Race News!
1998 Singlehanded TransPac 

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Date:	Thu, 9 Jul 1998 21:42:18 -0700
Subject:	7-9 2100 report
From:	"Terry McKelvey" <sensei@###.com>
To:	"Joseph Oster" <email disabled>

Here are the positions from 2100 this evening:

At Last 24-23 155-18 230M 5kts 265mtg
Bravo 26-34 151-07 228M 6kts 527mtg
Compass Rose    25-33 150-20 240M 5kts 541mtg
Harrier 26-02 154-07 220M 6.5 372mtg
Giggles 23-37 157-11 220M 7kts 153 mtg
Razzberries 23-17 155-37 220M 7.5kts 226mtg
ColorBlind 25-17 154-50  235M 6kts 316mtg
Solitaire 24-03 156-31 230M 7.5kts 197mtg

Craig Haggart of the Race Committee jury-rigged an antenna North-South the width of the RC living room in Hanalei, so we could listen in on this evening's checkin on our portable shortwave receiver.  Quite a treat to hear Bravo calling in to Avalon in Alameda, and even get occasional echoes of Avalon's responses.  Fortunately, Etosha was also participating in the roll-call from his anchorage in Hanalei Bay, and was able to fill in all the numbers we missed.  OK, the MAJORITY of the numbers.  Still and all, a victory for Radio-Shack science (and thanks in particular to Heli for remembering to bring the paper clips with which we connected the antenna.)

Bravo reports being in squalls today, making good speed under main & wung out jib.  Also cleaning up the spaghetti factory in the cockpit....  Harrier reports his first spinnaker casualty of the trip - pretty good compared to the shredding on some past trips.

---T
TransPac Race Committe Chair

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