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Our welcome home from our exceptional Yacht Consultant/Broker John Kuony…

Thank You John…..

 

Thank you John for this…

 

 

August 5th, 2014 chasing down rowers prior to Hurricane Iselle

Near Lat 21.42 N / Long 156.37 W we got the call to assist and tow in one of the rowboats and crew. During the transfer one of the swimmers was struggling to make it to The Galen Diana. The Captain jumped in to assist…

This is related to the August 13 post…

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300 nautical miles from San Francisco near Lat 39 / Long 127

Home Sweet Home…

Lots of encounters with  Dolphin playing off the bow...

Lots of encounters with Dolphin playing off the bow…

At 0740 on September 5, 2014 after eighteen days after leaving Honolulu I have returned to the San Francisco Bay and am reunited with my lovely wife who had to endure the three month expedition that began on May 31 in support of The Great Pacific Race which included a total of 75 days on the water between San Francisco-Monterey-Hawaiian Islands and back to San Francisco racking up 8,945 nautical miles (9,840 statute miles) between three crews facing heavy weather conditions each leg. It has been an adventure of a lifetime but I’m so happy to be home…

One of hundreds of 20'+ swells chasing us home

One of hundreds of 20’+ swells chasing us home

Lots of fishing-Mahi Bull #4

Lots of fishing-Mahi Bull #4

Countless spectacular sunsets

Countless spectacular sunsets

Sea birds checking us out

Sea birds checking us out

Our chart showing our  18 day return route and daily position

Our chart showing our 18 day return route and daily position

~Captain Rod Mayer.