14:05 ET 5/11/09

Captain Gary & George were determined to "put it in the kitchen" yesterday and they succeeded! They pulled up the anchor at dawn and we arrived at Castleton Boat Club last night right after dark. At first the GPS read "not possible" but later in the day we made up time with the current and lighter winds. It was a long cold day and as soon as we grabbed a mooring ball, I dished up some steaming angel hair pasta with clam sauce. We need the carbohydrates for the unstepping of the masts today. By the way, I sent out invitations to the mast unstepping party and it is the first party I've ever thrown that no one showed up for. Hmmmm.... Even though we are no comparison to the crew last fall, we are slowly making progress. You can't expect a great deal of muscle from a team comprised of one able bodied Captain, one Watch Commander nursing a cracked rib, and me, The Weakest Link, as George nicknamed me out on the Atlantic. It didn't help our morale much when some French guys pulled up to the gin pole to unstep a short while ago and just glided by shouting happily "34 MINUTES!" Great guys, have yourselves a nice day now. Gotta get back to work, just wanted to send you a quick update. Love, Lori