Monday, July 18, 2016

Halfway!

Hey Folks

So early this morning we officially passed the halfway point from California to Hawaii! At this writing we now have less than 900 nm to go. The last half should be much faster than the first half, and we hope to arrive early this weekend.

Along the way we have had to say our good byes to a bit of gear, lost either to damage or to the sea. Some examples: one spinnaker sail (blown out), two head lamps (lost to sea), two expensive shackles (for our spinnakers, broken as shown in the photo), one jib sheet (lost to sea), one Panasonic "Toughbook" (broken, got a little wet), two watches (broken, got wet), one seat cushion (lost to sea), and one spinnaker guy (broken by chafing).

We repair anything we can while underway, weather the the boats systems (i.e. engine), sails or rigging -- remember, we always keep moving no matter what. Some stuff we can fix, others we can not. Pictured is Nick G fixing one of spinnaker sails on the floor of the cabin with the help of JT.

Tonight we start to dodge squalls as we begin our approach to the Oahu from the north. Should mean for some fun and fast sailing.

The Bullet Crew

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