so, will the waves be unwelcome to this one as well???

No... they are not invited....

I'd like to start a collection and see if we can come up with a Wave or an old AquaCat to take these two funny guys to Cuba. Or maybe, we could just take one of those inner tubes from a refugee, jury rig a Hobie kayak sail onto it...

I think this could solve a multitude of problems. Who's with me?

Mike

Now that's messed up right there. Even after that guy just did the Ditch on a Wave?

J

Doesn't IWCA allow hooter/spinnaker? How long is a wave? Would it not meet the 18' spin boat requirement?

Years ago, Tim Rynolds (Team Key West Worrell 1000 sailor) and I talked about organizing this race after Clinton allowed sports and cultural exchange exemptions in the Cuba visa restrictions. The great thing about the Tybee500 and W1000 is that they had a nice sandy beach nearby that would allow anyone to sort themselves out and be relatively self sufficient. No beaches between Key West and Cuba. We thought it might be a good idea to put two motor boats out in the middle somewhere and make it a safety gate.

so what's the final verdict from the legal standpoint? Are US citizens of non-cuban descent allowed to travel to Cuba in this cultural exchange?

And what about ground crews? How does the organizer propose travel for them (if they're allowed at all)?

Again, people cross it on inner tubes, rafts, row boats, if it floats they get on it and cross. Crossing it on a beach cat will be piece of cake compared to how the Cubans cross it.

Rather then a gate

the tracking tools that they used for the tybee would be a perfect solution... put one on every boat... The safety officer knows where they are and the race fans can follow at home. Your safety boats could trail the fleet and actually know where the back of the fleet actually is!

Has this technology proven accurate and reliable? If so, I agree that is a good idea.

Would it be safe to presume that safety equipment similar to that required for T-500 will be required? Sounds like their past trips have been pretty casual, but this sounds like a formal race thing...

I also agree that certain "qualifying" races be used to show the organizers the teams are up to the challenge. Like what was suggested earlier - KL steeplechase, Keys 100, T-500 (optional), OBX 500, or other coastal races 75 km or greater...

The title needed fixin'. Carry on. . .

Thank you, Philip. I don't know why people change the subject title in the middle of a thread. Makes it very confusing.

I beleive it is Spanglish, if you have to lable it.

I just got this today. It seems there is a lot of sentiment toward getting Cuba back in the fold, so to speak. I think the old policies never did what they were intended for. The Cuban people are wonderfull and they shouldn't be punished any more.

Besides, I want to go back.


Dear Jack,

At Orbitz we believe passionately in the power of travel to transform lives. And we believe that people should have the freedom to travel wherever they choose.

Americans today have the right to travel to any country in the world except Cuba. Three weeks ago, we launched www.OpenCuba.org, a campaign that gives people a way to petition U.S. leaders to end the 50-year Cuba travel ban and give all Americans the freedom to travel to Cuba.

With Congress considering the bipartisan Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act, the opportunity to end the 50-year ban hangs in the balance.

I am booking my flight to N Korea tomorrow..... Anyone know if they are testing any nuke's this week?