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Position with GEO    21 Jun, 04 - 15:32
Speed 9
Heading 160

Gary Swain speaks from his heart    21 Jun, 04 - 14:47
Well, when to begin, this has been a very special and meaningful trip so far. Obviously, we are in doubt of winning, but there is a great sense of accomplishment personally for myself.

Prior

Less Than 24 Hours to the Finish    20 June 2004, 9:20 pm
David tells us that we made some progress. We are still near last place in our class but the spread between first and last of our class is 30 miles when it was 60 last night. This means the field is d

Happy Birthday   
Mike Jackobsen Bowman sends a happy birthday to Jackie Fahlin:
"Happy 21st Birthday to Jackie Fahlin, sorry I couldn’t be there to celebrate with you. The winds has picked up for us so far today

Gulf Stream   
12:53 pm Position:
N36.45909
W067.88824
Heading 155
Speed 9.5 kts
Fun factor: High

Video   
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Warm Water, Waves and Wind    June 20, 2004 6:20 am
A good yet crazy night. We made a few sail changes as things got intense. The first thing we did on this shift, 4 am to 8 am, was to jibe around to a more easterly course. The cool trails the dolphins

Wind!    20 June 2004, 12:40 am
Now we have 25 kts plus and it's getting crazy. Running under #2 Spinnaker and the main. Time to change sails! Now it's a wild ride. Gary says, "This is what it's all about!"
To top it there is a

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