It's the day before the race and all of us worked from 8am to 1pm doing the final "dialing in" of the boat. Every nut, bolt, screw, line, etc. had to be examined. If not given a thumbs-up, they were repaired or replaced. More >>
It's Wednesday, two days before the start of Transpac 2011 for my boat Katana. I got up at 5AM to get ready to leave with my crew to go to Long Beach, California to board the boat. My doggies seemed to know "something was up," and they were all exhibiting a "hangdog" demeanor as I readied to leave. More >>
This is my last day of preparation before TRANSPAC - the sailboat race from California to Hawaii in which I'm participating. I have to organize all my gear (which is easier for guys who seem able to live in the same clothes for days and days). More >>
With 44 races starting in 1906, the Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii is well into its second century as the longest of the two oldest ocean races in the world. More >>
It's the day before the race and all of us worked from 8am to 1pm doing the final "dialing in" of the boat. Every nut, bolt, screw, line, etc. had to be examined. If not given a thumbs-up, they were repaired or replaced. 
With 44 races starting in 1906, the Transpacific Yacht Race to Hawaii is well into its second century as the longest of the two oldest ocean races in the world. 
This is a photo of me climbing up the mast of Katana, my sailboat. I am some 70 plus feet off the deck.