Heres a photo of Dan and Will while on approach to Kodiak.  Much was learned as the crew came together and plans were hatched for many things from gear stowage to shift assignments and rigging enhancements.  We sailed a strict schedule in rotation.  2 hours on, 2 hours off and 2 hours standby.  Right about […]

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The final welds were made only a few hours before our departure. We left the dock out of sheer principle to leave on time!  Instantly feeling better, we spent the first night at the “Notch” and awoke refreshed.  Then we tuned the running rigging and did some practice reefing before setting out for the Gulf […]

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