Globe40: Peanut butter on a cracker

American Joe Harris along with Roger Junet are competing in the Globe40, a multi-leg doublehanded round the world race in Class40s. Seven teams were at the beginning on June 26, with five teams now on the fourth leg from Auckland, New Zealand to Papeete, Tahiti.

After starting on October 29, Harris files this report from onboard GryphonSolo2 on November 8, 2022:

We are approaching the turning mark at the island of Bora Bora, before hanging a right over to Tahiti and the finish line of this leg at Papeete.

Can we just pause for a moment and admire the name Bora Bora? I mean really, was there a WW2 movie by that name or am I hallucinating that? We can’t do “The Google” out here so maybe somebody can tell me the origin of the name?

Meanwhile… there is an absolutely full moon tonight and I am awed by its clarity, juxtaposed against some amazingly clear white clouds… rather breathtaking…

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