by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi all!This is a communications test as well as a report of the first two days of the 2023 SHTP.6/25/23Reverie started the race at 10:15 (Group B – Lono division – also Green Buffalo (Cal 40), Solstice (Cal 40) and Circe (Freedom 40)).Winds on the nose W...
by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tales from the deck of Tortuga Sunday June 25th It was a misty morning at the start of the day.I had finished most all of my last to do projects about 9pm the previous night. The last things to take care of after the swirl of the emergency haul out (oh yeah that’s...
by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Tony Bourque s/v Circe has retired from the race. From Tony, ” I got hit by a big wave at about 4am this morning. Spun me around and wiped me out good. Many things on boat aren’tworking and I took a big fall. Nothing broken. Just bruised. Also have really...
by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jun 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Horizon, Day 1: It’s been a day since I cast off. The sea has been angry with me all night. Chastising me for a bad start? Washing off my sins? Horizon and the yet to be named Windvane did me a solid. I tended to their needs and they kept me safe. 30 kn gusts, went...
by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
7/27/21HomeAs the GRIBs said, after two days of ripping along at 8k and 190 mile days, the wind died last night at about 2am. Motor sailed for a few hours – and then full on motor since 4am. Had a close encounter with a 1000 ft long COSCO container ship at...
by Pre-2024 Post Author | Jul 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
The last couple days have been fast and furious!Five boats arrived Fourth of July starting with,Nozomi at 12:51:30Mountain at 15:26:08Green Buffalo at 18:28:25Siren at 2223:24Perplexity at 22:51:25Made for a long day for the chase boat crew!!This morning brought us...
