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July 6, 2010- Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
Thanks to jak_mang from the SSS forum for this shot of me crossing the finish line.
Caution: This is a long entry.
So, uh, yeah. It's over. I'm in Kauai after completing my first Singlehanded Transpac. Was it worth it? Yes. Was it everything I thought it would be? No. it was more. Was crossing the line in Kauai the best single moment in my life? It's a distinct possibility. Finishing this race, in that very moment, was the realization of a dream. Two years ago, this goal of singlehanding to Hawaii nearly killed me and it took everything I owned, stranding me in a foreign land with nothing. Except for the dream. And again this year, this goal of going solo across an ocean took a year out of my life, threw me for a loop, depleted my checking account and actually started adding grey hairs to my 25 year old head. But now that i've done it, it seems like the time, money and effort involved in every facet of achieving this dream were all great investments.
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July 3, 2010- 23* 59 N, 156* 49 W- 180 miles to go
The last couple of days have been good for Warrior's Wish, making 170 and 180 miles good, respectively. (I sailed more than this, but not exactly in a straight line to Kauai.) Today looks to be a bit slower as the breeze is getting lighter. Last night was definitely lighter. Hecla the trimaran finished yesterday and Idefix should finish today.
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July 1, 2010- 26* 16 N, 151* 47 W, 486 miles to go
Still making good progress to Hanalei, with less than 500 miles to go now. I anticipate being there sometime either late Sunday or early Monday. Let's hope things go well and I don't run into any problems. Looks like the breeze should hold out quite nicely from what the gribs are showing.
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June 30, 2010- 27* 42 N, 149* 15 W- 647 miles to go
Breeze ON. The breeze filled in yesterday at 3 pm and i've had it ever since. The grib files don't show it dying, in fact they show it being quite strong, which it has been all day. Stronger today than yesterday. Adrian amassed a 120 mile lead on me during the 3 days I had no breeze, and the lead stayed constant throughout the night, with him gaining 2 miles on me. But that was with me pushing hard throughout the night! Breeze or no breeze, that guy has sailed a kick ass race and has made things very difficult for me, so much respect to him. It looks like he will win our class, barring any problems, and it will be a deserved win.
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June 29, 2010- 30* 00 N, 146* 32 W, 839 miles to go.
So i'm still sitting here in the middle of the ocean with 3 knots of breeze, making 2 knots of boat speed. This. Is. So. Old.
Oh well. Breeze will eventually come, and i'll eventually get there. I think breeze might *actually* start filling in tomorrow. Hopefully like 10-12 out of the east, and something reliable....
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June 28, 1010- 30* 23 N, 144* 47 W
Things have actually gotten slower. I have exactly 0 knots of breeze right now, and have not had more than 3 knots of breeze all day long. With my sails up, i'm at least drifting in the right direction, making about .8 knots of boat speed at the moment. I have the main prevented out and jib poled out, both flapping back and forth, and it at least lets me move at wind speed. I had a serious talk with myself yesterday, and decided that I needed an attitude adjustment. I was set to be in a more positive mood, but this is getting old with a quickness. I don't mind a long passage, but at least let me make progress. This is ridiculous. I would need to look back through the SH Transpac records, but I think this may very well go down as the slowest SH Transpac in history. Adrian is south of me, and has some kind of lane, because he had 12-18 knots all day yesterday and had breeze through the night. He is like 50+ miles up on me now, steadily pulling away. He has gained 100+ miles on me in 2 days. Grib files are showing 7-8 knots of breeze for my location, but i'm at 1.8 right now. Now 2.4, now 1.6, now 0.4, now 2.0, now 1.2. You get the idea. I hate to sound like a whiny bitch, but this is relentless. I didn't bring enough books either.
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June 27, 2010- 31* 21 N, 143* 29 W
There is NO breeze right now. It's blowing 3 in the trades right now, and if you've ever tried to sail downwind in 3 knots of breeze, you'll know how frustrating it is. This blows. (Figuratively, not literally.) My 50 mile lead on Idefix had dwindled to 24 by last night, and this morning, he was 3 miles up on me. So I lost 27 miles overnight. Ouch. And i'm surely losing more today.
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