This week I’m going to have a meeting with the Synthetic Genomics people to whom we provide support in the way of using Solutions for ocean sampling activities here in San Diego. You might have noticed an increasing number of articles in the press about Craig Venter and his various research projects. He and his [...]

While Solutions is still being examined to find the root cause of its electromechanical problems, we have been using the Blue Moon motorsailer, which I have only a part ownership in now. I think this situation will continue until Hinckley can get the repair people from Maine to San Diego to fix it.
We had a [...]

In addition to my usual routine, Ralph and I and others have been giving some thought to a trip East. We are making plans to go to Washington D.C. and Ann Arbor sometime in late September. While in D.C. I will be seeing a number of SAIC employees and old friends who are still living [...]

On Thursday, August 12th, I met with John Evey, Andy Alan, and several others from the Venter Institute to discuss further their progress on the ocean-sampling project we have been conducting monthly from my boat. It looks like the experiments have turned up some new phytoplankton not before seen in the San Diego area. We [...]

We continue to make progress on the Network Solutions book. The draft manuscript is currently at the 50% mark and we should have a complete draft by November 1. Finding information about the earliest days of NSI has been a challenge, but we continue to research the topic and conduct interviews. I am confident we [...]

On July 30, several of us went for a Friday sail on San Diego Bay, with lunch at the Bali Hai restaurant.

From left to right: Robert Craig, Dr. Beyster, Mark Waldschmidt, and Rod Jones
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