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Wednesday, July 29, 2008 (AM Report):
"In a 24 hour period Sparky has gone 59 miles!! Yesterday at 8:00am his DTF was..." >> Read more!
Monday, July 28 , 2008 (PM Report):
"Ruben will be in Hanalei Bay and will finish this race. Today he was able to rest, regroup, eat, and regain..." >> Read more!
Monday, July 28, 2008:
"From Ruben's shore contact, Robbie:
Ruben flies his spinnaker and hand steers from the am, to the pm check-in, then puts up..." >> Read more!
Thursday, July 24, 2008:
"This just in…Ruben is halfway to Hanalei!!!
The Home Crew was surprised with a phone call..." >> Read more!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008:
"Ruben was so excited to hear that he's in today's Lectronic Latitude! (Check it out here)
Ruben’s spirits were..." >> Read more!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008:
"Ruben is doing okay. He was feeling a bit frustrated - first by the lack of wind, and then by too much..." >> Read more!
Monday, July 21, 2008:
"Ruben checked in with the Home Crew personally this morning and he sounded great! He said that..." >> Read more!
Sunday, July 20, 2008:
"Week 1 is now complete and Ruben is doing great. He had a late night sail change at..." >> Read more!
Saturday, July 19, 2008:
"Ruben is doing great. He has really enjoyed hearing all the comments and well wishes left for..." >> Read more!
Friday, July 18, 2008:
"Ruben is doing great! He is starting to feel the competition heat up, especially..." >> Read more!
Thursday, July 17, 2008:
"Said that he got a good amount of sleep and that he feels great. He has continued..." >> Read more!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008:
"He's doing fine. There's good wind, and he flew the spinnaker for about 3 hours today. (Oh, and Kermit..." >> Read more!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008:
"After Ragtime! reported that "Sparky picked up a military-looking ball from the water. The General suggested he NOT pull the pin. Several assured him..." >> Read more!
Monday, July 14, 2008:
"Winds are fluky but I'm having a great time. I'm so excited to be out here. So far..." >> Read more!
Sunday, July 13, 2008:
"Ruben reports that there is no wind and that there are really big jellyfish everywhere! He enjoyed..." >> Read more!
Saturday, July 12, 2008:
"He did it! Ruben set sail at 12:15 pm today and has successfully started the 2008 Singlehanded Transpac! The day was both..." >> Read more!
Friday, June 11, 2008:
"After attending the Skippers Meeting, Ruben spent a majority of the afternoon attending to last minute details and final adjustments..." >> Read more!
Sunday, June 1, 2008:
"Hanalei Bay, Kauai is my favorite place on earth (no joke), and to have an opportunity to arrive by sail via a sailboat race is too amazing!" >> Read more!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008:
"Greetings: Thanks to my "home" crew for putting this website together...y'all are the best! I'm excited to chronicle the work being done to Sparky for this fantastic voyage to Hanalei Bay, Kauai..." >> Read more!

