Track Tiki Blue's satellite transponder (Division C)
Tiki Blue still does not have a solid internet connection, so this update was based on a voice mail via satelite phone. Please excuse any interpretation errors as the message was translated into text via the voice message.
Note: This was a two part report, with the part I daily report written by Ricky Driscoll and the Part II daily report written by Judy Bentsen, however, the transmission was interrupted/terminated in the Part I daily report, so no Part II was received. The message was reported by Capn' G.
Daily blog for Saturday/Sunday July 19/20, 2008. Greetings from behind the golden laptop aboard Tiki Blue, brought to you by the excellence in the boating network. Just a quick update from the crew. Day 6 finds us in great spirits, we are well fed and in an awesome position for the race. With almost half the race underway, we're only about 25 miles behind the leader (of our class). Considering the race is over 2,000 miles, this definitely puts is in contention.
We are eating amazing meals, that puts anything this reported has experienced in college to shame. Thanks to the efforts of our live-in chef Judy Bentsen, we have dined on meatloaf, lasagna, ribs, steak, and mashed potatoes.
Perhaps the most exciting news happened on the morning of the 20th, when the crew pulled in six 3-lb tuna aboard and were filleted to be BBQ'd. Ricky reeled the fish in faster than Mikie and Gary could fillet them on the transom. Never before have I stopped fisihing, not because of the lack of fish, but rather the weariness of the crew.
In other news, Ryan has assumed responsibility for keeping our coordinates and checking in daily with the race committee. In addition, he has been graphing the locations of our competition, so we can see their positions.
****TRANSMISSION LOST****
~ Team Tiki Blue
Listen to Capn' G's update by clicking here.
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