Saturday July 12, 2008

And He’s Off!

He did it! Ruben set sail at 12:15 pm today and has successfully started the 2008 Singlehanded Transpac! The day was both emotional and exciting for Ruben. As what up until now had just been a dream, suddenly became reality.

The race got started in mild winds off the Corinthian Yacht Club race deck as scheduled. Bagpipes played as each boat was towed out to the start. The gun was fired, and before long, Sparky and the 21 other boats in the fleet had worked their way out past the Golden Gate Bridge and were officially on their way to Hanalei!

-hc