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Recent content by John Hayward

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    Solid Brass Belt Buckles for previous Transpac'ers

    Hi All, In recent years the belt buckles were brass plated pewter so if you actually wore them the brass plating wore off and they looked crappy. I am in charge of arranging belt buckles for this race and think I have located a source for "solid" brass belt buckles. My intent here was to...
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    90 Days from the start and......

    Hi All, In case anyone is feeling pressed, I just thought I would let you know how Dream Chaser is coming. I had the bulhead that holds the chainplates for the after lowers and intermediates on the starboard side replaced a couple of months ago, I just discovered that it's sister across the...
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    Return Trip

    Hi All, I am planning to singlehand back also, by way of the San Juans. I believe Feolina, Dogbark, Haulback and Wenlemir are also heading/returning to the Northwest. Is anybody else? As with the trip "to" HI, I suspect Dogbark will be arriving about the time I celebrate the halfway point...
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    Hot Food Going Across

    Hi All, Pardon me if this something everybody here already knows. I ordered some MRE entrees and MRE heaters recently. I had never tried them. The entrees are actually better than I expected and the heaters are *very* cool. Again, no offence, but if I were traveling in a small boat without...
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    Accommodations at the Corinthian

    Hi All, For the rendezvous at the Corinthian on the 10th, what can we expect in terms of berthing? Will we have slips, will we be rafting up, will we be anchoring and will we have power available? Thanks, John Dream Chaser
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    Fruits and Veggies in Hanalei

    Hi All, What's the deal with bringing fruits and veggies on the boat to Hanalei? I suspect based on the inspections at the airport, it's illegal, but is there anyone that comes out to the boat and inspects? I would guess that keeping them on the boat and not taking them ashore would not...
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    Satphone Email Compression

    Hi All, I just got an Iridium phone with the data kit for the transpac (and beyond). I know there are compression programs/services to reduce the email send/receive times, but with the ones I have found the service costs more than you would save from the reduced airtime due to the compression...
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    Question for Administrator or Moderator

    Hi, Twice now, I have typed a "quick response" and when I push send it says I have to refresh the page and log in. I was logged in when I started typing, it still shows that I am logged in, but when I refresh it says I am not and my response is gone. This is very frustrating. What happening...
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    Acceptable Emergency Rudders

    Hi All, There is a thread on Emergency Rudders on the Techniques section, but my question is a little different. I have a monitor self steering vane and I was thinking I might get the Mrud system. The people at Scanmar tell me it's approved as an emergency rudder for sanctioned ocean races...
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    AIS Receiver Information

    Hi All, I just posted a fairly detailed discussion of my AIS setup and experiences on a recent trip to SoCal in the Tanspac forum in case anybody here might be interested. John
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    AIS Receiver Information

    Hi All, I just typed an email responding to a friend about my AIS setup and my experiences with AIS on a recent 1000 nm trip down the coast, half of which was singlehanded and thought some of people thinking of participating in the 08 transpac might also find it interesting. I couldn't include...
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    Staying in Hanalei Bay and the return trip

    Hi All, These questions are not directly related to the race, but will race participants have a mooring in Hanalei Bay waiting for them or will everybody be anchoring out? If we are anchoring, what conditions should we be prepared for, what is the bottom like and how is the holding? How do...
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