August 1, 2008 Day 21 8:00AM

He's making his way in. He called at 8:08 PDT/5:08 Hawaiian time and he was 9.5 miles out making 5 mph. He should be less than 2 hours away.
In about 20 minutes Winston, Sarah and I will head for the Bluff. He should come into view about 20 minutes before he crosses the finish line.
There is some concern for Sparky because although he now has 12 feet of mast, the anticipated 5 mph winds may cause him to lose speed and not come in on Monday.
There is still no word from Barbara Euser on Islander...the hope is she will appear on Monday also, but it is based on a position report that is over a week old. Please note she had the same communication issues in the 2004 TransPac and showed up fine. There has been no distress call from her EPIRB to the Coast Guard.
Today's TREE at 5:00 p.m. is going to be the BEST one because Robert will be there. His plan is to take his broken rudder and the skippers will perform an "autopsy" on it in an effort to determine what happened.
We are off to the bluff with lei and an ice cold beer in hand...and we know you are all with us!
Hugs