News48 hours into the 2025 edition of the Transpac, SAIL’s Lydia Mullan virtually hops on board with Alli Bell, about 400nm off the coast of Los Angeles. It was a good, but lumpy first stretch and the crew was happy to have some of the most challenging conditions in its wake. Alli talks sail changes, navigation predictions — and peanut butter pretzels. Then, we hear from Ava Wilson, crew aboard the 68ft Gunboat, Convexity², as she prepares for her Saturday start.