This is it folks. After going over 2000 nautical miles from San Francisco, Maggie is in the home stretch. The crew is on deck, watching our final tropical sunset from the boat with only 45 miles to go to Oahu. Our scheduled arrival in Kaneohe is tonight at 04:00 PDT or 1:00 am Hawaiian time. After we cross the finish line, a pilot boat from the Kaneohe Yacht Club will greet us to guide us through the reef laden channel to the back bay. As navigator, this makes my job a lot easier but still will require careful attention by the crew as we anxiously await meeting our significant others who will be greeting us with a mai tai and a lei. On top of that, we’ve carried two bottles of champagne for the moment we cross the finish line, adding to the challenge and celebration! The bar is open all night and hopefully our starry-eyed crew will be able to stand a few hours of partying before likely crashing for most of tomorrow. The last few days of trade wind sailing have been amazing. Thanks to everyone for following our voyage and your well wishes.
-Navigator Mike
I can only imagine the spectacular sailing on your final race day. Looks like you’ve been able to follow the rules of keeping everyone in the boat and the water out of the boat. Now all that’s left is to look good at the Kaneohe Yacht Club bar. Cheers!!
Al
Excellent. Glad you all are safe and sound.
Congrats! Hope you’re relaxing and having fun in Hawaii!
Congratulations! Have been following your progress with great interest and living the seafaring life vicariously. Greetings from Jerry W, Roxy’s Bro.
Great! Glad you made it safely. Sounds like the last few days were a pleasure. Wish yu the very best on the return trip. Jack