And a long way to Diamond Head.
1314 nautical miles or so.
But, it's still nice to hear "First in Division, First in Fleet."
It will be much more satisfying to hear that in 6 days!
We're working hard to sail fast on the shortest course possible to the island, now.
We have an eye on Verizon Chicken, Ruahatu and Reinrag in our Division, and I'd be lying if I said we weren't paying a bit of attention to our friends and foes on Kokopelli 2 in the 50/52 division.
We've also received reports that Cosme lost her hurricane stature as quickly as she earned it and is working more W than NW. I've been tracking her position reports, too!
Fleet coms also said the satellite tracking system is FUBAR. At the very least, they will "plot" our 0600 daily position reports that we transmit by radio. It's possible that they are getting more frequent positions from our transceiver, but we're not sure on the boat.
There's a twelve pack of Heineken in the cooler for a small halfway celebration. It's up to Jay to make it "official," but I look forward to my first beer in nearly a month! (some will find that VERY difficult to believe!)
Ah the sun has poked out... Perhaps some bathing today. You can only hope!
Cheers,
Barry
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