The last two days have been an exciting match race with Coyote. We see each other and get rather close which is very unusual for an ocean race. It really keeps you pushing the boat when you can see the competition. We have a chat on VHF yesterday and probably again today.
conditions right now are good with 15 to 18 knots of breeze. When the sunsets in the evening the FULL moon rises from the east and a very spectacular environment. The moon is so bright it is like sailing in daylight.
Crew is do fine. We will transfer food from ice box to freezer tody. Water is good. Electrical systems all working however alternator gets very hot when charging so now we are charging for shorter periods twice per day. Three of us took a bath on stern deck with buckets of ocean water yesterday. Three are holding out until we get to warmer water. We may have a ruling on this with the Captain's vote worth 2 crew votes.
started seeing flying fish yesterday and I'm sure more to come. We have not started fishing because we are in this heated match race with Coyote. We still have a long way to go but sailing conditions are terrific compared to the first 3 days of slating hell. Slating is the continuous slapping of sails and rigging resulting from NO wind and confused sea state. The racket it produces gets amplified through the entire boat with no place to escape. I think it is much more effective than water-boarding. Another aspect is you find rigging parts all over the deck each day which you have to fix or replace.
We did listing to some music yesterday with various crew singing along. Spirits are good and speaking of spirits we have only had one evening with wine which leaves us with three more vintages left which we will space out over the second half of the race. Also we have the halfway party stash that Kelly stowed which I know has some rum.
Kelly, don't' forget to bring my shaving gear to Hawaii. Looking a bit scruffy.
Cheers from crew on Tiki
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3 comments:
Captain G! Looks like things are looking up! Enjoy the little bit of spirits you and the crew have ahead, you deserve to celebrate an exciting sail thus far! Cheers! Here at work all is covered and under control.
Crew really needs to bath. We can smell them here in the southern portion of the Central Valley. Go Tiki Blue! Make that Coyote howl like an injured pup.
Remember Ola Loa Mango Tango and Rum are a great combination!
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