There are good ships and wood ships
And ships that sail the seas
But the best ships are the friendships
And may they ever be...

Friday, August 8, 2008

Position Report: Midnight 08/08

Position: 27 deg 16.37 min N; 156 deg 42.30 min W;

20-25 kt winds all day and evening; yuck!!
Slowly and very wetly crawling north. Tonight we started getting squalls right after sunset.
Everything is wet below decks - isn't life fun.
Guess we're paying for the down wind fun we had on the race. Hope things quiet down in a day or so, but for now we're growing webbed feet and gills, just like in the movie "Water World".

Right now, we are about 350 NM north of Oahu and these conditions are supposed to continue until approx. 30 deg North, or about another 160 miles.

Love, John

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

NOW GUYS~~THINK POSITIVE!
YA,YOU ARE POSITIVELY COLD & WET! THE DAY IS~~DANK,DARK,DAMP,DRAB, DREARY,DISMAL,ALMOST DEPRESSING~~
WELL,HANG IN THERE, THIS TOO SHALL PASS!NOTHING LASTS FOREVER!
BESIDES,YOU`RE HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIVES! RIGHT? FORGET NOT: SMILE and KEEP YOUR FEET DRY!!
LOVE to ALL,aj

Unknown said...

Hi Hal and everyone - hope you are having a blast! Things are fine here - I will send a message when I get to NJ on Monday (7pm EST). Miss you - Love, Laurie

J. said...

The worst day in a boat is better than the best day in the office!!!! Keep the spirit, you guys rock! No bad joke today, maybe tomorrow -- I don't want to diminish your spirits TOOO much ;)

JeffM

Anonymous said...

And it takes you how long to go 160 miles? Too bad the weather is so bad guess we can't have clear skies all the time, does this have anything to do with the tropical storm. Off Mexico? Hang in their it will get better. Try and stay dry.
Wyoming Karen