We have been dodging squalls and light wind areas for two days now. We have not seen an airplane or any other boat of any kind. A couple of flying fish have said hello.
Sharon Green from UltimateSailing.com took the first 5 photos from a helicopter at the start of the race. The last photo in this album was taken by Max Rosenberg about an hour into the race.
One of us saw a huge sea turtle; another crew member saw a flying fish. And as I mentioned yesterday, we had a squid fly onto the deck. It's curious we are not seeing much in the way of sea life. More >>
...They say goodbye to land and hello to the ocean blue in this video from Days 1 and 3. Also, as of this video, they are in first place for their division.
It was very, very crazy here yesterday with high winds and rough seas. On top of that, we were going upwind which was difficult and exhausting, so I wasn't able to write a blog. However... More >>