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    Ben and Lucie Mewes

    Oh dear, what terrible news. Ben and Lucie are wonderful folk, and the world is a little less weird place without him. I hope Lucie makes a good recovery. Ben & Lucie raced on Beetle in the Banderas Bay Regatta - here he is trimming the jib and she is providing lookout skills on the high...
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    SHTP 6/30 - 7/1 distance made good

    SHTP 7/1-2 distance made good Here's performance data for the 7/1 -> 2 position reports.
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    SHTP 6/30 - 7/1 distance made good

    Performance data for June 30 - July 1 run.
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    SHTP 6/30 - 7/1 distance made good

    Performance data for June 29-30 run. Northern Star's numbers are out of whack due to missing 6/29 position data.
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    SHTP 6/30 - 7/1 distance made good

    I've assembled a spreadsheet that accepts position reports (boat, date/time, lat, lon) and produces distance/speed run/made good. Given that the trackers are not sending data at convenient 24 hour intervals, the run distances are normalized to 24 hours; this introduces errors and estimation...
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    Around the World from West coast?

    Hi Alan - I know that 1/4" structural rivets can be set with a large lever rivet set tool as I keep one on Beetle for purposes of replacing the rivets keeping the boom vang tang inside the boom (the rivets eventually break and need replacing, I can't get a large nut/bolt in there so a blind...
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    Zoleo

    Hi Dave - Globalstar publishes a constellation footprint, and that shows a fringe area almost but not quite extending to Hawaii. I have heard anecdotal evidence that sometimes the Spot works to Hawaii, sometimes not. Your experience are good data points to add to that mix. If you sail within...
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    Better broaching for singlehanders

    Remember Ray Thayer on his Brewer 60 Wild Thing? He had 3 - count 'em: 3 - roller furling headsails mounted on the giant 90' carbon spar. The boat also flew an enorous spinnaker (in a sock). This is what I remember of the story he told us in Hanalei after the finish, about his spinnaker wrap...
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    Around the World from West coast?

    And they made it to Channel Islands Harbor. The rain has stopped, the sun came out!
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    Around the World from West coast?

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    Is there a way to observe tracker positions?

    I'm wondering if the tracker positions will be posted as the race progresses, and if so, where/how does one see them? I looked at the jibeset.net page that seems to be the one that would show tracks, and the note on that page is to click a buttom "Race WebTV" to display positions as the race is...
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    2019 LongPac discussion is open for postings.

    This is the forum for the 2019 Great Pacific Longitude Race (the LongPac). Race start is scheduled for July 3, which is going to arrive more quickly than one expects...
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    Tiger Beetle visiting Nawiliwili and Hanalei

    Tiger Beetle and I are headed over to Nawiliwili Harbor this weekend, and then anchored out in Hanalei Bay (conditions permitting). I'm planning to stop by the Nawiliwili Yacht Club and say hello. Currently I'm in Kewalo Harbor on Oahu. If people are interested, I can report back how things...
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    Kidde recalls fire extinguishers - I have them on Tiger Beetle

    While exploring the Cal Fire web site for news on the Southern California fire(s), I read a note regarding a recall on Kidde fire extinguishers with plastic handles. In looking at what's on board Tiger Beetle, three of the four fire extinguishers are in the recall list. In my case these are...
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    LongPac SSB test / chat Sat and Sunday

    As per discussion at the LongPac skipper's meeting, we will be holding two SSB radio checks this weekend: Saturday June 15 noon PDT on 4.021.0 MHz and 4.027.0 MHz Sunday June 16 1800 PDT on 4.021.0 MHz and 4.027.0 MHz The frequencies are USB (upper...
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    tsunami debris to avoid off the coast

    The debris field is out there from the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011, and here's a report of small (20 foot) boat that came ashore in Crescent City, Ca. http://www.triplicate.com/News/Breaking-News/Japanese-boat-found-in-Crescent-City-confirmed-as-first-tsunami-debris-in-California That...
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    2013 LongPac - race rules?

    I'm keen to give the 2013 LongPac a shot, along with Kristen (we would be doublehanded)... race start is listed as Wednesday June 19, I've already notified the lab that I am likely to be missing that week. Any ideas on when will the race rules, etc. be published? I'm mostly looking into...
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    Koh Samia lost the keel

    I read this evening on Sailing Anarchy that Koh Samia (Mini 6.5 #714) lost the keel off Marina Del Rey in Santa Monica Bay. He is ok. He was prepping the boat for the 2012 SSS TransPac, and this is a bit of a set-back, to say the least. Words of encouragement would be a good thing...
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    Return Trip Logs now posted

    The first return trip report has been received from Idefix. Logs and positions will be posted as they come in. Many thanks to Matt for setting this up: http://sfbaysss.org/TransPac/transpac2010/return_log.html - rob/beetle
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    Fleet check-in idea

    I read through the TransPac 2009 (full crew transpac out of Los Angeles), and rather like what they are doing with daily checkins within the fleet: http://www.transpacrace.com/docs/2009racedocs/TPYC2009_SI.pdf 8AM SSB check-in across the fleet with dedicated communications yacht Alaska Eagle...
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