Rich Wilson sailed from NY to Melbourne in September 2001. The students in my computer classes followed his amazing voyage racing against the record of the ghost ship, the Mandarin via his http://www.sitesalive.com web site. After he returned to the US, he presented our school with a yacht ensign that flew on the Great American II on October 23, 2001, the day that we spoke with him via a satellite phone call in the middle of the South Atlantic. A decade later, we continue to proudly display this yacht ensign on the wall in the computer lab. Our classroom is filled with images of new and old friends whom we met in many countries of the world as a result of following these voyages. We have learned from and shared with these teachers and students over the decade. Thank you Rich, for inspiring us and helping us to reach well beyond the classroom walls for this amazing journey.

Here is a close-up view of the GAII yacht ensign flown on the GAII 10/23/2011 --10 years ago!

Here is a view of the framed yacht ensign of the Great American II.

The side view of my classroom including the time zone clocks.

A bulletin board with photos of friends around the world.