Day 13 - The End is Near
by Race Committee, July 13th, 2018
The trade winds got stronger overnight and propelled the whole fleet much closer to Hawaii. They can't quite see it, but everyone aboard will be starting to sense it. And we finally got to see what the performance boats Firefly and Joy Ride are capable of. While Turnagain, Salient and Kraken all had stellar 24 hour runs, the two lead boats legged out by over 30 miles in fast reaching conditions in about 20 knots of breeze.
With less than a day before their finish, Firefly has 177 miles to go and is still battling it out for supremacy with Joy Ride who is only 32 miles behing. The next wave of boats includes Salient who is 181 miles behind Firefly, Kraken + 197, and Turnagain +216; followed by Anjo +322, Oxomoxo +377 and the Cruising Class Serenite +372.
While Firefly is leading the race for Line Honours and currently expected to finish around sunrise Saturday morning, they owe Joy Ride close to 8 hours of time allowance and Joy Ride is presently correcting in front by about 5 hours for the Overall win. We will see if Firefly has a trick or two still to play.
In Racing 2, it is still close to call with Salient, Kraken and Turnagain all expected to finish within a few hours of each other on Sunday morning. This is going to be exciting to watch.
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Planet Express (2022)
Type: Beneteau 43Skipper: Adam Serediuk
Port: Victoria, BC Canada
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Planet Express second boat to enter.
Adam Serediuk will skipper and navigate Planet Express to Maui in the 2022 Vic-Maui. Adam sailed the return trip in 2018 and is looking forward to "brochure sailing conditions" as advertised on the poster before sailing back to Victoria again.
He is joined by a wholehearted crew which has experience in over 15 Vic-Maui events, including Carl Blouw as 2IC and tactician, Safety at Sea instructor Vern Burkhardt, RYA Yacht-Master Hayley McIntosh, who serves in the Canadian Coast Guard, and additional Vic-Maui alumni Bill Jones. Maggie, Jaimie, and Michael round out our team!
If you've sailed with us before, you'll know that we are all looking forward to the "Planet Express Experience." We're working on a better acronym.
Planet Express sails under sail number 1958 in honor of Adam's mom, Sue; cancer took her away from us before her time in 2020 and serves as inspiration that life is short. Seize the day, and live your dreams.
This year, Planet Express will be entered in the Patos, Southern Straits, and Swiftsure events leading up to our start date in July.
Safe. Fun. Fast. We'll see you at the start line and in Lahaina! Why not? Just get it done.
