Aloha Friends and family, Well the bird has left the nest of Kaneohe Yacht Club. Kotuku departed around 1215 HST after a final Sunday brunch. It took a little maneuvering to get clear of the spider web of lines and boats still tied to the bulkhead in front of the club. We motored down to the fuel pier and topped off our tank and two jerry cans with diesel. Then we headed out and were quickly joined by Bill and Lori on their Beneteau 35 who gave us a nice escort to the end of the ship channel. From there we are heading north in a mild 15 knot easterly tradewind. Doing about 7.5 knot average on a close reach with the cruising 2.5 and full main. Just before sunset the winds built a little to 25 and we threw in a reef, probably for the rest of the evening, as there are some squalls about.
The return crew consists of Matt, his mom Judy, John Weller, Steve Odom and myself Al. First passage for Judy, John and Steve so we have hopes that the somewhat gentle start is good omen. I should also extend much thanks and praise on both the PCYC and KYC for the amazing efforts of the clubs and volunteers towards a fantastic race environment and support. My old sailing mate Bill and his wife Lori also made my first stay on Oahu very memorable. I hadn't seen Bill since 1974 so there was heaps of catching up, reminiscing and beer consumption (Coconut Island brewery is a hidden gem). Thanks also to Graeme and Janna for all their support and letting us take their boat home to Seattle. Thanks to all the race crew who helped transition form race mode back to delivery mode while in Kaneohe, that's Alex, Nick, Eli and Emily. Mahalo, Al
2000 position 22 18N 157 47W 350M 7.5 kt
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