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...

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Green Buffalo06/19/2021. 18:00The brisk breeze at the start carried well offshore… most of the way to the lightship.Doing my best to stay on the south side of the course and fleet… where “maybe” the light air is “narrowest”.A wee...

SHTP 2021 start

AND THEY’RE OFF!!THOSE INTREPID BUGLIGHTERS, DRAWN TO THE SEA.ALL DIVISIONS HAD CLEAN STARTS AND ENJOYED THE COMPANY OF A FEW ESCORT BOATS TO SEE THEM OFF. SAIL WELL FRIENDS!ALL RACERS HAVE CLEARED THE FARALLONE ISLANDS.WORKING THEIR WAY INTO SOUTH WESTERLY...

SHTP 2021

The June 19 start is rapidly approaching. Racers are busy finalizing preparations.Most boats have cleared tech inspection.Skippers from out of town begin arriving to stage boats at Richmond Yacht Club.Northern Star being welcomed at RYC.