Day 18 - prepare for a successful finish!

by Agnes

Here's Chris's sat phone report from today:

AIRMAIL YOTREPS
IDENT: CIRRUS10
TIME: 2010/06/18 16:10
LATITUDE: 37-32.000N
LONGITUDE: 123-17.990W
COURSE: 045T
SPEED: 5.5
WIND_SPEED: 25
WIND_DIR: N
COMMENT: 42.7 miles to the Golden Gate. ETA at GG 5:00 pm.

Kate's condition: Kate is doing well. She needs lots of sleep, but she is
happy with her progress.

The crew is doing a one-hour on and two hours off. They will do this for the
rest of the way. They said that they will definitely want hot tea when they
arrive. I guess they're still feeling the chill!

I reminded them that their cell phones should all start working soon, and
that we'd all enjoy a long conversation if possible.

To the welcoming committee (and you know who you are): Many of us will be at
the Yacht Club by 6:00 pm. We are hopeful for a 7:00 arrival of Cirrus. See
you all there!