After over a year of planning, we have less than 24 hours to our start and everything is finally coming together. We 
watched the start of the D class today and then sailed out behind them under the Golden Gate. We saw Criminal Mischief sailing back in as we were going out. Criminal Mischief is a Reichel Pugh 45 that is very cool. We get a two day head start on those guys and that may not be enough.
watched the start of the D class today and then sailed out behind them under the Golden Gate. We saw Criminal Mischief sailing back in as we were going out. Criminal Mischief is a Reichel Pugh 45 that is very cool. We get a two day head start on those guys and that may not be enough. We had a great sail back in hitting 18 knots in 20-22 knots of breeze. All of us are anxious to get on our way to Hawaii. The forecast is looking good showing a stiff breeze for the first 24 hours and then moderate breeze most of the way to Kaneohe.
Glad to see another Northwest boat -- Raindrop with skipper Joby Easton -- doing well. They are double handing and were leading all boats as of this morning. Joby was crew on Reinrag for Transpac and is a great sailor and good guy.
We're collecting lots of weather info and routing advice. Right now conditions look good for a pretty fast crossing so we're optimistic.
This is our last post before casting off tomorrow. Send us your comments and they will get forwarded to us at sea.
-The Roxanne Crew
3 comments:
Sail Fast and Kick Butt. Good luck and have a safe trip.
Best of luck guys!
Smooth fast and safe sailing.
Love,
Diane & Walter
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