Susan informed OPDX this past weekend "It appears that the hurricane season's strength was greatly overestimated....as Mark would say. So if it stays down and no more come this way, I am planning on trying to get out of here just after November 1st during first week of November.

Should be good weather then...trade winds should be in full force for a nice down wind ride." If you do not know about Susan, she is a 73 years old grandmother, Skipper of the USSV Dharma, and has been sailing all over the Pacific. This amazing lady is an interesting story. It is highly recommend to visit the following Web pages to see where she has been, and there is a Real Audio recording of her radio interview with Art Bell. Visit the Web pages at: http://ussvdharma.net & http://www.qrz.com/callsign/W7KFI

[OPDX]