We are continuing along at over 10knots most of the time. The 9:00 roll call had us in second place in class, which we were certainly happy with. One of our competitors is doing a much more northerly course and is so far doing very well. We are betting that they will run into light air, but time will tell. We blew up a spinnaker yesterday just after hoisting it, so are currently nursing our only other one suited to the majority of conditions. Dr. John is trying to sew up the blown one, but it's pretty bad. We have two other spinnakers to use, one for heavy air, and another light air one. We also have cruising spinnaker that we can use as a last resort.
Things on board are good. We're already down to just shorts and t-shirts. We might have to get the foul weather gear out at night, but soon it will be away for good. We seem to have plenty of food, probably too much, so no dieting here. All of the boat systems are working well. Sea life has been very sparse so far, just a couple dolphins and one bird out here in the middle of nowhere.
Orizaba
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2 comments:
Sail fast!
See you soon in Hawaii.
Love,
Jets
By the looks of the positions posted you guys had another great night! Just goes to show you didn't need that other spinnaker. It's very exciting to watch your progress. Keep up the great sailing.
See you soon.
San
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