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shari
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Solo Rower ELSA HAMMOND in the Calif-Hawaii Race now heading for San Diego
I received a most interesting phone call from Steve Bullock from the UK. Steve heads up the support team for Elsa Hammond who was rowing in a race
from Monterrey to Hawaii. Elsa has been plagued with problems and has decided to turn around and will be making landfall here in Bahia Asuncion...we
hope.
Read all about Elsa and track her voyage here. She is an amazing woman and I cant wait to meet her and hear all about her adventure.
http://www.elsahammond.com/
We will be assisting her with logistics of getting here safely and planning a big baja welcome for her. We hope to have the Navy standing by and
contact other possible vessels in the area to assist her if the need arises. She is rowing with a repaired oar she hopes will hold out and is battling
high winds and big seas.
If all goes well, she will arrive sometime around the second week of August...just in time for our Traditional Fiestas so her boat will possibly be on
display then.
Steve is flying into San Diego on July 29th from the UK and gets into the airport at 6:25. I thought it would be neat if some Nomad/s might be able to
meet him there and put him up for the night.
Also, it would be fantastic if someone gave him a ride part way or all the way here...the stories would be very entertaining...in case anyone is
heading down the baja on July 30 or 31st.
We're pulling for you Elsa and hope you get here safe and sound!
[Edited on 7-22-2014 by shari]
[Edited on 8-1-2014 by shari]
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micah202
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...ahh,yes,,,had noticed a straggler on the tracker,,someone wayyy off the pace and to the SE.
...and yes ,,there's a tropical storm running past Hawaii--just in time for the rowers plus not one but 2 sailboat races to Hawaii
...from Elsa.....''Hello everyone, You may have noticed the silence and lack of any westward push over the last couple of days from me and Darien.
Things have been busy here with phone calls, emails, and lots of difficult decision-making.
Given the tricky conditions I have been facing since the beginning, and particularly the impossibility of making enough westward progress into
headwinds, I’m much further south and further behind schedule than planned. I am being advised that, even if I do manage to punch my way westward
against the wind and waves from this position, the likelihood of meeting volatile weather (tropical cyclones, hurricanes) ''
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shari
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smart woman for deciding to turn tail...sometimes ya just gotta know when to say uncle.
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....indeed....she's probably a surfer at heart..''why go against the flow''!!??
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....here's the tracker.... http://www.elsahammond.com/progress/
...there's apparently still opportunity to sponsor these miles...but maybe that's a bad suggestion--seems she's using previous donations for a mexico
vacation!!  
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shari
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I really liked her mission of people sponsoring a mile in the name of an admired woman and she does alot of charity work for women's equality groups.
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..I'd definitely put her down as a 'woman I admire',,,if I hadn't already spent this month's donation fund 
...not only is she courageous to take on the pacific,,,but smart enough to know when enough is enough,,and pack-it-in......wise indeed! 
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Ateo
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Incredible. What an amazing individual. This is gonna be an interesting thread I reckon.
I may be down in BA when she arrives.
Shari, why'd she pick Bahia Asuncion to return to? I know it's a great place but was curious if there was a back story.
OT: I listened to a great podcast today about Navy sonar and whales beaching themselves. At the end they talked about Ojo de Liebre and what an
awesome experience can be had there. I thought of you.
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Oh my gosh! What an amazing woman......the winds have been so strong, she must be overwhelmed. Thanks for sharing and wish we were north and could
help out!
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bullox
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Hello folks, Steve here - Elsa's fiancée and Campaign Manager.
Thanks to Shari and all for such a warm welcome to Baja! Elsa's heading as directly to the mainland as possible, and the most likely landing point at
present is Bahia Asuncion - some time in the next 2-3 weeks!
We'd love to have any and all present to welcome her in - sorry I can't give a more accurate date or location, but I'll keep you up to date in this
thread!!
Currently looking for support with customs - need to make sure the paperwork is in order so we can get Elsa and boat back to CA for shipping out. Any
connections appreciated!
Best wishes, please see www.elsahammond.com for full details!
Steve xx
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shari
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hahaha I love your name Steve...bullox...funny! Welcome to Baja Nomad and we look forward to updates from you here.
Anybody in San Diego near the airport willing to meet Steve at the airport and put him up for the night. We are looking for a ride down for him or he
will take the bus from TJ.
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The soonest I can leave Reno is the 4th of august. If I can help I will
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Skipjack Joe
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Guess she was born to be free.
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micah202
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Guess she was born to be free. |
...definitely born in a rowboat,,,according to her bio
http://www.elsahammond.com/elsa/
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bullox
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Hehe Shari, my surname's Bullock, so it fits  although when Elsa and I tie the
knot we're considering Hammock 
Skipjack Joe, is that a lion cub reference?? I hadn't heard of it til my dad started going on about it!!!
All welcome to come celebrate her return - hopefully going to be a big party! How's about a welcome fleet of paddle and surf boards?
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Better keep an eye on this rogue cyclone tracking up the peninsula; it's more than just the storm itself, the winds and weather effect a large
circumference for hundreds of miles around it. Hope she's not heading into the jaws of another SNAFU. Does she have support vehicles nearby if
needed?
I don't have a BUCKET LIST, but I do have a F***- IT LIST a mile long!
86 - 45*
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shari
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this may be a problem for her...there are support vessels at the ready and with a repaired oar it may break again if she rows in heavy seas. I noticed
on her tracking site she lost 3 nautical miles in the last 2 hours...poor girl.
http://www.elsahammond.com/progress/
I am going to go talk to the Navy here and see if they have a suggestion in case she needs help. She is not far from Guadalupe Island.
[Edited on 7-24-2014 by shari]
[Edited on 7-24-2014 by shari]
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bullox
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Thanks for all the support and advice. Would definitely be great to have the option of support if needed, but please don't take any action without
confirmation from Elsa via me!
Her boat is built to take whatever the Pacific can throw at her, up to and including this sort of weather. She has a 5-point harness in her cabin and
will ride out most roller coasters that may come her way. She's currently on sea anchor with waves breaking over her deck but is safe and happy.
Lesson learned from Roz Savage's first Pacific attempt - an enthusiastic supporter called the coastguard and the first she knew about it was a heli
overhead!!
Would very much appreciate the option - please send any contact details and advice to steve@elsahammond.com.
Thanks so much everyone!
Steve x
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bullox
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Been looking at several different forecasts and likelihood is that system will head west or WNW. Elsa may expect some waves but winds are looking
pretty easy for the next 14 days, after her current high winds subside Friday evening.
I'm monitoring closely, and everyone's support is very much appreciated!!
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shari
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We spoke to the pilot that flies seafood from Guadalupe to Ensenada and he gave us the number of the fishing coop there to call in case of an
emergency...nice there is an island close by!
Wonder what Elsa is reading? I can just picture her world...harnessed in all round...rocking and rolling listening to waves crash over the
boat...smiling.
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