A fantastic day today finally in steady wind and getting this tanked up
beast rolling along! Last night we sailed in 8-10 knots of breeze. While
Ryan and I were sailing Tiki (on our watch 10pm-midnight) we had the
milky-way and bright star light help guide the way. We saw a super
bright meteor streak across the sky and looked like it went into the
ocean. Later on Mark's watch he had a much different perspective with
lightening strikes 5 plus miles behind the boat. Its amazing how fast
the weather can change out here. Also today Tyler celebrated being the
furthest off coast ever since he was very disappointing in 2010 pac cup
where we had to turn back just 200 miles off due to electrical issues.
Having both boys on this trip is really enjoyable and Alex (same age as
Ryan) are a good team. Alex (great young sailor) is very helpful sharing
sailing skills with both Ryan and Tyler and they are learning. Overall
crew interaction is really good and well meshed and very comical at
times. Kind of like frat house humor... nothing I really want to blog
about. Ask Mark about it at KYC bar. Rune's mosh pit that he designed
and built for plush sleeping in the salon is working nicely.
We are slowly digging our way out of the hole we got ourselves into on
the first day. Looks like Wednesday and Thursday starts did not suffer
the wind hole off the coast so will do well in the overall standings. We
already have seen a few of the super fast boats off the horizon. Right
now we are running parallel with Tiki J and can see them north of us.
Its unusual to see so many boats after the first day. I think the
routing programs are keeping the fleets closer together. Last night a
large container ship passed just north of us. We hailed them on VHF
radio to make sure they saw us. We had a nice chat and the wished us
good luck. This afternoon we actually hoisted the spinnaker for an about
and hour and had a nice run however not the angle we need yet to get us
to KYC so back to white sails.
We still have issues with the Tri Color (nav lights at top of mast for
night sailing) so continue to use the deck lights which draw more power.
We are charging batteries twice a day and figure we will probably charge
2 hours in the am and 1 hour in the evening. We have plenty of food,
batteries are taking a charge and water tanks are good so we are pretty
confident this will be a successful Pac Cup crossing. Alex just launched
our fishing gear for albacore this evening. We will keep you posted with
a big fish story!
Aloha Capt'n G and Team Tiki
5 comments:
""I hear the waves
Sun beatin' down on my shoulders
It's a near-perfect day
Wishin' I wouldn't get any older
They say that it's gone 'fore you know it now
Quiet your mind
Soak it all in
It's a game you can't win
Enjoy the ride""
Zac Brown Band!!!]
YES SOAK IT ALL IN, ENJOY THE RIDE. you guys are doing great, keep it up!! Love ya guys xoxo Sis
Great to hear things are going so well for the men (or frat boys) on Tiki Blue! You are all doing really well, and I hope the winds continue to build. I'll bet Alex wants to fish as you guys have not gotten into the REAL food yet! If he catches a big tuna, won't that just weigh you down? HA! I love hearing about what you are seeing both day and night, must be amazing. Looking forward to hearing all the stories. We are not sure if you can read these comments or if you can read the emails. Let me know in your next post. Keep up the good work! Love, Kelly
Nice to see you guys are moving along pretty nicely and moving up in the fleet. Keep it going guys!! We'll be watching.
Cam
Thanks for all the posts Gary! I loved hearing the details about the whales, weather, and activities on board. Been thinking of you all and following the race curiously to see what moves you have made. Keep up the fantastic work!!
Best wishes and love to the Tiki crew, Alex T.
I am so glad you guys are doing well and having a fun time! I enjoy reading your updates and can only imagine all the silliness on Tiki. Keep up the good work!
Love to you all!
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