And we had such high hopes. The later start should have all but guaranteed us a solid summer pattern. But NoooOOOooo. No, we have some ragtag collection of lows and high, and pixie sticks and chunks of weather chum spewed all over the darned map. Bottom line for a rotund boat like VALIS:

Drift. The good news is that the wind will fill, according to the computer, by Wednesday, but it will be a slow start. The single-handers already know this. 12-hour runs from 5-50 miles are all they are doing. One guy is going sort of backward....

But any day on a boat is a good day. And we have a solid boat, a willing crew, and an eclectic set of chow that will carry across the salty sea.

See you in Kaneohe, okay?