Life at sea

It is Day 6! We had another good run yesterday. This morning we made a big left turn (i.e. gybe) and we are now headed more or less towards Hawaii. The timing and location of the turn is a big part of the strategy for the Pac Cup, so we will see how our decision turns out. Until then, we will just continue to sail as fast as we can. Tomorrow we will officially be halfway, so still a ton more sailing to come.

Here are a few photos of life aboard Bullet (unsure in which order they will post on the web site, but they should be self explanatory).

One shows Nick S on deck manning the spinnaker sheet. In the background you can see the weather we have experienced since leaving Northern California waters -- mostly overcast day and night in the Pacific. Today as we started heading more southerly, the weather cleared up and we had a great sunrise (shown in the pic with JT driving while Kurt tastes the morning breeze).

Another photo shows Kurt going over the latest weather data at Bullet's Navigation Station. The bright spot in the center is the companion way to the deck. To the left and right of the rear of the boat are bunks and stowage. To the left is more stowage, foul weather gear, and the galley.

Our food has been great, especially the last few days. Dinners the last few nights have included Chicken & Rice [from JT], Lasagna [from Nick S], and Chicken Pot Pie [from Nick G]. Most dinners were prepared prior to departing, then frozen and kept in a cooler until ready the assigned evening. Then we heat in the oven and serve. Tonight Larry made salmon (not caught fresh, unfortunately), and it looked and tasted great (before and after pics attached)!

The Bullet Crew