Wednesday July 16, 2008

Daily Check-In Position Reports

AM
Time: 0900
Lat/Long: 36 63 N 126 78 W
Distance to finish: 1905
Speed: 5.8 knots

PM
Time: 2100
Lat/Long: 35 98 N 127 78 W
Distance to finish: 1848
Speed: 5.7 knots

Ruben's Report:
He reports that he is doing fine. There was more good wind today and he flew the spinnaker for about 3 hours. (Oh, and Sparky and Kermit are good too.)

Fleet Report:
(Ragtime!) The competition is just as intense in the back of the fleet, with the slowest boats working hard to eek out gains. Since we're racing on handicap, It is quite possible that one of the slowest boats will win overall. For example, I need to finish 97.2 hours before Sparky to beat him. Similarly, Dogbark needs to finish 105.4 hours before Ragtime! to correct out ahead.

(Carroll E) The "little" boats (i.e. Sparky, Feral and Black Feathers) are moving along the course nicely, causing concern among the "bigger" boats in the division.

-hc