Lee,
Glad you're still interested. Having looked over the course, there will be a few stops that will be unsupported and I have no problem with that. Still, there's a lot to be said for having a hot meal, a cold beer and a warm bed waiting for you after 10 - 12 hours out there. Again, this is all still up for discussion and its good to get the input. Although I've been racing for 30+ years, I must profess that almost all of my racing has been at the helm of OD keelboats so your input is valuable to me.
Since you mentioned that you used to have a 21SE, may I ask your opinion of the boat as it would apply to this sort of event? I have no problem moving to a newer Hobie or Nacra but part of me thinks the wings could make it a much drier and comfy ride given the extreme distance. I'm also of the mindset that simpler is better in this context. I've been out in the 21 in some particularly ugly weather and I've never once questioned its ability to get me home.
I guess my biggest question is whether you and other distance junkies are prepared to miss a GT300 since I'd like to time this to ride on coat tails of the Van Isle 360 which runs at the same time. Again, planning is in its preliminary stages and subject to alternatives. Truth be known, I'd love to do this in 2010.
Lets continue to discuss and see what we can build this into. I've unofficially dubbed it the Gauci 1000 since my last name in Cantonese means "dogsh*t" and the circumnavigation is almost precisely 1000 kilometers. The Dogsh*t 1000...sounds like the ultimate boat race to me.
Here's a link to my ever changing Google map:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=U...72.000466354ed6a936d25a5&t=h&z=8David Gauci
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