Wetfoot Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 Apparently Alan (green line) got to test his portage system. Mike Vacanti: Thanks. I didn't know about the rules change. Tom Lathrop: Even though Chief is always right, I agree. The two-boaters should at least have to perform some sort of heroic action to compensate. Like starting from the Alabama/Florida boarder. Or at the start, reciting "I am a two-boater, two-boater am I. My mast is too stuck-on, my mast is too high." while patting their heads, rubbing their tummies and dancing a jig. There are a lot of possibilties for creative fairness here. Pete Quote
Docpal Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 Graham is now only about 8 miles off of MisterMoon's stern as they both are trying to get into Flamingo... Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 Not sure what time Graham weighed anchor this morning, but he has only make about 5 miles so I presume he took a bit of a well deserved rest. Meanwhile Dawn is moving right through the Thousand Islands on her way to Chokoloskee. Alan has started out across Florida Bay. Bill and John are heading upwind toward Flamingo. Quote
Steve W Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 On the Facebook page.....quite a few folks dropping out. I want to do this one day really bad, and it's one of the reasons I selected the Cs20.3. before hauling my effort all the way down from NY. This race is just totally fascinating. Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 Steve, I agree with the fascination. I think I'd be terrible at the racing part, though, because I'd be so enamoured of the environment. I'm pretty sure I could stretch that route out into 8 months without batting an eyelash! That said, my son and I are about to build us a boat what has done the EC before, so who knows? Of course, if I trailed a boat all the way across the country, I'd have to stop and sail with all the cool people I met on this forum, so it's an 8 month deal, either way... Are the drop outs weather related, do you know? I know it's been NASTY in this race before. Quote
Wetfoot Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 Fresh and foul for the finish. There have been a number of gear failures and a number of wise people who realized that continuing was beyond their abilities. The winds have been tough on the kayakers for quite a while. Quote
alexscott Posted March 8, 2016 Report Posted March 8, 2016 FWIW, I pasted the Watertribe results page for Class 4 into Excel and calculated the average speed from the start to each CP. Beside the amazing twobeers with his 'triple screw', I am amazed at halfbaked doing so well in a Dovekey(sp?). I can update periodically if anyone is interested EC 2016 Class 4.pdf Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 Graham did not stay long at Check Point 3 Flamingo. He has elected to sail the outside route to Key Largo. This means sailing south from Flamingo and then sailing NE along the Keys to Key Largo. This is longer but the water depth is greater. John Bell has also elected to sail the outside route he is a little ways in front of Carlita. Meanwhile Alan is tacking across Florida Bay. The winds will be stiffer tomorrow so that may be why they are pushing through the night. Dawn has passed through Chokoloskee but instead of heading back out to the gulf like the sail boats she is staying inland following the Wilderness Waterway. Quote
Steve W Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 It looks like both Roo and Jarhead are right near each other. in Florida Bay this morning and Alan has finished the EC portion. Quote
Wetfoot Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 @alexscott You bet I'm interested. Thanks for posting that. Pete Quote
Tom Lathrop Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 It will be interesting to hear what caused the recent path track of Carlita. SOS also had a bit o this yesterday but it looked like Allan may have gotten into some shallow isues and had to search for away forward. A east wind does blow a lot of water out of Florida bay. Quote
Docpal Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 Congratulations to Mister Moon and ZerotheHero for banging their way through last night's winds to finish up in Key Largo in the wee hours...! Quote
alexscott Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 Wetfoot, I have been waiting for the WT results page to be fixed up. Last night & earlier if you refreshed Class 4 it said something like 'this is over' and everyone that had not finished got a DNF. It has just been changed so that everyone not to CP2 is a DNF. I checked on wanders (first not at CP2) and it looks like he's on the trailer at St. James City across from.Sanibel, so maybe they all have dropped out, Also the time for Roo to CP3 is shown as 2 days 20 Hours 5 Mins. DWSB said in SOS’s blog that Roo got in to CP3 at 14:47 on 8 Mar and he should know if anybody does. That is 3 Days 5 Hours 47 Mins from 07:00 on 5 Mar. The table has been updated with the latest times. It looks like Roo is on his way, and once he fights his way upwind to the Keys, he should have a reach or at least an easy lay to Key Largo (Key Largo is 39 Miles away at 240 degrees, so an east wind is 150 degrees off his bow and southeast is 105 degrees). I am also waiting to see what lugnut does- He’s been at CP3 since about 1600 yesterday. Tom, That little 'Whoops' when he got underway looks like me trying to leave an anchorage single handed EC 2016 Class 4.pdf Quote
Action Tiger Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 It is really neat to me to know what's going on. These reports help us track our pals, but also reveal so much about the race. Very good stuff on this thread. Are MisterMoon and ZerotheHero the new Bash Brothers? Instead of crushing homers on PEDs, they rush homeward wearing PFDs! Sorry for the lame baseball joke. Good job and cheers all around! Thanks again for all the postings and updates, please keep them coming. Quote
Steve W Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 What do you think our fearless leader is up to? Strange tracks. It is very windy (17+) gusts to 30. Quote
Oyster Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 The fearless leader is on a cruise while testing his product. Unlike so many other plan sellers on the internet, he is one of the few that eats, sleeps, and understands his product and their abilities before he also turns loose his drawings on paper. He is constantly attempting to tweak and improve his products, and this includes his power boat designs as of late. Quote
Joe Anderson Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 Grahams course is not his typical most efficient line to the finish. There are some shoals in that area. Experimenting with the self steering rig? He would rather spend more time on his boat than on the beach at Key Largo? Having some problem with the boat? He seems now to be on more of a bee line to the finish. We need a volunteer to interview Graham at Key Largo and write up a trip report. Quote
Steve W Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 I hope you didn't see that as a negative post. I meant it exactly the opposite way, but still wondering about his tracks. It will be interesting to hear both Alan's and Graham's stories. Quote
Oyster Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 I was just speculating. But Graham did say early on that he planned to make this trip of cruise, according to the report by one of his seasoned sidekick. Add that to the winds, I added my thoughts. Who knows.....I am just an armchair lurker on this venture and stayed dry, fully fed and rested the entire time. So I won in my division or maybe tied with a few others here. ;<} Quote
alexscott Posted March 9, 2016 Report Posted March 9, 2016 I bet Graham misses that spray hood he didn't have time for more than somewhat Quote
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