australia was reporting on David. It should have read: Ian ... (more...)

Sep 21, 2000
Update to all the sponsors and supporters from David and Mickey – Latitude 12.5 S. Longitude 96.54 E.; Cocos-Keeling ... (more...)

Sep 16, 2000
SAT 9/16/00 David is in Cocos-Keeling now. Called me at 3 a.m. and said he had just been cleared. He met up with Jim ... (more...)

Sep 15, 2000
FRI 9/15/00. Ham operator Roy Chamberlain emailed us this a.m. to let us know that David has arrived Cocos-Keeling ... (more...)

Sep 12, 2000
TUES 9/12/00. A report from Ian Dorchester, ham operator in Australia, told us that David is worried about his ... (more...)

Sep 07, 2000
Greetings to all Sponsors and Supporters of the “oldest person to circumnavigate the world solo” Our last update ... (more...)

Aug 25, 2000
Hello again to the Sponsors & Supporters of the “Mollie Milar” The last time you received an UPDATE, David was ... (more...)

Aug 17, 2000
THURS. 8/17/00. Still in light wind conditions. Plans to start up the engine and power for 8-12 hrs to get further ... (more...)

Aug 14, 2000
MON 8/14/00. 12.30S, 130.00E Left Darwin Sat a.m., is about 70 mi. west of Darwin in a "no wind" situation. Just ... (more...)

Aug 07, 2000
TUES 8/7/00 - David arrived Darwin around midnight. Phone call home confirms everything okay. Will have his ... (more...)

Aug 04, 2000
Talked to David via ham radio at 5 a.m. today and everything is going okay. He is really tired because he hasn't had ... (more...)

Aug 03, 2000
THURS. 8/3/00. Left Gove Australia on 8/2--it was 8/1 here (he is a day ahead of CA time) and plan to stop at Darwin ... (more...)

Jul 28, 2000
David wants me to tell all you cruising sailors that if you are considering which windvane to go with--he uses a ... (more...)

Jul 27, 2000
Hello again to the Sponsors & Supporters of the “Mollie Milar” David departed Port Moresby on Sunday 7/16, and we ... (more...)

Jul 21, 2000
THURS 7/20. 10.25 S, 142.25 E. Pacific Seafarers Net has lost radio contact with David. This information was relayed ... (more...)

Jul 18, 2000
7/18 TUES. David departed Port Moresby Sunday 9:30 a.m. (their time). He has been unable to make radio contact with ... (more...)

Jul 12, 2000
An UPDATE to all the sponsors and supporters of the “Mollie Milar” On June 26th after five weeks at sea from Pago ... (more...)

Jun 26, 2000
To all the sponsors and members of the team of the "Mollie Milar" Hi from David and Mickey! Here we are at the ... (more...)

Jun 22, 2000
ARRIVED PORT MORESBY. Escorted in to the Royal Papua Yacht Club. Media coverage. Spoke to David and Commodore Peter ... (more...)

Jun 16, 2000
Greetings to all Sponsors & Supporters: Since leaving Pago Pago there have been 3 days with absolutely no wind and ... (more...)

Jun 06, 2000
6/5/00 MON. 13.32 S, 164.18 E. Winds 15 kts, speed 4 kts. 1.020 mi to New Guinea. Weather has been stormy and rough ... (more...)

May 31, 2000
5/31/00 WEDS. 13.18 S, 172.08 E. Winds 15 kts, speed 3.5 kts. With the wind finally returning, last 2-3 days making ... (more...)

May 24, 2000
5/24/00 WEDS. 13.45 S, 176.17 E. (Correction of my statement yesterday re: David is now going east). Prior to ... (more...)

May 23, 2000
5/23/00 TUES.13,42 S, 176.33 E. (Now going east). Last night via ham radio he said he has no wind, all the sails are ... (more...)

May 19, 2000
5/18/00 THURS. 14.07 S, 177.40 W. Winds 13 knots, averaging 3.5, Pt. Moresby, New Guinea 2,000 mi, ETA 21 days. ... (more...)

May 16, 2000
TUES 14.14 S, 173.21 W. Seas 4.5 David reported he was in a horrific storm Sunday night with winds 60-70 knots. ... (more...)

May 12, 2000
It's about May 12th?? and tomorrow I'll be leaving Pago Pago. This next passage is going to be a long one; all the ... (more...)

May 03, 2000
Update from Pago Pago, American Samoa (April 29, 2000) After 1,237 miles from Papeete, I pulled into the harbor of ... (more...)

Apr 29, 2000
4/29/00 SAT. Arrived Pago Pago (American Samoa) 9:00 a.m. yesterday (Fri). Need to do a few repairs and ... (more...)

Apr 21, 2000
4/21 FRI. 17.00 S, 158.50 W. After a few stormy days and then a couple days of complete doldrums, David is finally ... (more...)

Apr 13, 2000
4/13/00 THURS. 17.16S, 152.33 W. This is a follow-up on David's update of 4/10/00. When I spoke to him via ham radio ... (more...)

Apr 10, 2000
To All Sponsors and Supporters of the "Mollie Milar" I've been here in Papeete, Tahiti, for about 3 weeks and this ... (more...)

Mar 22, 2000
3/22/00 WEDS. David called via land phone tonight. Arrived Papeete 6:30 last night and everything is okay. He is ... (more...)

Mar 22, 2000
UPDATE from Papeete It's March 22nd and so far everything's okay. The first few weeks after the Galapagos were no ... (more...)

Mar 21, 2000
3/20 SUN. 17.41 S, 147.50 W. 100 mi to Papeete. ETA late Monday. Will fax an update to Lynda (which she will pass ... (more...)

Mar 13, 2000
3/14/00 MON. 15.15 S, 140.34 W. Seas quiet, making 3.5-4 knots. 530 miles to reach Papeete. ETA 6-7 days. Needs to ... (more...)

Mar 08, 2000
Hello Sponsors & Supporters! ONLY 960 MILES TO ARRIVE IN PAPEETE (TAHITI)!!! If anyone wants to send David ... (more...)

Mar 05, 2000
3/5/00 SUN. 12.56 S, 128.42 W. Seas up to 6 feet and rolling quite a bit, so only made 58 miles for the day. A little ... (more...)

Mar 02, 2000
3/2/00 THURS. 11.22 S, 124.40 W. Seas 6-8 feet. Stormy for the last 2-3 days, so has been a little rough but ... (more...)

Feb 29, 2000
2/29/00 10.00S 120.00W. Continuing to get fair winds and do about 120 mi/day. Will not stop in the Marquesas because ... (more...)

Feb 22, 2000
Greetings to the Sponsors & Supporters of David & Mickey aboard the "Mollie Milar" Things have been going extremely ... (more...)

Feb 18, 2000
2/17/00 THURS. 4.15S, 103W. Averaging 120 mi/day at about 7 knots. At this rate could be in Marquesas in about 22 ... (more...)

Feb 15, 2000
2/15 TUES. 3.44S, 99.26W. Not a lot to report. Winds picked up a little last night but are calm again today, so ... (more...)

Feb 12, 2000
2/12 SAT - 2.41S, 97.13W - Calm seas, easy run, averaging about 110 mi/day. ETA Marquesas approximately 4 weeks. ... (more...)

Feb 09, 2000
2/9/00 WEDS. 1.40S, 92.15W. Seas smooth, at about 2 ft. Doing about 6 knots and have put approximately 120 miles ... (more...)

Feb 08, 2000
1/8/00 TUES. 1.00S, 90.40W. Left Academy Bay today around noon. Heading for the Marquesas (3,100 mi). Smooth ... (more...)

Feb 06, 2000
Hello again to all Sponsors and Supporters: Just want you all to know that David arrived in the Galapagos on ... (more...)

Feb 01, 2000
2/1/00 TUES a.m. 1.55 N 88.30 W. Although David wanted to avoid going into port last weekend, it wasn't a problem. ... (more...)

Jan 27, 2000
1/27 THURS. 2.55 N, 86.32 W. Less than 300 mi to the Galapagos. David is trying to avoid arrival at the Galapagos ... (more...)

Jan 26, 2000
1/26/00 WEDS. 4.11 N, 85.24 W. Winds from the south. For the last 4-5 days it's been mostly stormy but not much ... (more...)

Jan 20, 2000
1/20/00 THURS. With a brief ham radio patch, David said he is about 150 south of Panama, 6.25 N & 80.45W The weather ... (more...)

Jan 18, 2000
January 18, 2000 To all Sponsors & Supporters of the "Mollie Milar" for a World Record: At high tide today I'll be ... (more...)

Jan 12, 2000
1/9/2000 Update from Panama: And finally, the first leg of the voyage of the “Mollie Milar” has been accomplished. ... (more...)

Jan 09, 2000
12/9/00 SUN. - David got through the canal yesterday. He called this a.m. to tell me he will be in Panama City, ... (more...)

Jan 05, 2000
1/5/00 THURS. - David called this a.m to say he is scheduled to transit the canal tomorrow. His friend Glen Champion, ... (more...)

Jan 05, 2000
1/4/00 TUES. -- Arrived in Colon, Panama last night (Monday) and hoping to transit the canal on Thursday. Because of ... (more...)

Jan 02, 2000
1/2 SUN. -- David has not been able to send or receive emails for a few days because he doesn't want to take his ... (more...)

Jan 01, 2000
1/1/00 SAT. -- Stormy but lessening. Winds 30-40 K., seas 10', taking water over the rails. 190 mi to Colon. Mickey ... (more...)

Dec 31, 1999
12/31 FRI. -- Lat. 14.13 N, Lng. 78.40 W. Winds 40-50 knots, seas 15' sailing at about 5-1/2 knots. Rough but ... (more...)

Dec 30, 1999
Hello Everyone! David talked to me via ham radio last night. He is 480 miles NE of Panama, 60-70 miles east of ... (more...)

Dec 30, 1999
12/30/99 THURS. - Via ham radio patch. Lat. 15.35 N, Lng 77.41 W, winds at 30, heavy roll. With mainsail double ... (more...)

Dec 29, 1999
12/29/99 WEDS. - Talked via ham patch. 480 mi NE of Panama, 60-70 mi east of Jamaica, 4-1/2 to 5 knots, smooth ... (more...)

Dec 28, 1999
12/28/99 TUES. - Talked to David via ham radio. Lat. 18.04 N, Lng 76.00 W, 3-1/2 to 4 knots, smooth sailing. He is ... (more...)

Dec 28, 1999
12/28/99 TUES. - Talked to David via ham radio. Lat. 18.04 N, Lng 76.00 W, 3-1/2 to 4 knots, smooth sailing. He is ... (more...)

Dec 27, 1999
12/27/99 MON. - Via ham call, Latitude 19.07 N, Longitude 74.43 W. 80 mi. NE corner of Jamaica, 650 mi to Panama, 5 ... (more...)

Dec 25, 1999
12/25/99 SAT. -"It's Xmas Day. No wind and 142 mi to Great Inagua, 840 to Panama. All OK, quiet and sleeping a lot. ... (more...)

Dec 24, 1999
12/24/99FRI. - Got email "Merry Christmas" message and also a ham radio call. All OK.

Dec 22, 1999
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all the supporters of the "Mollie Milar" Following is the latest update of ... (more...)

Dec 22, 1999
12/22/99 WEDS. - Left Nassau 8:30 am Talked to him on ham radio that evening and all was going well, feeling a little ... (more...)

Dec 20, 1999
12/20/99 MON. - Just received an email from David saying he would be seeing his son in one hour.

Dec 19, 1999
12/19/99 SUN. - Mickey & me having breakfast on the boat. See David (son) tomorrow, then on to ... (more...)

Dec 18, 1999
12/18/99 SAT. - Sent message letting me know he was faxing an UPDATE to send out to all of you. (Sent out on ... (more...)

Dec 17, 1999
12/17/99 FRI. - David's plan to leave on Mon. has moved up to Weds. because his son (David) is expected to arrive on a ... (more...)

Dec 16, 1999
12/16/99 THURS. - Several emails were forwarded to David via his friend Eloy at The Poop Deck. David was trying to ... (more...)

Dec 15, 1999
12/15/88 WEDS. - Playing at The Poop Deck, will call tonight

Dec 14, 1999
12/14/99 TUES. (8:30am EST) - Entering Nassau, here for a couple of days.

Dec 13, 1999
12/13/99 MON. (3pm) - At Chub Cay, everything working. Nassau tomorrow.

Dec 12, 1999
12/12/99 SUN. -- Heading for Nassau, boat running fine.

Dec 08, 1999
Just returned from Ft. Lauderdale on Monday. On Sunday at 2 p.m., David sailed under the last bridge before the inlet ... (more...)

Sep 25, 1999
Hello Sponsors & Supporters! David and "Mickey" arrived back in Ft. Lauderdale on Thursday morning. David unloaded ... (more...)

Sep 06, 1999
Hi to All Members of the Team -- Well I guess it's about time for a brief update. As you know from the last ... (more...)

Aug 19, 1999
Hi to all the sponsors and members of the team that are helping David, Mickey and the "Mollie Milar" make the world's ... (more...)

Jul 26, 1999
Hi to all Sponsors & Supporters of the Voyage of the "Mollie Milar" Well here I am still in the yard at the ... (more...)