Race Logs

Position Update: July 11, 8:00 pm

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing with you the following track: Name: Transpacific 2011-3 Start Date: July 8, 2011 1:33 pm Map: View on Map Total Distance: 976.8 miles Elapsed Time: 79:20:50 Avg Speed: 12.3 kts Max Speed: 20.5 kts Avg Pace: 04’52” per nm Min Altitude: 0 ft Max Altitude:…

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‎0600 PDT

Position is: 27 25 N, 131 37 W TWD 035 @ 15, Swell 1 m from NW, Sky 100% cover, 1020mb

Position Update: July 10, 6:00 pm

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing with you the following track: Name: Transpacific 2011-2 Date: July 8, 2011 1:33 pm Map: View on Map Distance: 653.8 miles Elapsed Time: 52:20:24 Avg Speed: 12.5 kts Max Speed: 20.5 kts Avg Pace: 04’48” per nm Min Altitude: 0 ft Max Altitude: 0 ft…

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Connections and Navigation

We’re using Imarsat for data connection, and for navigation: MotionX, existing and future versions.    

Position Update: July 9, 6:00 pm

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing with you the following track: Name: Transpacific 2011-1 Date: July 8, 2011 1:33 pm Map: View on Map Distance: 332.3 miles Elapsed Time: 26:16:28 Avg Speed: 11.8 kts Max Speed: 19.1 kts Avg Pace: 05’06” per nm Min Altitude: 0 ft Max Altitude: 0 ft…

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Pegasus 70 team on their way to Honolulu!

We passed Catalina and just changed from the #1 jib to the #3. Doing 10 knots at 225 true. The course to Honolulu is 255 true. We are to the right of the fleet. We expect a right shift. Life is good.

A happy Pegasus Pack

A happy Pegasus Pack. A fantastic adventure. With an astounding 403 Nautical Miles in 24 hours! We at Pegasus-MotionX tried to share the adventure with all of you and give you a feel for that a fantastic sport offshore sailing is. The last great adventure!

Landfall

Hawaii Magic, lush, warm not hot, soft, best surfing, trades blowing every day!  

FaceTime with Philippe in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

FaceTime from the middle of the Pacific. Arthur and Peter, my MotionX colleagues are in the office in Santa Cruz, California and get video-taped doing FaceTime between Pete’s iPhone 4 in Santa Cruz and my iPhone 4 in the middle of the Pacific Ocean one of the most isolated spots in the world. When it…

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Pegasus-MotionX, Pacific Cup 2010 – Position Update 13

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing their latest position: Name: Position Update 013 Date: Jul 17, 2010 2:00 am Map: Google Maps iPhone/iPad Map: Maps Application Current Speed: 17.3 kts Current Course: 215ºT Distance since last update: 183 nautical miles Distance to Finish: 212 nm Bearing to Finish: 244ºT Location: Latitude:…

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Pegasus-MotionX, Pac Cup 2010 – Position Update 12

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing their latest position: Name: Position Update 012 Date: Jul 16, 2010 2:00 pm Map: Google Maps iPhone/iPad Map: Maps Application Current Speed: 16.5 kts Current Course: 208ºT Distance since last update: 152 nautical miles Distance to Finish: 377 nm Bearing to Finish: 229ºT Location: Latitude:…

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Loose Stitches…

Crusty’s stitches: Crusty and I are both paramedic trained and stay current. Crusty insisted in stitching up his left index with his own right hand. After three days, the stitches are a bit loose, but it’s clean without an infection. So we’re just going to dress it up.

Pegasus-MotionX, Pac Cup 2010 – Position Update 11

Philippe uses MotionX-GPS HD on the iPad and is sharing their latest position: Name: Position Update 011 Date: Jul 16, 2010 2:00 am Map: Google Maps iPhone/iPad Map: Maps Application Current Speed: 14.3 kts Current Course: 205ºM Distance since last update: 161 nautical miles Distance to Finish: 527 nm Bearing to Finish: 221ºM Location: Latitude:…

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