Home  Blog Sailing Pacific Cup 2008 - Le Flying Fish - Day 14
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Pacific Cup 2008 - Le Flying Fish - Day 14 |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
A little late but here comes the last email... We crossed the finish line around 2am on Monday. Official finish time is 13d 15h 56m 23s. We finished fourth, 1h 9m behind Moore Havoc. You can find our arrival picture at http://pacificcup.org/08/arrivals/pc08-arrival.php?yacht_id=29. You'll see a very tired but very happy and proud Papa.
As you arrive in the dark and adjust to the artificial lights it is fun to hear those voices in the background. Peter and Jeff, previous owners of Le Flying Fish (used to be Keeli Quinn) and who competed in the Pac Cup 06, made a point of being there. Merci! THEY know first hand what we've gone through over the last 14 days. We understand each other when we share stories. Then it's 'Papa', 'Papa' with Segolen and Evan Luc. I have missed those little voices during the crossing. Dorianne, Stella and Dag (parents in law) were also present, battling the squalls and the rain coming through the night. What a special moment to share!
The 'get well'/paper boats crossed the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii, and tomorrow morning they'll complete the last leg of their journey. We'll be giving away those paper boats to sick kids from the Kapi'olani hospital, making sure to tell the kids about the story of those paper boats. There might be some local media; something that Evan Luc always looks for ;-)
It is the end of an incredible 2 week adventure, the end of an 18 months project... It's going to take some time to adjust to this new phase. I hope you enjoyed our daily updates. Hopefully it made some sense as it was quite challenging to write those emails in this environment, with a constant level of general fatigue and with the intensity of the race.
It was my 3rd crossing to Hawaii. I still have never flown 'TO' Hawaii :-)) A fun fact I love... I look forward to reading all of your emails of support.
In the end... the KIDS won! This is what truly counts...
Merci,
Stephane
www.sailorsonamission.org
www.pacificcup.org
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