As the sun sets on day 4 of the 20th Pacific Cup Yacht Club Race (the fun race to Hawaii) for The Fugitive, we have a few more stories coming in from the crew. This afternoon the following update from John Lee was sent to the shore crew:
" We are currently reaching fast in 18 knots of wind, the sky has cleared and the water is crazy blue. The waves are stacking up a bit so surfing is common into the 10knot range. We had a squall last night that produced 30 knots and taught us to be a little more conservative when it's dark out :).
The crew is in great spirits and we are really having fun. Most of our goals so far have been met. Watch A has come up with an amazing acapella three part harmony song about things that probably shouldn't be sung about. Watch 1 has taken a more sports oriented approach to skill development and Tegan and John can catch M&M's thrown from basically anywhere on the boat into their mouths in the cockpit.
Animals so far. Around the Farallones during the first night we were pursued by three curious sea lions. Watch A had a whale about the same size as the boat swim all around and under the boat at quite high rates of speed. And Watch 1 had dolphins playing in the wake in the pitch black of night. We could see the dolphins coming because they glowed with phosphorescence. "
Thanks John for the great update, any one have questions they would like to ask the crew? Curious about the songs Watch A has been singing (however we are hesitant to ask...)? Let us know and we will do our best to find out. They are loving and appreciate all the support coming from home, here's wishing them continued success into Day 5!
" We are currently reaching fast in 18 knots of wind, the sky has cleared and the water is crazy blue. The waves are stacking up a bit so surfing is common into the 10knot range. We had a squall last night that produced 30 knots and taught us to be a little more conservative when it's dark out :).
The crew is in great spirits and we are really having fun. Most of our goals so far have been met. Watch A has come up with an amazing acapella three part harmony song about things that probably shouldn't be sung about. Watch 1 has taken a more sports oriented approach to skill development and Tegan and John can catch M&M's thrown from basically anywhere on the boat into their mouths in the cockpit.
Animals so far. Around the Farallones during the first night we were pursued by three curious sea lions. Watch A had a whale about the same size as the boat swim all around and under the boat at quite high rates of speed. And Watch 1 had dolphins playing in the wake in the pitch black of night. We could see the dolphins coming because they glowed with phosphorescence. "
Thanks John for the great update, any one have questions they would like to ask the crew? Curious about the songs Watch A has been singing (however we are hesitant to ask...)? Let us know and we will do our best to find out. They are loving and appreciate all the support coming from home, here's wishing them continued success into Day 5!