(On the water update, via texting!)
Currently (0341 6/20) we’re beating up Johnstone Strait in fog, we’re chasing Sail Like a Girl with Lagopus hot on our heels. The story of how we got here is this: after parking in a hole north of Gabriola and watching the leaders step away, we needed to make a move. Knowing that they were going to hit adverse current and park up between Hornby and Lesqueti, we gambled. In the light and variable conditions, I was confident we’d find wind on the west side of Texada. Boy, did we. A warm southeasterly spilled us through the slot and up Texada on a fast reach.
We put the kite up soon after and stuck close to the island and out of current. At one point we were consistently hitting 8s with some 9s in the surf. What a fun night. By morning, we were back in it chasing leaders into Campbell River and Seymour Narrows.
Thanks for this report, and all the others. Really brings the race to life. And go to Team Wild Card. They had me at using the chainsaw for shop mods!