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...

Day 4, 6/22/2021

HulaThere’s a bird spending the night on the ship’s bell. He’s a very good listener.Green Buffalo16:30Busy last 24 hours.gribs made it clear I needed to head north a bit to clear the low – while most of the fleet was heading south.  Roll the...

Day 3 – 6/21/21

All boats have checked in and are doing well.Latest reports.Mountain, is loving life.Northern Star, All good aboard, Jame alive and in good health. Morale high.Aloha, As you all may have noticed last night was a pretty big turning point in the race for most if not all...