Let's Hoist Him Up The Flag Pole And See Who Salutes
20 July 2016 | Open Pacific; About 875 miles to Maui
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Team Miles is saluting Mark Johncox today for going up the mast for the fourth time this trip (and hopefully the last). A shackle failure on the furler head two days ago, then combined yesterday with a loose screw on the foil that jammed the furler head half way up the forestay, has been impeeding our progress for those last two days because of the limited headsail options it left us with. After multiple attempts the team devised a plan, with critical execution performed by Mark, that has freed the head and screw so we are now back underway with our full set of options to get us to Maui sooner. So here we are on day 11 under full sail and with a full set of overnight options to handle the squalls safely, the sun is shining, the trade winds are coming on, the fishing lines are out and the tunes are pumping. The Vic-Maui motto is "Challenge, Adventure, Teamwork". We are finding that in spades...and we're sailing to Maui!