Well the greatly anticpated morning is finally here and Denali is well prepared for the race. All systems working well, provisioned, gear and sails stowed. Weather conditions look fantastic with a rare mostly downwind race forfor ecast. Wind speeds 10 - 25 knots over the next two days. Later today, we expect a strong squall, maybe 40+ knots for a brief period. We will watch radar for the exact timing and location. Should be very interesting. I will try to keep posting updates during the race, but we expect a full court press to the finish Sunday morning, and not a lot of time to do this.

One more advantage to having the MMA cadets is that the boat never looked cleaner and smelled better. Boat looked best in harbor this morning.