01 July 2006
Cirrus is ready to go!
Cirrus underwent a bunch of little repairs, like replacing engine hoses, hydraulic cylinders for the rigging tensioning, got a bottom cleaning, caulking (lots of it) to seal the interior against water dripping into the bunks and a whole lot more. She is now waiting in the docks of the Richmond Yacht Club, eager to be released! We are flying our battle flag, as you can see.
The starting gun will sound for us on July 3rd, 11:15am PDT. Weather forecast currently suggests strong wind on the first few days, but then ....
On the other hand, with Germany having beaten Argentina in the soccer championship, something's gotta rub onto us. Cross fingers and wish us fair winds!
Aloha, Ulli
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posted 7/03/2006 8:23 AM
Bonjour,
Hello All.
Meilleurs voeux de succès. MERDE.
Best wishes to the crew, special thought for MP.
your editor! Sylvie.
posted 7/03/2006 5:22 PM
Another important upgrade that Bill made during our downtime in Point Richmond was to install a brand new SCS PACTOR 3 radio email modem from Farallon Electronics. This modem is much faster and more reliable than the old one, so the crew should be able to stay in touch with family members much more easily this time. Of course, they are still limited to 10 minutes a day, so if you get a radio email from Cirrus, remember to be extremely terse in your reply.
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