Monday October, 24; Day 1:

Today started with a light unexpected rain and barely an wind. The crew was on deck at 9:00am, working the last minute details. 170 boats cut the starting line at 11:00 am.

Skipper's report:
"Hello Hello!  Sans Frontieres here. Our current position is 31'51'4 N  116'58'9W, at 8pm, just passed Ensenada. Condition is 4 knts wind, calm seas. we are going 6.7 knots over ground, powering.

Start at 11 was with very low wind, 5 knts so it was a rolling start... everybody instructed to power at 6 knots speed. we set the spinaker up at 3:15 to 6:30pm, going between 4.2 and 6 kts. bbq sausage and salad for dinner... banana flambe for dessert, with Lamauny French Rhum!   :-)
saw one whale around 5pm and a bunch of dolphins a couple of times, with some playing around the boat for a few minutes... very pretty... heading for Cabo too!

looks like the night should be pretty easy, powering at 6 knts."