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Day 6 Vic Maui 2010 Race
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Delicate Balance having pulled out of the Vic Maui 2010 race, now heading towards San Francisco, is sailing at the speed 3 to 4 nautical knots an hour. With 371 miles to go, that can take 4 days or more.
Published on July 9, 2010 · Filed under: Vic-Maui Race 2010; Tagged as: day 6 vic maui 2010 race, following delicate balance, withdrawal from vic maui race
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Delicate Balance said on July 10th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Conditions moderated on Day 6 and we went back to full sail, making 7.5 to 8 knots broad reaching. We even brought out a chute, but never used it. Bill opened the engine electrical panel and found it full of green paste, with several wires corroded off. We came up with a plan to reactivate the engine by bypassing the electrical panel completely. This was successful, and we got the engine to run, but shut it down as we were still sailing fast.
On day 7 the wind lightened to 8 – 12 knots and DB was in here element sailing at 7+ with an easy motion, no more green water and very little spray. By the next morning the wind dropped to nothing and we started the engine and motor sailed toward the Golden Gate. On Saturday morning, the 8th day out of Victoria we sighted land, Point Reyes. After not seeing an AIS target since Cape Flattery, the screen began to light up. Pierre sa a basking shark, Terry made and emergency turn to avoid to whales directly in our path. Later he said they might have been sea lions. Pierre said they were narwhals.
