Surf...Surf.. Dude

Been in Hawaii for over a week now .. and what a shame....
I have been very luck to have met some locals at the Hawaii Yacht Club who have shown us around the island ..
The guys are legends and introduce us(Neil,Pete,Nicole,Lisa from Liverpool) to the fishing and surfing legends of Hawaii ..
So we went fishing and caught some real big fish ..4 in total and 1 went back ..which i say is good karma ate one on the grill..which was amazing.
Then we hit the surf ..Mark the legend knows Tony the Legend .and before we knew it we all got up first time and were surfing Waikiki .. with that done we were ready for breakfast ..   
 So we hit Dukes and got introduced the the Legend of all Barmen Jesse.. Mai tai's all round and amazing margarita's ..and we were flying .. we have picked up a little jargon and will be walking the nose tomorrow when we hit the surf again .. when we are ready we will hit the bigger waves on the North shore,do the pipe line and come out the back door..  so hang and relax dude
Photo's to come .  +1808 722 3238 is my contact number in USA

Message From GARYJESSOP

21 17.9N 158 51.2 W 42NM TO GO .. BRING ON HAWAII
Time 07.20 8/3/08 boat & hawaii time 17.20 gmt H.K..?
The last couple of days motoring have been interesting,the morn & eve sky have been beautiful;wonderful pinks&blues,the stars amazing and the moon growing like a huge pearl in the sky.We have seen UFO'S or was it MOONBOWS..It was wierd
Oscar caught a bird & has nightmares of some retaliation from the flock
Fuel:we gave Durb then Glasg to us
H2O need

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Message From GARYJESSOP

15/3/08 1700 hrs boat time & I think hawaii 0300 hrs gmt ..not sure h.k

We have been sailing since the end of the race,why?because we are here to sail & we wont sail the pacific evey day and also fuel consumption issues. I thought we would be in by Monday but maybe not.The weather has turned warm & today I find myself in shorts with shirt off for the first time since Singapore.Last night the stars came out in their multitudes & the moon kept them company,but for some reason they didn t shine so bright matching my mood.One has a lot of time to think when the Lady is steady,We are halfway round so on the wayhome.In the safe haven of ones bunk I roleplay different scenarios for when this adventure is over and the next chapter starts,its difficult to imagine,it would be nice to have a close friend to chat to and share these moods, as for job & location i have no answers maybe they will come, i know everything will unfold..it has to.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

13/3/08 Duban de-mast .. race stop ..we are reported 5th ... crew gutted as we were doing well and had a good plan .everyone worked really hard through the challenges / the breaks on board .... morale a little low at present hopefully we will pick it up in the morning... everyone well on board.
23 31.3N 170 44.2 W 3am

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Message From GARYJESSOP

EAST meets WEST at 0247hrs boat time 1447 gmt on 0/03/08
180 00.0 E/W 29 13.10 N
Champers for Neptune and crew ,we were on watch & woke the other watch and mother up to snacks,hats and champers. All good fun a few jokes trying to explain it all to Cal.The stars lit up the event and the wind breathed a heavy breath to spur us on our way. We had fallen to 4th but as of the last sched we are back to 3rd and attacking the helm and trim in deep concentration , cups of tea and of course the now famous Qingdao chat ,the Lady Qing has given us a break from day to day repairs and we are all focused on getting that podium we feel we deserve.New York and HuLL ahead .. the rest of us are all very close and depending on how u mark the line to Hawaii can read anything you want. We are enjoying the challenge,mind you I would rather be 150nm ahead of the fleet and sniffing at a lychee martini and a hot bath
onwards and onwards gjx

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Message From GARYJESSOP

10/3/08 29 32.2 N 178 58.9 E
A beautiful eve upon us as we are approaching the date line,all is well on the Lady Qing.Thewind is constant, not strong but nice and easy which makes a great change fom the storms we have endured.The new moon and stars light up our way .Just 1335 miles to go.And a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to SARAH.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

8/3/08 saturday 30 37.1N 170 21.7E
Let's forget about the Pinnacle flambe'(we just have a compass on the helm),forget that we have no wind instruments or a navigation system,forget that the track that holds our last pole out sheered off,forget about the water maker and the power probems,forget about the sale repairs and the sub standard hanks ..Now just imagine surfing down waves with the stars looking down and a beautiful crest moon and then imagine just as the eve is upon us you are at the helm and a whale passes by just 10 metres on the port side,fifteen minutes later another whale decides to have a look at us from our bow also10metres away .. I fund myself shrilling to all at what I see..so beautiful,so majestic
So is all the hardwork worth it .. naturally.
1784 till cocktails
In the Pacific everyone smiling

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Message From GARYJESSOP

6/3/08 thurs 30 08.5 N 161 06.7 E
I'm with Lisa & Sarah making mud cakes under the trees next to the garage at Birchways,all of a sudden I hear my name being called...I stir not knowing where I am,then it hits me, it's Christian I snap out of my comfort dream back into reality, he's telling me that I should get up something seems wrong..I jump up & together we get bounced towards the hatch,the boat is broaching and with it we hear a bang, we are on deck and see that another Guy has failed (a guy is a rope holding the Spinnaker pole-it's meant to be as steardy as steal)the pole smacks the inner forestay,the kite is twisting,the anti-wrap net in tatters ..this is only the begning.
Next Marcus the magician is up the mast we are all hauling the kite to the deck but it is caught and we are trying to smother it so it doesn't fill & turn into unwanted energy, the helm is fighting to keep the Lady Qing straight..all hands on deck are working well...coms are great and eventually we get the kite down,Marcus down & everything back on track and racing.It has taken us an hour and a half,we now have the yankee 2 up,it has cost a few positons again ..we have now had 3 Guy ropes fail on us,2 down hauls and the kites are testing everyones sewing skills,Nicole wont give up on the repairs and sees to have a mission to fininsh one of them,,, yes them.
2250 nm to go

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Message From GARYJESSOP

Good bye Qingdao, Good morning Japan,Hello the Pacfic
Qingdao what a lovey good bye,found myself with media handing over charity money from all the crews .We then set sail first around the mark and onwards for just a few miles,the wind stopped.Then the adventure started,no wind-anchor-snow-snowball fights on deck-smallwind and building-all sails used-repaired pime winch,yankee 2,kites light&mid,,jockey pole & spin pole hurt,h20 maker not working,seapro nav system down,gen not running well.
It may seem like a lot and it is ,everyone on board is pulling their weight which is great, no hidden stash's of food/drink and everyone respecting the weight rules which is great.We are sailing well just a few hickups at present nd a present in the top three,it may be hard to hold this with our on going repairs but we will never give up.
Seen some wonderful sights sailing around the bottom of Japan on a misty morning as the sun rises and into the Japan current then heaiding into the Pacific,We have had speeds of 24kts and a 12 hour run of 160 nm on our log but HQ had it as 147 nm .. still pretty good eh.. so today is day 9 and another 2900nm miles togo ...how many days wil it take us?
Both watch's workng well and good to see Marcus up on deck for a change.
A couple of goodbyes;Mr Steve Pirate Pang,Vee,Carlo,Kay the shrink,joseph who will be back in santa cruz,Ang,Phil

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