Artie Means and Scott Lowry, San Diego -  maestros of electronics/Expedition

Bill Kinne, San Diego- master marine electrician

Brad  Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Racing - the only man for serious boat fixes------------->

Chad Hough, North Sails - Long Beach

Chris and Ron, West Marine - San DIego

Clayton Corbin, US Navy meteorologist - helping us understand the basics    

David Servais at SD Rigworks, San Diego

Frank at Powerstride - supplier of reliable Lifelife AGM batteries

Hawaii Host Committee for their hard work to make arrival awesome

Jeff Kent at CSI - master of carbon fiber rudders and sprits, Hingham, MA

Ken Campbell at Commander's Weather - prescient weather forecasting

Kent Oyer at Micro Source, Goshen, IN - superb low-amp DC PC source/support!

Man and Machine - backlit waterproof keyboard/mouse

Mike at Go2Marine - guru for Balmar alternator, regulator, & duo charger

Mike Jones at PYacht - finder of discontinued B&G parts and racing guru

Beti Ward, Paul Skellon, Jim Parton - Pacific Air Cargo - our fabulous Hawaii hosts

Ryon Warren Composites - designer of a bullet-proof sprit

SC 37 sister ships Tiburon (Steve Stroub) and E-Ticket (Tom Hudson)

Southwestern Yacht Club - San Diego - for their encouragement

Tim Kernan -  designer of superb yachts and our Santa Cruz 37

Transpac Yacht Club -  making historic yacht racing possible

Waikiki and Hawaii Yacht Club for opening their doors and hearts to us

Wayne and Scott at Shelter Island Boatyard, San Diego

Will Paxton & George Szabo, Quantum Sails - San Francisco, San Diego

Alexa Kownacki, James Wriston, Brian Genovese, Rob & Janet Zanville -

     their GoPro productions, willingness to be women overboard, planning

     amazing food selection, creative recipes, doing food drying, and food

     vacuum packing for weeks, helping out with sail practices, repairs,

     and exchanging ideas, we could not even think competing in this race!