22.18.700N 157.16.560W

Yep, we're pretty close. About 57 nautical miles to be exact. Everybody looking for land.

So here's the deal with Sweet Okole. It's an absolutely legendary icon of ocean racing. One of the first successes for designer Bruce Farr, and a boat that forever changed the shape of offshore yachts. I had a picture of it on my bedroom wall as a youth. And here I was this morning, rendering assistance to the one and only Sweet Okole, disabled in the Pacific just North of Hawaii. We sailed an intercept course all night and tracked down the wounded vessel, despite their lack of radio. We improvised a method of collecting diesel from out own tanks into one gallon water jugs and transferred them to Sweet Okole in fairly rough seas. We also gave them our spare rudder and they were in high spirits when we left them some 5 hours after we found them. All of this obviously significantly delayed our finish, and we'll be given an adjustment by the race committee for our troubles.

But it's not about race results any more. It's all about wrapping up another adventure on the Pacific and joining my family on Oahu in the next few hours. We're tired, and smelly, but my wife & kids are getting a huge hug shortly whether they like it or not. I'm going on deck to look for land. Will probably NOT have my head wedged against a pad to keep my eyes in sync with the motion of the room next time I send one of these entries. I hope to get some pictures and videos up, and hear from all of y'all real soon.

For(hopefully) the last time at sea for PacCup 2014; Whiskey Delta Bravo 2898 VALIS out.