Fwd: Just about to leave

Hi Everyone,

No time to write a blog but below is the email I just sent Dad. Looks like today is the day. Watch the position reports. Here we go!!

Julie
----- Original Message -----
To: Griff Thomas
Subject: Just about to leave
From: VA3PRY
Date: 2010/04/22 12:10:50

Hi Dad,

We are hoping to leave at 10 am this morning (April 22nd). We getting last minute deck things done. I hope you can still download grib files. If you can keep an eye that would be great and email us with wind direction, speed, wave height (if possible) and current. Below are the waypoints we are currently targeting but we will adjust if necessary. So far it looks like the first couple of days things will be pleasant, wind from behind at about 10 but then it gets a little yucky. As we turn to head west the wind comes at our nose and a bit strong. We might have to tack, tack, tack for 12 hour stints or something. We will figure it out as we go. Watch our position reports. We will try and update regularly. Bank on average of 5 knots. We will try and let you know if we change our waypoint targets.

Any info will be appreciated. Also, can you email the Gromits(cc'd) to. That way if we can't download on the SSB then maybe they can.

Thanks Dad. Makes me feel better knowing you will have your eye on us.

Julie

Start - 8 08 342 N - 78 53 231 W
Waypoint 1 - 6 16 227 N - 79 13 762 W
Waypoint 2 - 4 13 897 N - 79 53 793 W
Waypoint 3 - 3 13 290 N - 82 03 547 W
Waypoint 4 - 2 11 244 N - 83 44 313 W
Waypoint 5 - 1 22 955 N - 85 34 743 W
Waypoint 6 - 0 29 128 N - 87 27 933 W
Waypoint 7 - 0 40 065 S - 89 44 763 W
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