Happy Independence Day from Kotuku about 30 miles west of Yaquina Bay. Gorgeous night with a full moon and some building breeze. We were gybing downwind in about 6 knots or northerly breeze since around 2000 which has built to 15 knots this morning. Now running wing on wing under autopilot averaging 6.5 knots down the rhumbline with 420 miles to go to the Gate. Brendan asleep in the forepeak on top of all the sails. He seems to like it up there. There probably is an old sailor buried under all that gardening. Interesting that we both grew up sailing on Wianno seniors (old gaffers still popular there, check Wikipedia) in the Cape Cod area. Modean and Wes asleep in the salon. Somerset had the morning watch and I am typing. Three hour shifts for the 3 watchstanders from 2100 to 0600 seems to work well. During the day we seem to have someone up anyways. Cheers and enjoy the Fourth, Al
questions, results from Volvo Galway?
From our gribs it looks like less than gales close in to the CA coast. Agree? (yes, that's what I see too)
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