We departed Kanahoe Bay yesterday afternoon about 2pm HST, on a beautiful afternoon with excellent scenes of the Oahu coastline. As of this writing, we have put about 100 nm behind us. We have had breezy and bumpy conditions thus far, 15-25 kts in 6-8 foot waves with about a 6 second period. Knowing those were the forecasted conditions, we left with a reef in the mainsail (just as Dave and Beki suggested in a comment to our last post) and put up our smallest head sail. The sail plan has worked for these conditions, though I think we all wish it was a bit more comfortable ride. As you track us (a link is available on the Pacific Cup website,
http://pacificcup.org), we will continue on this NE course for about 6-7 days, then make a right turn towards California.
Aloha and Mahalo to Oahu!
-TBC
Aloha! I see on the tracker that you are the lead boat on the return trip! Remember that an E 37 is easily driven and that the 3rd reef is your friend...
ReplyDeleteWe missed you guys yesterday on the 2nd half opener. The conditions going to Pt. Bonita were much better that last year at the Nationals (10knots and 4' seas every 10 seconds)
Here's the link for anybody looking to follow along! http://yb.tl/paccup2016-return
ReplyDeleteMiss you guys, but loving the Hawaiian fashion influence. Surf's up!
Looking good boys (love the bad hats)! Keep up the good work and see you soon!!
ReplyDeleteGot the tracker up and running and following your progress all the way!!
ReplyDeleteSail on, be safe.
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