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Dear Teresa & Dave,
Best wishes for the start tomorrow, we'll be thinking of you. You'll laugh at this, I've printed your pictures from your bulletin and stuck them on my computer monitor to remind me that your out there, probably wet, cold & hungry while I'm sitting here at my desk next to my heat and able to eat when ever I want!
We'll be watching your progress on the web site and reading your bulletins. Watch out for those sharks! Good luck.
Love from Amanda & Andrew
Dear Teresa & David,
Thanks for the update, glad to hear you are safe & well. What horrendous conditions you have had! I am full of admiration for your endurance and courage. I am very glad that you took shelter, this is good seamanship and may turn out to be a race winning tactic with the attrition occurring out there. Barbara & I are thinking of you constantly and sending our hopes for your safety and success. Keep focused on the goal of getting to the finish safely. I know you will sail fast, as always.
Very best wishes, Paul Nudd.
Teresa,
Sounds like fun. Ever wonder why you are there??? Well I imagine when you do finish the race it will be a huge sense of achievement - a bit like climbing Everest. Best of luck. I hope you do really well in the race and the crew plus boat come out of it in good shape. Take care.
Wayne
Guys, I remember going for holidays to Trial Bay but I'm sure you appreciated the sight beter than I use to. Good luck for the remaining miles.
A few big waves shouldn't worry a few big people. Good to see that Osaka is the goal, if it was me I would probably have sent the shit out of it and crashed, can't help myself.
Keep going hard and I will look forward to your regular updates
Love to you both & godspeed !!!
JIM
A few big waves shouldn't worry a few big people. Good to see that Osaka is the goal, if it was me I would probably have sent the shit out of it and crashed, can't help myself.
Keep going hard and I will look forward to your regular updates
Love to you both & godspeed !!!
JIM
Dave and Teresa!
Hey groovers! Hope all is OK and you have managed to get some decent sleep and some yummy hot food into your tummy! Thinking of you both - can't wait for my turn!
Luv Annee
Dear Terese & Dave, So glad to know you guys are doing well, good choice to pull in for a while! Am thinking of you and when it rains and hails(!) here and we think its a bit rough getting around, good Lord its a much bigger challenge for you out there! I guess you won't be sailing in the nude! Good luck for the rest of the way and stay safe and warm. Lots of love Gibbo xx
Hang in there guys. You're going great guns! Now's your chance to catch Sayernara. Bill Oxley & Monica were at the Social last night and they both looked real tired. Take care of each other and Montane of course. Keep up the good work. love Susie & Ken
Hi sea farers, hope all is going a bit smoother now, and you are out of that terrible front. Just take it one day at a time. You can do it. But hurry to this side of the globe as the weather is wonderful. We look forward to the updates, and send you all the goodluck we can muster.
Love and Laughter always. Milissa & Adrian
Dear Dave & Teresa, Our thoughts have been with you as the low lashed our cosy home. Following your progress with admiration and envy. Think ahead, you'll soon be in summertime! All the best James & Wendy
Following your progress daily. Glad to hear of the iddylic conditions now. Enjoy it. I hope it stays that way for the rest of the race. Keep sailing fast. Paul.
Thanks for all your emails with beautiful photos. Much appreciate all that info inspite of being in the middle of the race!
Paul and I are following it avidly and convey our congratulations to you and David for having done so well so far with gutsy little Montane.
Keep it up!!
We are freezing here with the wet and cold.
Warm regards
Dorothy & Paul New
Teresa and Dave,
Go you good things! Good news on the postion and the fine sailing. You know how to make a person feel guilty... just as I am about to bite into some cake thing (which I really do not need), you tell me it's the last real apple... uuuuggghh! Your spirits seem up... hope the kind weather persists.
lol Tamara
Greetings from Norway. Sailing in the Fjord of Oslo sounds like a more safe way of tanning!! Good luck for the remaining miles.
Greetings from Norway. Sailing in the Fjord of Oslo sounds like a more safe way of tanning!! Good luck for the remaining miles.
Hi Dave and Therese, It has been wonderful to hear of your excellent progress and great placing to date. We were slightly scared for you though with all the stormy weather around this area of the world. I bet old Trial Bay gaol has never looked so good! And I thought that being 20 weeks pregnant and having a fat little alien do somersaults inside was an adventure - nothing compared to what you guys have been up to. And I'll never think of sailing in nice calm Sydney Harbour in quite the same way again. All the best for the rest of the journey. Look forward to further updates. Love Kate and Rod.
Dave and Teresa
And I thought Dave was a bird lover!!!!! or Teresa were you just removing all external competition?
Going great guns guys - keep it up.
lol TAMARA
Dear Teresa,
We have really enjoyed your updates. I am happy to hear things have quientened down for you (weather-wise) lately - things sounded pretty wind there for a while. We are watching your progress with excitement.
All the best for your continuing voyage.
Love, Jeremy and Sushma
So much effort and courage, I'm very impressed. Thank you for sharing your experience with other sailors. Good luck and may the winds bring you to Osaka in a winning position.
Tim
How exciting it has been following your progress up the Australian East Coast - a really gutsy effort. Great going. An eagerly awaited event each day is to tune in to the 5.30pm position reports on the short wave radio, and these coupled with the updates really keep us in the picture. Now in the Coral Sea and in the area of the 'doldrums' you still manage to see the lighter side. On tonights's sked you mentioned a new meaning for the word 'becalmed'. Hope those breezes soon start again to send you on your way. Wishing you just the best. Our love, Anne and Peter
Hi you two out there drifting around off New Guinea. I'm in Hamble visiting Alby and this is just a short note from us to say hello and hope its all going well. Plenty of gossip for you but we'll save it for the finish! See you. Adrienne
Dear Teresa and Dave,
Have been following your progress nearly every day since you started. The map is getting quite exciting - you're really closing in! Your emails have been great, although I don't think I exhaled once during the Trial Bay one - I just kept taking in more breath! This is just a short note to let you know that you are very much in my thoughts. I'm sending heaps of good wind vibes your way. Rob said to say Good Luck - he has been stuck in Seattle with boat problems for 3 weeks so far. The other 4 girls in my office also wish you the best - they are becoming quite excited with this race!
*** ROAR ***
Luv Valerie
Hi Teresa & Dave, Sounds like you are having a great time and doing extremely well. Keep up the good spirits. All cruising along here, still fairly busy on the charter front. I leave for China in 2 weeks, would have loved to have come back with you guys from Japan, but unfortunately the office will be calling! Have fun, enjoy and take care Annabelle
Remember If was easy everyone would do it. Good luck
yours Ian Marden
DAVE TERESA GOT THE COOKING GAME SQUARED AWAY (PRESSURE COOKER).DROPPED IN ON DON & MARGIE LAST SATURDAY SPENT EVENING WITH JASON BEFORE FLYING BACK TO WEST.BY ALL ACCOUNTS YOUR PROGRESS IS GOING WELL FINGERS CROSSED.
KEEP THE STICK IN PLACE
CHRIS (FREMANTLE) :>
Wish you all a bon voyage and good race! Neat website!
Ship ahoy!
Have been following "Montane Moments - The Serial" with great enthusiasm. The occasional bout of flatspin mode notwithstanding, your levels of stamina, intrepidity and sheer waterproofness are indeed the stuff of which true aquatic rodents are made. Keep up the hot ratings, and may the Beaufort be with you! Frank
Hei, Susan tipset meg om siden deres. Her i Norge kan vi bare misunne dere varmen. Vi hadde snø i gaar (9 mai)! Websiden er morsom og informativ. Lykke til videre!
Lars
Keep up the good work! Remember a bad calm day in the Solomons is better than the best day in the winter in a city.
Regards,Schultzy
Are we there yet? I want an icecream? Dad I feel sick?
Hope all is going well and that the boat full of silly people is going well. Who's stupid idea was it to put the race's tallest people into the smallest boat. Sounds too hard for me I will wait until it comes out on video.
I am in Pusan at the moment and it could be possible that I may even be in Kobe (next to Osaka) for a while. When you get a chance tell me when you have arrived and how long you are intending to stay there. Sake for everyone.
Now get back to your job you lot.
See ya
Adrian
PS Who is the cabin boy then?
PPS It is VERY dangerous to have your photos available on the internet! HA HA.
Quilter & Teresa Thanks for the postcard Dave. I didnt know there was a 1st leg or a place called Blengowrie so after some investigating found your website & what you've been up to since Antarctica. Sounds like our trip was a walk in the park compared to the conditions you experienced before pulling into Trial Bayto catch your breath.Good move & well done to get through without boat or body damage. Going well now & best of luck for the rest of the race.Remember the answer is blowing in the wind & I'll bet there's some people just dayin ta meech ya. Cheers Guy
Go for it! Hope you two are having a lovely time out there. Things are pretty hectic in our living room I can tell you. We would just love a bit of a race across the ocean like you guys are doing. Be bold and fast. See you when you get back. Lots of love Lindy & Will, Sophie & Georgia.
Well done guys, I,m totally envious and all my best wishes during the race. Sail high and fast, go get 'em! JB
Dear Teresa and Dave : don't know you and will probably never meet you! Am also probably as far away from you as one can get (1100m vs 0m) but GOOD LUCK and hope you never need to bail ! Hilary
Teresa and Dave our thoughts are with you both. It's been fascinating reading about your exploits, particularly the early days and the storms. Hope Osaka is kind to you on arrival. As I recall it was a beautiful place when I visited in the 70's. Anyhow hang in there and don't relax until the first line is secured ashore! Best of luck Chris 17.5.99
Dear Teresa,
I'm missing you sooo much. Also I'm looking forward to your return. I have been keenly reading all your updates. I have to hand it to you - you've got adventure in your blood and I admire that so much. Good luck with the race.
We'll indulge when you get back at some sort of feminine pampering sessions.
love, Mona
Hi guys, Hope all is well, thinking of you, love your updates Amanda
Hi Teresa & Dave, A great effort guys.And thanks for sharing it with us. I hope that you've been taking lots of photos and might be persuaded to do a 'photo night" at the Balmain Sailing Club. You should be crossing the line about now - well done. Best regards, Ross
You've made it, well done, we can't wait to catch up with you guys again and hear your stories. Love from Amanda & Andrew
Dear Dave and Therese, We have just received your excellent news that you have arrived safely and came SECOND! Congratulations. What an amazing achievement. Have a sake or two for us (and half a one for the baby!) Love Rod and Kate
Congrats you two bath-tub heroes !!! A good dinner awaits on your SYD return. Tamara
Rolf and I send our congratulations to the intrepid sailors! Carol
Hey Dave and Teresa been checking out your progress by the web every couple of days good to see you are so close to finishing and have done so well. Been doing the Together alone race stuff with Don and have booked on to bring Spirit down from Cairns so you haven't got rid of me yet. Hope you are still talking to each other Cheers Ian
Dear Teresa & Dave Congratulations on a job very well done. It has been such and exciting race and you both have done so well. We are very proud of you. Look forward to chatting when you get back to the Land Down Under Love Milissa
Dear Teresa and Dave
Congratulations on coming second in your class and inside your estimated time. What a great accomplishment. Enjoy your celebrations (which I'm sure you already have and will). Teresa, I'll see you when you get back to Waterways. Take care.
Kim
Howdy Montane crew,
Congratulations on fininshing and doing so well! Top effort. I've enjoyed receiving emails about your progress although Ive had some difficulty replying so I'm not sure you've got any messages from me.
I hope the food went well! Let me know what you thought. I'd be very interested.
Have a great stay in Osaka (or are you homewardbound already?) Just out of interest, how are you getting the boat back? I imagine the person at the airline checkin would be forced to charge you excess baggage on it! Or does it fold up into two neat suitcases for transport? Anyway give me a yell when you get back.
Regards, Carl Roe
Teresa and Dave,
We at UNSW, staff and students alike, are delighted with the fantastic performance by "Montane": smallest yacht ever to compete, 6th overall and 2nd in Class C racing division. The word monumental springs to mind. Congratulations to you intrepid sailors! In recognition of your achievement, we have a complimentary copy of the Proceedings of our Workshop on the Safety of Ocean Racing Yachts, which you missed because you left Sydney (heading for Melbourne) the day before it took place.
When you have recovered your breath, I would like to ask youto give a talk to the RINA/IMarE about the race, the planning that is required, the conditions you experienced, and the afterglow of knowing that you have done well. Not necessarily immediately; we can negotiate in and around the film rights!
Regards, Phil
CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!! Can't wait to hear all the stories
Love annee
Congratulations to Teresa, who I have known since 1989 and it is good to see she hasn't changed at all. "0 sleeps to go"!
Regards, Joanna
Thanks for keeping us up to date on the saga of Osaka! Congratulations to the team! Three cheers for the quilters !!!! Best wishes Don & Margie
Teresa,
I find your trip quite remarkable!! I have been following the race on the Internet from Boca Raton, Florida. I am a friend of your parents. They should be proud -- and I guess they can relax now. Well done!! -Dianne
Well done guys, won't it be nice to be able to stand up and get changed, can't believe you dave haven't you had enough, sounds like a great trip.
Congrats again
JIM
Congratulations on a great effort!! Philip Baker IMT Help Desk Waterways
Teresa and Dave,
Our heartiest congratulations to Montane for finishing 2nd in her class. A most tremendous effort, we are very proud of you. This calls for champagne when you get back.
Cheers Dorothy & Paul New Blue Ensign Marine Brokers
Teresa & David, Well done and congratulations! Committee meeting last night. All committee members personally & the committee officially send congratulations, well done, we are proud to be associated with you and the prestiege of the SSAA is enhanced by your tremendous achievement. Looking forward to catching up with you soon Teresa. David, best wishes and fair winds for the journey home. Paul Nudd for SSAA Committee.
Hi there! Just having a bit of a surf and belatedly discovered your site!!! Hope all is well on board there and Tony is booming into your HF loud and clear. Have had my films processed and there are some great pics you will probably like to see. Teresa, give me a Hoi once you're home and settled in... Happy sailing guys, Talk to you soon, Cheers, Miriana (Outrageous III)
Hi I'm Dave in Seattle, I liked reading about your race to Japan. I have a 30ft. sailboat built in Japan in 1978 called a BlueWater 30 - look's like a Yamaha33. I don't know if you monitor this site.... But, I'm thinking about sailing to the South Pacific in my boat. And I was wondering if you were comfortable in a small (32') boat? I mean; will I be OK in my 7,500lb boat? It's very strong and seaworthy. But it's a little light as Montane was. Will displacement really matter for comfort, sleeping, sea kindliness, etc.? Thank's for any advice! I loved reading about your journey. Best, Dave