California Condor
Antrim Class 40 Racing in the 2010 Pacific Cup
| Vessel Name: | California Condor |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Antrim Class 40 |
| Hailing Port: | Richmond, CA, USA |
| Crew: | The PacCup team: Buzz Blackett, David Blackett, Jim Antrim, Todd Hedin, Liz Baylis, Tom Paulling |
22 July 2010
7/22/10 - Pau!
Yes! We finished at about 2130 HST. Over 100 other sailors and other well-wishers came out to greet us when we got to the dock. The good will and wishes for us for palpable. These sailors are a pretty wonderful group. After a few mai tais and sushi we collapsed around 2:30 a.m.
21 July 2010 |
7/21/10 - Onward to Kaneohe Finish
We made good progress during the night and the rudder seems to be sturdy (after some real stress tests in squalls during the last two nights). So we have decided to finish the race and go into Kaneohe for a day and then sail the boat to Honolulu for hauling and shipping. We just completed the 100 mile check-in with the race committee and are hoping to finish by 9:00 p.m. Hawaii time and get to the dock by 11:00 p.m. We'll try to send a final blog this evening.
20 July 2010
7/20/10 - Light Winds, Slow Progress
Pulling the drouge out of the water and steering with a rudder instead made the boat go much faster. Until the wind dies. Which is what has happened to us during the course of the day. We are having to work for our miles, trimming and gybing. The good news is the rudder is holding up just fine. We still hope to arrive Thursday at the latest.
7/15/10 - Creeping Closer
We've started seeing the coastal albatrosses up close to the boat. They seem to be a lot less intimidated by our lumbering gait than they typically are by boats speeding along under spinnaker. One swam almost all of the way around us yesterday afternoon.
We crossed paths late last night with another boat in the race -- Tiki J. We spoke with them briefly by VHF. They have no spinnakers left in tact and are proceeding under main and jib, a bit faster than us.
Many of us have been mentally composing our "what I did on my summer vacation" essays. Maybe we'll have a party and share them after life returns to normal.
All of us on board send you our best. David may have another blog installment shortly on the details of our drogue steering system.
