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Hello everyone …There are a few more journal entries I plan to write, but I figure this is the last one from the water. Thanks to all for your interest. No small part of the pleasure has been sharing it. -Sam, Peter and Pedro. (Kay, Matthew, Dick, Chris, Dale, and Dave). Monday, September 06, 2004…

Subject: Lillian B. Report Sept4 0300 UTC Lillian B. report for Saturday, September 4 at 0300 UTC: (Local (Alaska) time Friday 1900, September 2) Position:  39 degrees 08 minutes north            130 degrees 59 minutes west SOG:  5.7 knots (Average over last 24 hours) COG:  090 degrees True (Average last 24 hours) TWS:  20-25 TWD: …

Saturday, September 04, 2004 N 39o 11’, W 129o 09’ 300 Miles to San Francisco As predicted, the seas have been rough, causing Lillian to pound heavily, sometimes accompanied by a deluge of salt water in the cockpit. But other than that, the going has been good, although slow, and we are within 300 miles…

Thursday, September 02, 2004 N 39o 02’ W 133o 48’ 545 miles to San Francisco We can now count the days remaining to San Francisco on one hand. If the weather predictions are correct, at least part of that time could be a roller-coaster ride towards the coast. Two mornings ago, under a full moon,…

Monday Aug 30, 2004 N 40o 30’ W 141o 00’ 850 miles to San Francisco We have finalized San Francisco over Seattle as our point of landfall, partly due to weather and partly because of the availability of facilities and transportation for having Lillian trucked back to Rockport, Maine. We still have 850 miles and…

Friday Aug 27, 2004 N 40o 09’ W 149o 33’ Halfway: 1300 Miles north of Oahu, 1280 miles to San Francisco Pick any and all that apply: You don’t need a weather man to know which way the wind blows – Bob Dylan The answer is blowing in the wind – Bob Dylan The best…

Tuesday Aug 24, 2004 N 34o 17’ W 152o 00’ 875 Miles north of Oahu It has been over a week since leaving Oahu. With little wind, the days merge together, with an occasional distraction or event that makes an impression. Still over 1500 miles from the US coast, bits and pieces of rubbish float…

Afternoon, Friday Aug 20, 2004 (Matthew Lowry’s Birthday) N 28o 32’ W 158o 28’ 470 Miles north of Oahu, Enroute to the West Coast We left Oahu within an hour after our new crew member, Peter (Pedro) Hunter, arrived from Los Angeles. No sooner had we shown him to his “quarters” and given him a…

Monday Aug 16, 2004 (Late Entry: Leaving) N 21o 17.020’ W 157o 50.586’ Ala Kei Marina, Honolulu “Although she feels as if in a play, she is anyway” – a line from the Beatles’ Penny Lane (I believe) The first twenty four back in the US, the people seemed so familiar that I felt nearly…

Wednesday Aug 4, 2004 N 21o 17.020’ W 157o 50.586’ Ala Kei Marina, Honolulu I’ve read more than once that the sighting of birds is a sign that land is near. No doubt this is true if you know your birds. But, just seeing birds in general does not mean land is close, for we…