sailing trip

Golden Gate Bridge First day on the open ocean and it was COLD Stuck in a high - Time to patch the Jib First fish - day 11 or so Who is going on graveyard shift and who is going to bed?

Hi to all who have been following this adventure. We are home safe with a handful of wild stories and collection of multimedia to boot. We will try to post pictures and videos here shortly (with in the next couple days or so) as well as spill some 1st person beans on the adventure. Aloha Brian Graham Des

After fooling around Q buoy to catch another mahi for lunch they have pointed the boat for Kahului. We got our first cell phone - not satellite - call just a few moments ago. They can see the lights of Kahului Harbor and are heading in to anchor for the night. There may be a short swim to solid land after anchoring. Last reported position at 6:00pm 21N07.400 156W 08.712. They covered close to 100 miles since yesterday. Pretty good for predictions of no wind. Des is going to take his wife and kid for a ride tomorrow. Then Brian and Graham leave for Oahu. ETA Saturday or Sunday. Light winds all weekend. They will fuel up with some expensive Maui gas so no matter what they should make it to Oahu Sunday at the latest. Pretty good trip. It a fit of rebellion Brian has ripped off his last seasick patch. Good luck with that weight loss program.

Moving slowly to the SW is better than not moving at all. Current position puts them - according to their GPS - at 120 miles to Kahului harbor. That's pretty close. Not close enough to see land and still a long swim. Winds will hold tomorrow so they should make about the same distance. They may not be close enough to touch it but they should be close enough to see Maui tomorrow. As of Wed. 5/30/07 21N 40.456 154W 17.687. Winds easterly at a limp 10mph. They caught some more squid but did not partake. And got an Aku but its fate is uncertain. What is certain is that young Brian has survived crossing most of the Pacific with a suppressed case of sea sickness held at bay with special medicinally imbued patches worn behind the ear. He is on his last patch. PLEASE, let it be a 36 hour patch.

The story of the day was they caught that squid. No, not the giant one but a 3# squid. Had to throw it back as no one knew how to cook it up and with only shoyu for seasoning they thought it best to toss it back avoiding the chance it was somehow related to the big one. Everyone is doing well but the boredom of bobbing around is setting in. Still, they are getting closer to Maui and home. Current location and status is: 5/26/07 207 mi 408:00:00 239° true N23 01.568 W147 33.864 670 mi 5/27/07 150 mi 432:00:00 265° true N22 48.763 W149 54.678 **520 mi 5/28/07 120 mi 456:00:00 256° true N22 22.515 W151 43.675 400 mi* 5/29/07 77.8 mi 480:00:00 256° true N22 05.482 W15254.171 327 mi* to Hon. Winds are calm. There are no warnings except there will be even less wind this weekend. Get out the fans.

There is no escape. Slowly the concept began to seep into dark crevices of his mind. Endless horizons of blue water. Relentless sun. A primal desire to put his toes in some grass and eat a burger. When will it end? Probably Friday on Maui. Extreme drama shortage has caused consternation among some observers. Dramatic writing entry not working. Fiber is recommended. The adventurers spent some of their fuel motoring for a few hours on Monday. At least they were burning cheaper gas. 10 MPH winds are not enough to move them very much. They covered some pretty good territory but are still out of sight of land and just bobbing around. Winds will be light for the next few days. No warnings. Current position as on Monday 5/29/07 and the last few days: 15. SF15 5/23/07 1532 mi 139 mi 336:00:00 256° true N25 49.467 W140 08.200 1166 mi 16. SF16 5/24/07 1677 mi 145 mi 360:00:00 258° true N25 22.166 W142 24.066 1017 mi 17. SF17 5/25/07 1836 mi 159 mi 384:00:00 251° true N24 36.767 ...