The Big Goal is the Singlehanded TransPacific Race. That's a solo race from San Francisco to Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii. It's put on by the sailing group that I belong to, and Piper George belongs as well....well, not this year, but we USUALLy are paying members! LOL

I sailed solo from SF to Hanalei in 1996, but I tagged along a day behind the race fleet...didn't quite get it together in time to qualify. In 2004 I had a well prepared boat and tried again, but the boat wasn't quite structurally up to it, and a 35 knot gale off the California coast put an end to that adventure.

Piper George, however, has done the race, and completed it...

I sold the boat that didn't make it in 2004 and have been boatless for about 10 months. A LOT of SC 27's have sailed to Hawaii, and I'm gonna take this one....again...she's already done the trip back in the mid 80's.

Keepofthegrass....I'll see you in July, 2008!