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7/2/2018

Vic Maui 2018- post #1

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Day 1 – July 2nd, 2018
46 deg 54.4’ N 127 deg 43,8’ W

Aloha from aboard Salient! Your writer is strapped in the navigation seat which is on the starboard side of the boat. With a strong westerly and us going on the rhumb line towards Maui a solid strap is required to avoid getting catapulted onto the stove top.  Not something anybody would enjoy much!

After an amazing start into the 2018 Vic-Maui race with lots of wind and sun we are now power reaching under a partly sunny sky, with strong winds (20 – 25 kts, gusting 28). Not that much wind really but combined with a light cruiser/racer and the ocean swell and waves this makes for an exciting ride.

Below deck it feels rougher than on deck. Thanks to webbing straps on the ceiling we manage to move about relatively safely. But most of us have some bruises to sport. Food is delicious but mostly ignored or fed to the fish one way or another. The winner is the box of breakfast cookies prepared by Susan Tresa – the only thing that most seem to enjoy at the moment.

On deck it is rock and roll. We are having fun playing with the waves as we try to weave our way through the troughs without smacking strait into walls of water. Sometimes we miss: Standing at the helm one minute I see the yellow hoodies of our crew and the next moment there is only a wall of white water crashing into the cockpit. Next thing I am almost a foot deep into water. Everybody laughs and on we sail.
After a bumpy ride at night and early morning, the winds eased off a bit and we are no longer seeing the high gust. The cockpit crew still gets frequent showers and they told me to mention conditions are moist.
With crew of eight, four are on watch and four on rest. During the day we stand six hour watches and at night four. We are now already on Honolulu Standard Time and it is 2 pm as I am writing this.

Until tomorrow! – Salient out.

Christof Marti

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14 Comments
Marla
7/2/2018 10:24:35 pm

Fantastic to get these reports. You're looking great on Race tracker ... keep that lead on Turnagain. We have wagers :-)

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Drew
7/2/2018 10:49:41 pm

Glad to hear about the conditions!

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Neil
7/2/2018 10:57:05 pm

Great to read the update. Sounds like an exciting first 1-1/2 days.

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Haliburton
7/2/2018 11:56:43 pm

Thanks Christof for the post. Looking great. Keep it up!

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Tracy Arnett
7/3/2018 04:52:48 am

Looking forward to more pics and posts
safe travels,

Tracy and Stuart Arnett

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Becs
7/3/2018 07:05:48 am

Awesome start! Have fun and enjoy the adventure! Hi Suze!!! xoxox

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Peter
7/3/2018 07:49:30 am

Great blog. Excellent description of the conditions, can't wait for my turn. Great race so far, carry on you look like winners.
Peter

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Charlotte
7/3/2018 10:26:41 am

Ride the snake!

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Lew
7/3/2018 10:28:39 am

Looking good.

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David B. Zaharik
7/3/2018 12:35:12 pm

Christof and crew... Keep safe and don't hurt Salient... I am sailing her August 27th bring her home safely! LOL... You are doing fabulous looking at the tracker!

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Philippa
7/4/2018 08:34:29 am

Good going Salient! Excellent writing style, enjoying being virtually there :) Wish you all and lovely Salient the best of luck!

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andrea damascelli link
7/4/2018 08:09:52 pm

Hi Christof

Scott Watson suggested me to get in touch with you to see if you might need an extra crew member for the way back. Please let me know - happy to provide you with any info you might need.

Have fun!

Andrea

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Vanessa
7/8/2018 12:02:13 am

Hello Andrea,

I am communicating directly with the boat and would be happy to help you.

Here is a message from Christof:

"You can pass the message along to Scott that I might actually have spot and would love to sail with him"

If he wishes to get in touch with him, please email me and I will pass the information to him on the boat:

vrienau@gmail.com

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Les
7/12/2018 08:28:26 pm

Great race to follow guys. Looks like you are really booking it now. Onward!

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