0600 PDT, 28.23.000N, 123.30.000W, Wind 5 knots @000, 24 hours distance 69 nm, DTF 1911.
Its a grind out there!
Roscoe that Rascal became famous at Whidbey Race Week for jumping off the boat in no wind to push! When other boats asked what we were up to we told them we were trolling for Sharks!
Narrow Escape remains stuck in a small area of high pressure with variable winds, both in direction and strength.
Transpac is now estimating arrival times on the website. The fastest ETA is sometime on the 14th and the latest is July 30th. I think they base their estimates on the previous 24 hours distance run on course and so according to them we should start looking for Narrow Escape - now renamed High Hunter by Chuggy at 2008hrs. on the 25th!
Tantalizingly close to the south are steadier winds that will carry them to, and actually become, the Trade Winds reward.
The weather models still suggest that the Trade Winds will be well established for the duration of the race it is simply a matter of getting to them.
Cap't Billy
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