Katana and her crew are dockside preparing for the race which will begin in hours from the time these photos were taken...

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One of us saw a huge sea turtle; another crew member saw a flying fish. And as I mentioned yesterday, we had a squid fly onto the deck.  It's curious we are not seeing much in the way of sea life. More >>

...They say goodbye to land and hello to the ocean blue in this video from Days 1 and 3.  Also, as of this video, they are in first place for their division.

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Finally, Monday has brought a bit of peace for us.  Here's a recap:
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It was very, very crazy here yesterday with high winds and rough seas. On top of that, we were going upwind which was difficult and exhausting, so I wasn't able to write a blog. However... More >>

Post your question to Dr. Laura regarding the Transpac Race she is preparing to do... 

Watch Dr. Laura and Katana's progress here

 

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Dr. Laura and crew members head to the starting line of Transpac 2011.

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As we went to the start line, we sent off our first video. (Watch: Heading to the Start).



We're now about 3 hours into the race. We had a great start... More >>

It's the day before the race and all of us worked from 8am to 1pm doing the final "dialing in" of the boat. Every nut, bolt, screw, line, etc. had to be examined. If not given a thumbs-up, they were repaired or replaced. More >>

It's Wednesday, two days before the start of Transpac 2011 for my boat Katana. I got up at 5AM to get ready to leave with my crew to go to Long Beach, California to board the boat. My doggies seemed to know "something was up," and they were all exhibiting a "hangdog" demeanor as I readied to leave. More >>