11 Searching for DragonsBilly and I continued work on the timeline. The race started on Saturday morning. It was then Monday afternoon. Over 50 hours. If the Adonis headed straight out of Juan de Fuca at ten knots, her approximate cruising speed, she could be 500 miles from Victoria. If there was no crew except Tombolo on board, she was probably motoring not sailing.
I picked up a compass and drew an arc on a chart of the area. It covered a range from Haida Gwaii in the north to the California border in the south. Billy commented, “That’s a huge area. Even though this boat is much faster, there is no way we can catch up in any reasonable time. In fact, he could be in Mexico or Hawaii before we caught him. We need more exact information. Have you found anything yet, Saga?”
“Some. The AI
