Navigation Today June 27, 2007
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Here is a picture of Justin McJones doing preliminary navigation adjustments he is memorizing the reduction tables and setting sailmail to his new TUFF BOOK, I do not know what is showing on that GPS monitor but I am sure it is helping. This is all very serious stuff right? I think they have added a flask to current sextants.. for rum.
Tune Up Tower June 22, 2007
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Tower is going to power up and check rigging and instruments and other race equipment.
Aloha Tower June 21, 2007
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In September of 1926, Honolulu’s fathers completed what they thought was a fitting structure to hail the periodic boatloads of tourists then calling at Honolulu Harbor. Since travel to the Islands was done then entirely by sea, the building was intended to create a lasting impression, both for arriving passengers and a farewell for those departing. It was built on the water side of the piers at which most of the stately liners of the day docked.
The building was a slender, square-shaped tower topped by a domed cupola with balconied openings on all four sides. Below the cupola was a large clock, a face on each side. Between each clock face and cupola balcony, etched in letters big enough to see for some distance in any direction were the letters A-L-O-H-A.
TEST WITH WEST Tower Radio Signals June 20, 2007
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Well now we had great success on TOWER chatting with the INFAMOUS GORDON WEST http://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/
(not to be confused with ADAM WEST as batman)
The radio seems to work very well. We talked and heard Frisco very clearly.
HAN reports today: We talked and heard Gordon West in Orange County not as clear. He said we were getting through on the ground wave, which requires good strength. SO the radio and installation seems quite good.
Quotes June 20, 2007
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C3PO: “The List it keeps getting longer!”
The wookie: “GROWL-ARRGGHHH I TOLD YOU the list always gets longer then you throw the damn list away and go sailing to Hawaii…”
C3PO: “Ok just put enough food on the boat and I will be fine..”
Fathers Day on TOWER June 15, 2007
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who shrunk the doug?..Happy Fathers day, OK here is the YOUNGEST transpac driver/skipper. Gavin loves the boat so much and loves hanging with the crew. I am heading up boyz…
Photo by Dad with Martins Camera…2007
‘Ale’o is TOWER June 13, 2007
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Mana’0 I looked up the word TOWER in the Online Hawaiian Dictionary and got ‘Ale’o is it good the word ALE in inside of the word?
Still NO pictures but good news June 13, 2007
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Yoda-Martin Wilson still is failing to send any email photos or media from this weekend other than cute or nasty bud light videos about cursing or fruit and veggies dressed up as people, go figure. Dude.. get your light sabre fired up it is race time not veggie art! So no TOWER pictures, but good news today !
Jerry the world Famous Montgomery on the left (some chap with a hollywood name like printer labels on the right) will be back on Mystere on another ride to Oahu, we are glad to report that his lovely wife Marilyn has given her blessing on his exit, she can finally get some rest when he is gone ha ha..
