Email from Bob 7/19/12

Here's part of the email we received from Bob today:

Thanks for coming to see me off and going out on Crew's Nest. R & T--did you guys have fun on the boat? I could hear you all cheering right before the start. Thanks!

First 24 hrs were a bit painful because we had no wind. We made it around Pt. Bonita fine, but the wind died later in the evening. We pretty much just floated around the whole night wondering if our competitors had found wind somewhere else. When the sun came up we could still see several boats, but perhaps 2 of them got west of the Farallones. What can you do? The wind started to fill in the early afternoon and finally we could move. Since then we've been going ~7 knots fairly close to the rhumbline. It's been very pleasant so far--no one seasick and warmer than expected. Have seen a lot of wildlife; 15-20 whales, lots of dolphins, seals, etc. We are settling into the routine.

I'm glad they could hear us from Crew's Nest. We certainly were loud, but they were upwind of us. Guess it didn't matter.