Kindling

2013JUL19 - 1200PDT

Well at least there is very little chance of the Japanese Tsunami debris field washing up along the west coast beaches of North America now.  This years Transpac fleet has pretty much shredded it down to pieces no larger than kindling!

But not without suffering in the process.  You can read of it elsewhere but the normal daily routine is altered onboard many boats to include;

Breakfast,
Change to bigger kite,
fibreglass damaged parts,
Light lunch,
Jibe
Grind, fair and re-install,
Dinner,
Change to smaller kite
Sail with hair on fire,
Tear up some flotsam while sailing hair on fire,
Throttle back,
Inspect damage at daylight,
Breakfast,
repeat.   .   .

Many boats report numerous collisions with unseen floating objects - only some of which damage can be repaired along the way.

Unfortunately the nature of the damage to Warrior is of a kind not repairable while at sea.

It sounds like the mood onboard is not to push too hard and so much of the enthusiastic racing anticipation is replaced with a cruise across the Pacific to paradise atmosphere.

I bet that everyone on the boat is beginning to look forward to arriving in Hawaii and seeing their loved ones.

With about 660 miles remaining that now looks like early Monday morning HST.