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West Palm Beach To Key West #256360
01/17/13 12:01 AM
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Thinking of doing the West Palm Beach To Key West that I did in 2009. Four legs, two are races.

4/18: MKL Skippers Meeting (West Palm Beach-Miami Yacht Club)
4/20: Miami-Key Largo Race
4/21: Key Largo-Islander Resort
? Islander Reef Run (Isamorada-Key West)

Two races and two legs. Dick Macdonald is already in. Anyone else interested?


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256361
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We can also test a partial alternate route for the Steeplechase on the Sunday after the Miami Key Largo race.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256446
01/21/13 12:42 PM
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Roanoke Island ,N.C.
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Sounds like alot of upwind work.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #256461
01/22/13 06:06 AM
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The prevailing winds are Easterly. April winds for WPB prevail from NE and Miami winds ESE. When I did the run in 2009, it was downwind the entire trip and the Keys 100 was dead down wind blowing 25-35.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256464
01/22/13 07:52 AM
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What will the first leg be?

Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: Hullflyer1] #256468
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First leg will be Singer Island (WPB) to the Miami Yacht Club on Thursday April 18th.

4/18: MKL Skippers Meeting (West Palm Beach-Miami Yacht Club)
4/20: Miami-Key Largo Race
4/21: Key Largo-Islander Resort
? Islander Reef Run (Isamorada-Key West)


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256470
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Approx 85 miles

Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: Hullflyer1] #256472
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WPB to MYC: 85 miles
MKL Race: 50 miles
Key Largo to Islander: 50 miles
Islander to Key West 80 miles
Total: 265 miles as a crow flies


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256478
01/23/13 09:19 AM
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Daytona Beach Florida
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What are your plans for ground crew?

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I have a buddy that wants to do do it and my wife and kids will be doing the Islamorada-Key West leg. My wife loves the Islander and Key West but not Gilberts. I am not sure if Dick will have ground crew too but we will be pooling resources. Thinking of doing it or wanting to ground crew.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256480
01/23/13 12:50 PM
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Key Largo, FL and Put-in-Bay, ...
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Craig, is that the same weekend we are going to do the reverse of the Steeplechase based from the Islander?
Rick


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #256484
01/23/13 01:24 PM
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I'd like to do it but I am sure the Doc will not allow it to happen this year.

Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: RickWhite] #256486
01/23/13 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RickWhite
Craig, is that the same weekend we are going to do the reverse of the Steeplechase based from the Islander?
Rick


Doesn't look like it - it appears that Craig is talking about something in April.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: RickWhite] #256500
01/24/13 12:59 AM
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Rick, I was thinking there would already be a lot of boats there after the Miami-Key Largo and we could test the idea you had and run from Gilberts (or there abouts) to the Islander via channel 5 bridge.

Not sure the reef run is going to happen though. Warren is having trouble drumming up interest for the Reef Run and his insurance for that one day race would be a ton.

I was thinking of getting insurance via sail series to help and could possibly use it for other races but I am really tight on funds.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: Jake] #256502
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Jake, so am I.., the weekend after Miami Key Largo. Sort of a try it and see thing in case we lose Gilberts in December.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: RickWhite] #256666
01/28/13 08:32 PM
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Rick,

I had just hopped on a cruise ship when your other thread started and I just skimmed it when I got back. Like Jake, I did not realize you actually put a date down and thought you were just feeling out interest.

The only way I found out you had a date was Dick Macdonald asked if I was going to incorporate it into my WPB-KW run. Should have put the date in the first sentence instead of buried in the third paragraph. An actual month and day might have also caught attention too.


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Re: West Palm Beach To Key West [Re: cyberspeed] #258861
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Getting excited and have been preparing for the first leg of the trip. Next Wednesday on the 17th, sailing from West Palm Beach to the Miami Yacht Club. It is 80 miles as the crow flies.


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