I live on a boat, and have been cruising
around the Baltic and North Sea for a couple of years. Do you want
to join?
Previously, I have travelled by bicycle. In 2013, I travelled by
bike and boat from Mexico to Colombia. I attached a solar panel to
the bike and made a charger for my laptop so I could write even
when away from civilisation for a while. I left with the idea of
going to Patagonia, but I wanted to do something else by the time
I got to Colombia. I would like to go back to South America
sometime.
I called the trip Cycle Who. I've written
an Introduction,
an FAQ, and blog posts
tagged Cycle Who.
In Winter 2011-2012 I went to the Canary Islands to try and hitch a lift in a
boat to South America. I didn't get there but I discovered the Canary Islands.
Blog posts covering this adventure are tagged
"serbla".
I occasionally take on freelance software development jobs. Previously I have
worked as a software engineer at internet startups on distributed systems,
machine learning, and both front and back end web development. I have built a
product all the way from the business model, through UX design, and front and
backend development, to automated deployment and hosting network architecture.
Sometimes I do some amateur radio, callsign MM0HAI. Most recently
this has been on the boat, where I have a Baofeng handheld
(probably the most useful), an Icom T8E, and a Yaesu FT-857. The
last of these would be more useful if I installed an autotuner and
insulated backstay, but for now I pull a wire up the mast if I
feel like experimenting. I've not used it in earnest at sea.
Previously I have participated in SOTA (carrying radios up hills).
My congress ticket clicking was too slow. Hopefully will get one in next round.
I’ve recently started work on a radio mesh networking project for boats which I’m calling NYAN - the Nearby Yacht Area Network. It will use LoRa to pass text messages and telemetry such as weather data. It is an open source project and I welcome collaboration. There is no code yet, but specs, design notes, etc, on the wiki: https://mews.river.cat/
