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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jun 29, 2012 - 02:29am PT
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Michael (Ferretlegger) is now at the Corinthian Yacht Club awaiting the start of the SH Transpac to Hawaii, starting on Saturday. The Single Handed Sailing Society, Transpac Web Site will have regular updates as all the boats will have a tracking device on them.
We are both exhausted getting MN ready, but at least I get to go home and sleep for a week before I fly to Hawaii, while Mike spends the next few weeks out on the ocean.
Susan
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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Jun 29, 2012 - 02:34am PT
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Gnarly. Godspeed to Michael.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Jun 29, 2012 - 04:15am PT
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Awesome, good luck, I am so jealous
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zip
Trad climber
pacific beach, ca
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Jun 29, 2012 - 07:50am PT
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Awesome!
I've done the single hand Catalina many times, but that's kinda like riding your bike two blocks to the local 7-11.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Jun 29, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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Coooool.......
See you tomorrow for a proper send-off!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 29, 2012 - 11:17am PT
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Fair winds, Michael!
Just curious, are harnesses required?
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Jun 29, 2012 - 11:20am PT
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color me vicarious, yet strangely exuberant
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 29, 2012 - 11:26am PT
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Just curious, are harnesses required?
Yes with a quick release from the jack line are required. Of course they can't enforce the wearing. But we don't leave our slip with being wearing it. And always at night or if we go on foredeck at any time we clip in to the jack line.
Susan
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Jun 29, 2012 - 01:04pm PT
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You go Michael!!!!
Fair winds and happy surfing.
Susan
keep us posted
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jun 29, 2012 - 01:15pm PT
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Good Luck Michael!
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jun 29, 2012 - 01:30pm PT
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Good luck Ferret. That's quite a serious commitment and adventure.
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Dos XX
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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Jun 29, 2012 - 03:42pm PT
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What an undertaking! Very cool. Bon Voyage!
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Jun 29, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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"All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"
Best of luck and weather, don't shoot an albatross'
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Jun 29, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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Bon Voyage! Wish I could be there for the start and finish! Fair winds!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 1, 2012 - 05:20pm PT
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And he's off....
Michael (Ferretlegger) had a good start yesterday, currently he's 7th overall and 3rd in his division (Big and Comfy). Mouton Noir isn't a race boat but rather a cruiser with huge anchors and loads of massive chain...we are always happy when we don't come in last!
A nifty web site to track the results:
http://yb.tl/shtranspac2012
A shout out to Guido and Nancy for coming out and helping Michael shove off.
From this in July:
Now off to Hanalei! With a wonderful start...
Susan
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Great, keep us informed.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Good luck, Michael, and Godspeed!
Rodger
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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so cool, and best of luck, wind and weather to Michael !! I just finished reading "Voyage for Madmen" by Peter Nichols about the single handed around the world race. Gnarly
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Pleasant day yesterday giving Michael a proper sendoff in the Single Handed Transpac. This is the 4th time he has done this race. Preparing for this is a hugh task and especially difficult when the trip itinerary includes a continuation on to Alaska and back down the Pacific Coast to the Bay Area in the Fall. Kudos to Michael and Susan for all the hard work and a boat well prepared and ready to rock. It can be an intense experience to put all this together and still maintain some semblance of sanity.
Was great to see a "race" boat head out to the start with two large anchors still on the bow. She's a cruiser mate!
Mouton Noir is a powerful and well designed yacht that will be a pleasure to sail anywhere. She was designed for the high latitudes, read Arctic and Antarctic, but will be a perfect boat for cruising anywhere.
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