The crew rattled off a 100mile 12 hour and then did it again through the night. Jack hit what I'm sure will be the the fastest reported speed ever achieved by a Beneteau 411 at 17.7kts. The next fastest time is 15.3, so it's a pretty ridiculous number.
Most of the night was sailing a freight train at 10+, often it was actually very benign, an almost serene slow motion explosion. Other times it was near impossible, the wheel loads increasing to the point it was hard to hold on. . The sheet and the guy are steel bar tight at times, seemingly impossibly tight. Such are the forces required to tow us at steady 9.5-11kts. The day run was actually hindered by a spin sheet (yes it was taped) blowing off at 6am. The shackles show significant hinge degradation from the steel on steel friction, but should be good for a while longer.
Standby for further update if we can... naviguessing to do!
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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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