Hobie Tandem AIs in the WaterTribe Everglades Challenge 2010 and Ultimate Florida Challenge 2010
For personal reasons, I’ve been unable to get a “picture story” together. However, since the Hobie tandem AIs will likely finish the 300-mile Everglades Challenge today (Wed, Mar 10), I’m putting up a few pictures of pre-race preparations (Friday, Mar 5) at Ft Desoto Park in St. Petersburg, FL. This was an excellent year for sailors, but some paddlers have also finished as of today. Many paddlers are still on the water and will finish within the next few days. All finishers must do the EC by 7 pm, Sunday, March 14. Any participants arriving after that time are considered “DNF.”
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Everglades Challenge 2010 Starts: 3/6/2010
This Challenge is an expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. The time limit is 8 days but the winners will do it in 2 to 4 days. The distance is 260 to 300 miles depending on your course. This challenge is a qualifier for the Ultimate Florida Challenge.
Ultimate Florida Challenge 2010 Starts: 3/6/2010
This Ultimate Challenge is an expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. The race circumnavigates Florida and covers roughly 1200 miles including a 40-mile portage connecting the St. Marys River to the Suwannee River. There are five stages with the first stage being the Everglades Challenge.
This Challenge is an expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. The time limit is 8 days but the winners will do it in 2 to 4 days. The distance is 260 to 300 miles depending on your course. This challenge is a qualifier for the Ultimate Florida Challenge.
Ultimate Florida Challenge 2010 Starts: 3/6/2010
This Ultimate Challenge is an expedition style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. The race circumnavigates Florida and covers roughly 1200 miles including a 40-mile portage connecting the St. Marys River to the Suwannee River. There are five stages with the first stage being the Everglades Challenge.
Jim Czarnowski (PenquinMan in WaterTribe EC)—Hobie engineer. Jim and wife, Elena, are doing the EC.
Nick Hall, university professor, AI adventure sailor. Nick is doing the UFC.
Akas and bow—note forward positions of the amas relative to the bow. Jim did say they had eliminated bow diving on the tandem AI.
Jim attaching aka to cross bar.
A few other boats in the EC/UFC.
Matt Layden’s Elusion.
Meade Gougeon’s “Yellow Thing”
Bill Fite’s Sea Pearl 21
Kayaks
That is all for now. Much more later.
Keith
