Transpac 2011: Day 4. Approaching half way...

Hello Peligroso fans. Thanks again for continuing to show support for the team through your emails and phone calls. According to the maps, our Peligrosos are having a tough time maintaining the NUMERO UNO position in Division 1, but the race is still very tight and the positions are changing constantly. At least two other competitors, are within just minutes... VAMOS!!!

My quite unprofessional calculations lead me to believe that Peligroso will be exactly halfway to Honolulu in less than 15 hours. Exactly 96 hours (or 4 days) since they left LA. Please don't hold me accountable for that statement, it is just a rookie approximation... But most likely, before you get tomorrow's email our crew will be literally and exactly in the middle of nowhere!

In today's brief call, Peligroso sounded happy and pleased. The winds have been a little lighter and they have been sailing very close to another boat called Medicine Man, so they are not alone out there! They had bagels for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch. I was confided two secrets which I am not supposed to tell you, but what the hell... They are too far to complain anyway! The first one is that to date no one in Peligroso has yet taken a shower. They claimes that it is too cold to bathe. The second and even icky-er secret is that an undisclosed member of the crew had an "accident" in the only bathroom which may have disabled it for the rest of the trip... The crew has poured two Coca Colas in hopes for dilution of the clogging substance with no results yet! They should have known better with that lamb dinner yesterday. GUACALAAAAA!

And now for nicer subjects, here are two more crew member descriptions for the Berho brothers: Lorenzo and Diego (courtesy of their lovely girlfriends Mariana and Ana Pau):

Lorenzo D. Berho (Loren) is 29 years and 4 days old, and been on board since his b-day. Everyone who knows Loren will agree that he is full of energy, he works hard, enjoys life and loves sports (triathlete). Loren is the type of person that sets a goal and makes it happen no matter what. He is constantly proposing new ideas and likes being involved in all kinds of projects. Planning things is one of his best qualities and he is the master at convincing people to join. That is how he has made so many friends all over the world. That and the fact that he knows how to make people feel good. Loren has a strong character and it seems like the word IMPOSSIBLE doesn't show up in his vocabulary. He enjoys moments of silence, and lying down on the couch listening to a good concert on tv. Travel and good food are his passion. Dominique is Loren's middle name and it is the name he goes by when he focuses all his energy in partying (and he is very good at it)! He firmly believes that after working hard all week, he has earned one day of wild partying! And there is no way to stop him, you are better off joining him. (Watch out Honolulu!) For Loren, the Transpac is a real challenge. He doesn't like wasting his time, so I am sure that he is doing a great job on Peligroso!

One way to describe Diego is as a lively 23 year old with diverse interests and passions which he likes to share with his friends and family. There is never a dull day with him. He is a gifted photographer, amateur chef, avid skier amongst other things. Notwithstanding his diverse interests he has special devotion and oomph for anything involving wind and water. Not even the winters of land locked Munich, where he currently studies Civil Engineering, keep him from "hitting some waves" (even if it is on a river.) Just before flying to LA for the Transpac, Diego was working on his BA thesis on how to ameliorate the water (of course!) system in Mexico. The thesis focus is very descriptive of Diego, always enjoying the status but finding ways to make it better, and acting upon it! Diego has amazing creativity (which he uses to solve problems, make the good, better or come up with a quick joke) a contagious drive, and responsible determination. This combination makes him a fun and proactive team player. But on top of all that, the greatest asset he brings to every team (and individual around him) is his ability to see and bring out the best in people. The thing that strikes most people about him is his uncanny ability to move people for the better and make everyone around him comfortable. For Diego, the Transpac is a long awaited goal and he believes that he couldn't be doing it with a better crew (he speaks very highly of all his teammates and was looking forward to meeting the new members). I am sure he will form and grow great friendships from this experience (and hopefully get a tan.)

Where are the rest? Come on friends and families... send me a short description of the rest of the crew members so that we all get a sense of who is sailing Peligroso!

RE:
Congrats, excellent job at sea and land. Go for the win. If it helps get mad, enjoy and focus for the win. You can.
Carl eric

Incredible Journey, Incredible Crew, only a great outcome!
Congrats to all, brave sailors.
Love. Cuquis.