Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Thanks for the Comments!

Everyone

Thank you so much for all the comments to our posts and general encouragement. Due to our limited bandwidth, we are unable to comment directly to them, but we do receive via email all the comments made to the site. If you have any questions you want answered, feel free to post a comment. We should be able transmit an answer through a post.

We refer to spinnakers a lot with our race. For those not familiar, a spinnaker is a large sail that flies off the bow (front) of the boat. It is essentially a large kite that pulls the boat forward, and is key to fast downwind sailing (our max speed this race thus far was > 18 knots, set by Nick S surfing the boat down a large wave). Because we have the spinnaker up 24 hours a day, chaffing is a constant concern. The pic shows Nick S at the bow of the boat checking one of the spinner lines (the after guy in the case) for damage. He found one, so we replaced it. Our in-house Navigator/Rigger/Bowman Nick G is hard at work fixing the line so we can deploy it later (pic also attached).

Thanks again for the support!

Less than 500 miles to go! It is starting to get pretty hot indoors and out!

The Bullet Crew

5 comments:

  1. She's going to be like new again with all the parts I'm bringing! Can't wait to welcome you guys in Kaneohe Bay!

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  2. You guys are doing an amazing job!! I have been following the race closely. Stay safe, and I'll see you soon!

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  3. Have you guys caught any fish yet?

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  4. What's the reason for going southwest and now making a "sharp" turn? Also wonder what are first desires when your toes reach ground??? I've told friends about your race and get expressions of amazement and interest. You have many that are watching your "pink" boat move happily through the wide open sea of the Pacific!

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  5. Love to watch your boat on the map! You guys are so close! GO TEAM BULLET!!!!!!

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