Ariel entered in Single Handed Transpac Race

[ebb]

Altho I haven't been boiled yet

will say sanity isn't preferred to enter a singlehand race

but courage. You have plenty of that stuff.


Best luck!! Tell us about it!!

Especially balance and course keeping!!

and....sleeping........



EDIT: doesn't this race require an emergency rudder --

whatz your solution?

[pbryant]

EDIT: doesn't this race require an emergency rudder --

whatz your solution?

Yes, it does. I'm thinking of a long narrow rudder blade inserted into the engine port, clamped in place at the engine mount. Its tiller will interfere with the traveler, but that's a minor inconvenience.