On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:17:17 -0800, Bob wrote:

Dear Skip & L:

While bumping around the web I found these words by Dashew. Thought
you might find it interesting.


"One of the factors in choosing which speed to run at is our arrival
time. Our preferred destination is Levuka on Ovalau island - a sleepy
town with Hemingwayesque charm, according to cruising friends. We need
to average just under 11 knots to get there while it is still light. A
late arrival, however, has us heading into the sun going through the
pass, which makes seeing the coral ahead difficult. Arrival at first
light gives us another 12 hours at sea, reduces our average required
speed, and has the sun behind us. "

https://www.setsail.com/s_logs/dashew/dashew229b.html

I found a reference on that site to the Dashew's boat:

Steve & Linda Dashew
recently launched their new 83-foot "unsailboat" Wind Horse, brought
her back to California from New Zealand, and are now heading north up
the Pacific coast of the


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