it is an adventure to get them down. they are braving mother nature's fury and heading for the finish line. we are not competitive i must say. we hope to finish in the top half of the pact of the 50 boats. it is a four and half day trip that is marked by both spirited conditions like right now with the wind gusting twen or 30 knots and to dead calm. the frustration of being becalmed. a big boat like this needed to push her. you are not allowed to use your injury. you bob at sea and just hoping for a breeze. you blow on the sails and say come on baby move. >> it is frustrating when you don't have the wind. >> and we worked our way through the calm and the storm came back and cheering for the