Currently the crew is listening to some Led Zeppelin as we just slogged our way through another light air zone which required constant attention to sail trim to keep her moving to her destination at KYC. This has been one hella long race as the youth would say. I got 2 hours of sleep yesterday others were challenged as well as we extended watch hours to keep sail trim on during the light and fluky conditions. We currently have 605 miles to go and wind has just recently improved at a rate with expected arrival in the wee hours on Tuesday morning. I have to say this crew has done everything possible to maximize the boat speed 24/7. We are a bunch of old dogs doing our best to run like puppies. We move slower, more carefully and with purpose. As you can imagine being on a 42 foot boat with six guys for 14 days creates a bonding experience that can be good, bad or ugly and thankfully I can say that we are on the good side of compatibility, consideration, advice, humor and life experiences. While the crew has interesting and varied backgrounds the common passion for sailing and the ocean is in all our blood. The Warlord has it running the deepest and enjoys every moment surfing down the face of ocean waves with a moonlight wave train and a smile on his face.
We can't wait to share stories live when we arrive in beautiful Kaneohe YC.
Cheers Capt'n Gary
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