there you are, jessye. they have run back and got the charts, and i believe they are in the middle of a reasonable planning session at the moment. # happy birthday to you...# and this is, like, my first birthday away from my parents. but i feel like it's a good experience. yeah. to be away from home i for a long period of time. you know, ifeel like that's the part that's going to hit. i feel like everything else is normal. so, kyle, how was your sleep? erm... i don't know if you can really tell, but i was sick before, _ and now i'm even sicker. it was cold. i heard a lot of sniffing. i am exhausted, and also nervous. it is quite cold today. we need to get the boat set up and leave _ we need to get the boat set up and leave 8:30am. teacher gives instructions we got the main sheet up and the jib up, - and it was pretty rough conditions — like, 20 knots, wind against tide. . so that means a big sea state, so a lot of chop on the waves. | let's keep behind, let's keep behind. | that way, that way, that way. g