65) Delivery: day 6

For the record, Clive is English.  Why do the English put pockets on the back of shirts?  Answer: fatigue.

Overall,  the four of us got along very well and had lots of laughs.  Everyone had a very low-key persona and that helped to keep things very calm.  Mark was able to keep us entertained with much of the funny-ass stuff that he would say.  Clive supplied us with great photos good for a laugh.

Life on board (YouTube link)



From: Tina Irvin
Subject: Updates
To: "Dave Berke"
Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 9:54 AM

So... initially the only updates were from you via last text and Gib got one from Bill, so I was updating facebook. Suddenly Carolyn (friend of Bill's) got updates for the last 2 days and posted them.

There must have been a delay or it wasn't working or something!

Anyway, just glad to hear all is well.

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Subject: 26 April Update
Sent: Apr 26, 2011 12:47 PM

We've had very nice wind for the past 24 hours--12 to 15 knots on the beam.  Still have not seen another boat since leaving Hawaii.  Have seen only one aircraft since being buzzed several times by a P3 Orion near Hawaii.  Pretty cool.  They made two very low, close passes.

We have less than 1500 nm to go, so hope the wind stays up.  We are getting above the high and hoping for the 48-hour forecast to hold.  Looks like 20 knot NE winds at that point.  Still no westerly tradewinds.

Our position is 31.4N 148.0W.  Our course is 055M.  We may need to go further north depending on the weather.  The seas are 2-3 foot waves on a 6-8 foot swell.

All is good.  Having a blast.

12am 4/27/11 (182nm/938nm)