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Return Delivery

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Happy to report Althea arrived back in the bay last night! We had an amazing sail, 20 days with a little bit of everything and less than 4hrs on the iron sail. She really took care of me.

Looking forward to the get together! Bittersweet about Kato, make sure to invite Shad.

Glad everyone is safe. It's a serious business out there!
 
Welcome home Brett!!!

And now there are four:

Jacquline - Due at the Gate late Friday night
Pakala - due in Dana Point on Sunday
Tortuga - Probably two or so weeks out.
Shaman - should have left Nawiliwili a few days ago
 
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Jacqueline entered the Bay early Saturday morning and returned home early Sunday morning after the crew attended a delta jazz fest on the way home.
 
Tortuga arrived back to Pier 39 in SF at 0810 yesterday (Sept 18th). The official passage time from Oahu was 23 days, 13 hrs, 14 mins. The return was relatively easy but slow due to the nearly continuous head winds.
 
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Tortuga arrived back to Pier 39 in SF at 0810 yesterday (Sept 18th). The official passage time from Oahu was 23 days, 13 hrs, 14 mins. The return was relatively easy but slow due to the nearly continuous head winds.
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Welcome home Tortuga!!

Looks like Shaman will close the book on this "great adventure".

I have started my countdown to 2018 - 646 days to go and I am retired with plenty of time to get ready - yea, I know, famous last words.
 
Yup Capitola neighbor Sleddog, Shaman made it home in very good condition. Great delivery team of skipper Shelly Galligan with Ryan Finn (SHTP 2004) and Eric Bowen. All three of them were highly qualified as skippers in their own right. A few minor problems but the engine, electronics and other systems performed with nearly flawless perfection. They did a lot of upwind sailing of course but also quite a bit of spinnaker work with the 1 1/2 ounce kite and reaching with the jib top. All three of the crew folks now “get it” about why Cal 40s are great boats. Ryan was impressed with how well balanced the boat was in 18 knots with the spinnaker, saying he could let go of the tiller and the boat would sail itself in a straight line. They had a couple of 24-hour day’s runs of 180+ miles and some reaching in 35 knots with big waves and only the #3.

So the 2016 SHTP is now officially history.
 
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