Day 10, 6/27/21 Halfway

Boats are crossing the halfway point, Opening their gifts and having parties.Keeping an eye out for the halfway barge ;)Hula, 11:29Went to night school last night and took a 3 hour class in spinnaker sockery and wraps. It was taught on the bowsprit.  Holy...

Day 9, 6/27/21 Moving Again

As the Eastern Pacific high pressure begins to stabilize and move north, our racers will feel the trade winds fill in. From Mountain, 07:15Hello from nearly half way!In honor of National Dave Letterman day I made a top ten list to share.Here in no particular order are...

Day 8, Waiting for wind

Shark On Bluegrass, 12:13All well on the shark. It’s “Shark On Blue Glass” right now. 57nm in the last 24 hrs. Who said during the skippers meeting “ the pacific high is not going to be in your way?” FalkGreen Buffalo,  13:17Today mark’s one week on the...

Day 7, The Doldrums 6/25/21

Northern Star, 12:07, 25 Jun manually-typed check in. Jamie is alive and well with spirits high even though wind speed is not.First true sunny day and it is hot. Full moon covered by clouds last night but some good shots of it coming up right after sundown.Hope all is...

Day 6, 6/24/21

Hula, 13:12Hey,. I was going 7 knots an hour ago, and now I can row my El Toro faster than this!Green Buffalo, 13:17Had that tortellini last night… with red sauce… half a package made two meals worth (so tortellini again tonight).Wind finally went aft late...

Day 5, 6/23/2021

Mountain, 02:40Greetings from Mountain, where the ship smells of feet and the Captain wishes he smelled half that good.All is well here – Mountain and I are working hard.  According to the  latest fleet position reports though, so is everyone else! Really fun...