Talked to Adam at 6:55 pm 6/26/10

I’ve had a decent amount of breeze and pretty skies all day. It isn’t as warm as I hoped it would be by now. Had to wake up a few times last night to tend to the wind vane and re-set it. I’m a little tired today, but I took a nice nap this afternoon. I’m still on a beam reach.
I’m so happy to have the SSB for my trip. I’ve really enjoyed the chatter. The check-ins help create a focus for me. It’s been great and motivating seeing where everyone is in the morning and then again in the evening. Talked with the General and John on Dream Chaser. They were telling me how nice it was doing this race on their boats. They don’t feel like they’re camping. What’s wrong with camping? I’ve been thinking a lot about what it would be like on a boat with more of an interior and standing headroom. Actually, I can see it being worth it on a racy boat because it would go 16 knots, who cares about your interior then?
It’s been a very cool experience so far. I have tremendous respect for all of the other sailors. And I really appreciate all the support of the race committee, friends and family, and the support of my sponsors. The watch Nautica gave me comes in quite handy! More tomorrow! ~Adam