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Monday, June 15, 2009

Icon Safely in Ucluelet...

Icon safely arrive in Ucluelet at 16:04 today after a 138 mile drifter from Winter Harbor. We had an okay start (we were over early but quickly re-crossed the line) and then the wind shut off. It seemed to take hours to get around the Brooks Pennisula.

We took a risk and went way offshore (approximately 20-30 miles). We were so far out that we couldn't contact Tofino Coast Guard Radio for our required check in appointments. The winds were okay and built the next morning as we headed back to the beach.

We were the first to arrive in Ucluelet, so we will get another white flag and will pull off a significant lead in the elapsed time contest. As far as the corrected time finish results we will have to see...