Lat 35d 45m N, 128d 15m W COG 220 d mag, SOG 7.7 kts TWS 18 kts, TWD 335 deg mag. Full main and 120% genoa. We had a great run yesterday, racking up 181 miles from 8:00AM to 8:00AM. We have gained a little on the competition, and the current conditions are good for […]

Day two of our Pacific Cup– 5:40PM PDT Lat 36d 43m, Lon 125d 40m SOG 7.8 kts @ 230d mag Wind 20 kts Yesterday was a struggle to find wind. We bobbed around between Pt. Bonita and the Farallones, and finally managing to get a little south when the wind filled in around 8:00PM. This […]

July 7, 2014 — 1:20 PM PDT Lat: 37d 49.6m N, Lon: 122d 40.0m W (about 6.5 NM west of Pt. Bonita) Speed Over Ground: 2.2 kts, Course Over Ground: 280d magnetic. True Wind Speed about 6kts from 230d magnetic. We need to get out well past the Farallones before the wind shuts down completely. […]

Our race starts on Monday (July 7) at 10:30 AM PDT. We are in the “Alaska Airlines” division (Div A), and we will be battling it out with some old friends. Of particular note is “Cayenne”, skippered by Michael Moradzadeh who has crewed aboard VALIS in two previous Pac Cups. Michael has also raced Cayenne […]

More photos from the Friday Harbor to San Francisco delivery: Jim’s: https://plus.google.com/photos/110063282655447047546/albums/6024495066593165857 Lee’s: http://www.leeyoungbloodphoto.com/2014sites/ValisDelivery/index.html

VALIS tied up in our Sausalito slip at 5:30 AM, all hands accounted for. Details to follow! Regards, Paul / VALIS

We are on our final approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, there may be some tacks and jibes along the way, but we’re pointing at the Bridge, about 50 miles off. We had a great run all day, and jibed over to a beam reach that will take us between Cordell Bank and Rittenberg […]

It’s 10:00 AM Friday Morning, and we are just south of Point Arena! The winds are *light*. We are about 20 miles west of the Pt. Arena light, are sailing at 4kts on a course of 170 deg mag. We had to do some motoring just to get here, running the engine for almost two […]

Good evening from Chez VALIS. Tonight’s dinner menu started with a crisp and spicy Mexican Salad, followed by a Chili main course. The meal was completed with Peanut Butter Slices for desert. A hearty meal for a hearty crew! But it wasn’t all fine dining aboard VALIS. Today we passed Cape Mendocino and Punta Gorda. […]

It’s a cheerful and sunny morning at sea! We are about 20 miles offshore, between Trinidad Head and Eureka. We are aiming for Cape Mendocino and should pass in about 8 hours. I forgot to mention last night’s radio Test Net. I had good conversations with Elizabeth Ann in Brookings OR, and Scaramouche, near Victoria […]