1430PDT: We can no longer see the Farallon Islands! We continued to see seals out way past the islands- a bit of a surprise!
Multiple Sail changes so far this morning - trying to get the most out of the available wind. The swells are building, perhaps a early sign of some wind to come?:S
We have finally lost sight of any part of California. A big accomplishment in the conditions, and a sure sign that we are truly off on an ocean adventure.
2200PDT, 0500Z: The winds have filled in! We are now close reaching toward HI at a great clip. We've been 1-2 people on deck, just getting faster and faster as the night rolls on. The race optimization software has varied solutions based on tiny perturbations of the inputs. Classic optimization sensitivity. We are taking all this into account and will revalidate after the next weather download. The next roll call should be interesting; who got the wind first? Did everybody get it? How did they adjust their track based on info from yesterday?
It has been a really nice evening with wonderful food cooked by Mark, including excellent tomatoes and mixed green salad! 4 of us ate around the table, left Jack upstairs to single hand for a bit - he looked so happy. (and then happy again when he got to join in with dinner)
The ocean seemed big today - clouds WAY off in the distance, and a glossy sea. The swells were huge, but the gap between was also very large - seemed like long rolling hills as far as the eye could see. We have passed a few tankers/freighters, but have not seen our competitors since mid last night.
-Bequia Crew, blasting through the night
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At 7/14/2012 12:11 AM (utc) our position was 38°06.27'N 122°16.02'W
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