Wow what a cool event!

J.P. Here:

Let's talk about this insufferable ego. I would like to make a general statement about watertribers unlike catamaran sailors that need a big trophy. All I have is a t-shirt, a few good stories, and a medalion around my neck.

It's a cool medalion.

As for the barge in the Newport river. The first five hours of night navigation was a disaster. The city lights blinded me so I went on a screaming down wind run for five minutes. I spent the next two hours in the dark in waist deep water finding a cut through the marshes. A huge shrimp boat with halogen lights totaly blinded me when I hit a 4ft by 30ft concrete barrier. I couldn't see the damn thing even after I hit it.

It was a long day 7:30am to 3:30pm fun sailing, 3:30pm to 7:30pm solid rowing, 7:30pm to 11:30pm night navigation the Hellen Keller method, 1:30am to 5:00am sleeping on a bench in my wet raingear 5:30am to 5:00pm sailing in 20 to 25knt headwinds.

By the way its a cool medalion.

J.P.
Holdyourcourse

"DUDE, forget it, I'll buy you a new one when we get in!"

and then never buy it for him? :P

1) Throw him overboard and tell him to swim to the finish line
2) Tell him that I'll buy him a newer, more shiney model with extra gadgetery
3) Tell him that girls laughed at his footwear
4) Call Tad, who'd be on his computer, and instantly order a new pair to be overnighted to the finish

Survey says.........option 4.

Hahahaha I just found this thread. Vlad, thanks for the updates and for the information about the race. JP, awesome job. We need to get more cats and cat sailors in watertribe. I'll be gone for the challenge next year but you can bet i'll be following it! Look for trip reports on watertribe.com discussion board soon. I'll also post mine on this thread.

Hey,Alan, you are welcome!
And fair winds with your next very big adventure.
To be honest, I awe you...
Catsailors, it is a time to be a part of Alan's adventure
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