Black Feathers
7:00 p.m.
Lat/Long: 23.24 N 156.07 W 12 hour distance: 64 miles
Distance to Finish: 198 mi
Course (true): 250 degrees
Speed: 5.8 knots
Robert is closing the distance! Less than 200 miles to go. He is aiming for 6:00 a.m. Hawaiian time (9:00 a.m. PDT) to arrive in Kauai. Synthia, the Race Committee Chair, has him arriving at 3:00 a.m. Kauai time. Either way works just fine!
He was elated to learn Sparky is making good progress with his new and improved makeshift mast.
Today I had lunch with the lady I've been working with at the Princeville Resort. She presented me with a lovely Christina lei AND she gave me a burgundy cigar lei to present to Robert when he arrives.
The "official" TransPac lei (lei is plural as well as singular I learned) are from a Hula School here in Kauai. We purchased them in support of their fund raising project.
Robert is READY to come ashore. Everything is laid out ready for the Race Committee and the Zodiac escort boat. He's NOT anxious ....MUCH!!! Can't wait to see him.
There will be two more "normal" position reports, and in the second one I will tell you when he is expected. The final position report letting you know he's here MAY be a bit late in coming. Bear with me...we will fill in the blanks.
Let's try this again. The DSL in this apartment isn't quite as reliable as some...perhaps it's on vacation and relaxing in Kauai!!!!
Black Feathers
0700
Lat/Long: 23.51 N 1255.04 W
Distance to Finish: 262 12 hour mileage: 63 miles
Course (true): 250 degrees
Speed: 5.0
Date 7/30/08
Steady as she goes. Robert is making good progress. He says he thinks he will arrive at noon on Friday. The race committee says 3:00 a.m. Not sure if he is thinking Hawaii time or PDT. Guess I'd better ask him. Either way we are prepared to see his smiling face.
Good news: Ruben Gabrial on Sparky has improved his makeshift (jury) mast and he is now making 80 knots per day. At that rate, the race committee says he could arrive Monday before they depart for home. He's a happy camper.
I get Robert's 0700 reports about 3:45 a.m. in Hawaii, and I'm not very much awake at that time, so please expect your reports to come in later in the morning. I did attempt to send it to you a couple of hours ago, but the DSL was being lazy
