Hi everybody,we just got off the
radio after having a very nice chat with Mr. V.
His current position as of 9:10 PM Pacific Daylight Savings Time: 31° 05.8' N 128° 11.1' W . Wind is about 15 knots and seas have dropped down considerably to 3-4' - though a bit confused in direction. He seems to be making very good time and is in excellent spirits. He is further west than he wished to be and will try to do something about that tomorrow.
Today was his first real nice day of sunny skies and warm weather. He's not quite up to cooking real food just yet, but all the packaged stuff is serving him well. The liquor cabinet is still secure.
He had some problem a day or two ago with breaking off the bottom few inches of his airvane, but was able to McGyver some sort of solution - all the while holding a bucket under his arm to contain his stomach contents. The Sailomat is doing a fine job of keeping him pointed the way he wants to be for now.
The first couple days were definitely on the rough side. Wind was in the 25 - 30+ knot range, and seas at least an honest 12' (maybe a bit more). There were a few times where he got slammed by some of these seas so that there was 6" of standing water deposited into the cockpit. Speaking for Melissa and myself, we put well over 7,000 miles on that boat and never experienced conditions putting that kind of water into the cockpit!
That's about it for tonight.
Cheers,
Greg Davids
s/v Pura Vida
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Sin City, Liquor all day, Poker all night...Lake Mead & Channel Islands, So Cal
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