Losing our two big spinnakers had a bigger impact than we hoped and we lost a place overnight. Our speed was OK, but we had to sail tighter angles meaning a lot of wasted distance. It's going to be real hard to make that up, but we'll try. We will also do everything we can to keep anyone else from passing us. After seeing how much time we lost at roll call this morning, we replaced our heavy-air spinnaker with one usually meant for cruising. It's old and smaller than the others, but it allows us to sail deeper angles and our progress is significantly better today.
Last night we saw a ship, two sailboats off in the distance, and finally some dolphins. It was a beautiful night of sailing, as good as one could imagine. We'll try to enjoy tonight too as it should be our last night our here. If the winds hold we should finish early in the morning.
Everyone is still healthy, happy, and looking forward to the finish and seeing our families soon.
Lat 23 08.728
Long 156 05.776
Aloha!
Orizaba out
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5 comments:
Don't think I/we can make it to the finish --- so sad to not be there. Hope to re-create finish festivities when you all come back to main-land. Love and miss Bri. Can't wait to see him.
Great job to all of you!
- Am and girls!
The crew of and the Orizaba are all winners in our book! You made it there! Maybe Mom can quit worrying about you wearing lifejackets now. The Schenks (seniors!)
Congratulations! We were able to follow the race pretty well but will enjoy hearing first hand.
The Hoppers
Nice going guys and hope you're all still friends. Now it's time for a shower, cold drink, pizza and a soft bed. Can't wait to hear the stories when you get back.
Roger
Congrats to the crew of the Orizaba ! What a great adventure for all of you ! You made it safe and sound, and will have great memories of your journey. Hope you all have a nice, relaxing time in Hawaii ! Can't wait to hear all about it.
Doug - see you soon !
Your sister,
Christie
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