Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Tiki Blue-needs a bottom job before July 2014
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Signed up and ready for full plan implementation 2014 Pac Cup
Officially signed up for Pacific Cup 2014 with stats and boat details. Now time to go through Pac Cup inventory of safety gear and start getting organized. Tethers look strong and ready to do the Squall Busters theme song across the pacific!
Monday, April 15, 2013
3 days off the Coast of California
Can't wait for some open ocean sailing with nothing but blue all around.
RYC Club race 2013
Tiki Blue on downwind leg on RYC club race 2013. One of our better performance's with crew Rune, Anna, Ben, Chris and Capt'n Gary
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Good morning Sportsfans
Nice foggy morning at the Lightship!
We will be at Richmond YC at 8:30 this morning.
Bligh
We will be at Richmond YC at 8:30 this morning.
Bligh
Monday, August 20, 2012
Last 88 Miles
Tiki Blue is currently 88 miles from the Golden Gate Bridge! With the
bridge rapidly approaching, life on board has taken on a distinctly
different character. Although the crew is enjoying the last hours of
relative isolation from land based demands, everyone seems keenly
interested in getting to the barn. In fact, not more than a half hour
that goes by without some protracted discussion of arrival estimates
replete with mental calculations and challenges. Torben has prepared a
super secret spreadsheet detailing various arrival scenarios. And
wagers have been laid.
Estimating arrival time has become somewhat of an art form due to the
unexpected and changing conditions Tiki has faced in the last twenty
four hours. About 18 hours ago we picked up very favorable wind and
have been sailing fast throughout the night. However, despite Tiki
dashing along the tops of a moderate sea at 8 plus knots, some
mysterious force has keep our over the ground speed in the 5s. This
slowed us down more than expected, but whatever current or sea state
that caused that discrepancy has now gone as quickly as it came, pushing
our speeds higher again. But the estimating continues to be challenging.
So here is what we know: we still expect to arrive in Richmond between
7 AM and 10 AM tomorrow morning. To better pin point our arrival time,
we will update the blog with a more accurate estimate at 6 AM tomorrow
morning. So stayed tuned, and we look forward to seeing anyone who
ventures out to see us arrive.
The Honorable (and vastly chilled) Stubblebeard, Quite Able Seaman.
bridge rapidly approaching, life on board has taken on a distinctly
different character. Although the crew is enjoying the last hours of
relative isolation from land based demands, everyone seems keenly
interested in getting to the barn. In fact, not more than a half hour
that goes by without some protracted discussion of arrival estimates
replete with mental calculations and challenges. Torben has prepared a
super secret spreadsheet detailing various arrival scenarios. And
wagers have been laid.
Estimating arrival time has become somewhat of an art form due to the
unexpected and changing conditions Tiki has faced in the last twenty
four hours. About 18 hours ago we picked up very favorable wind and
have been sailing fast throughout the night. However, despite Tiki
dashing along the tops of a moderate sea at 8 plus knots, some
mysterious force has keep our over the ground speed in the 5s. This
slowed us down more than expected, but whatever current or sea state
that caused that discrepancy has now gone as quickly as it came, pushing
our speeds higher again. But the estimating continues to be challenging.
So here is what we know: we still expect to arrive in Richmond between
7 AM and 10 AM tomorrow morning. To better pin point our arrival time,
we will update the blog with a more accurate estimate at 6 AM tomorrow
morning. So stayed tuned, and we look forward to seeing anyone who
ventures out to see us arrive.
The Honorable (and vastly chilled) Stubblebeard, Quite Able Seaman.
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