Yesterday turned into a real classic tradewinds day, windy, with swells and squalls, which was just what we needed. We ran 170NM off the clock, got scared and drenched, and today looks the same. We are just about 180 miles to the finish, which puts us in Friday afternoon or evening.
That puts us in a few hours after 1300 HST, so no hoopla at the finish for us, just four tired guys in a little boat passing a big red buoy.
The fatigue is really setting in as we get closer, whether it’s cumulative or just because we are start to visualize the finish line.
Everyone sleeps most of their off watches, and the night watches, with the squalls and the lack of caffeine, can be real horror shows.
Big disappointment today when the RC announced that boats finishing after 1300 tomorrow would not have “follow-me” boats to escort them to harbor as promised. In this race, this is probably 10% of the fleet. However, they came back and clarified that we will have follow-me boats. That’s a relief.
Here’s to a solid day and night of sailing.