| 'Round Florida Race #29807 02/13/04 02:19 PM 02/13/04 02:19 PM |
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | Is anyone interested in an around Florida race?
It seems there is quite a bit of support for distance races, so why not a big one!? I was thinking of a staged format like the existing distance races.
Anyone interested in helping me pull this off? Anyone know just how monumental an effort it would be?
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | I was thinking Jacksonville-Pensacola or vice versa. Chatted with a guy recently about sailing down to my area from Tampa Bay. The thought was some longer legs for boats like the I-20 and short legs for the "B" fleeters. A quick look at my charts show some nice possiblities. But what about the reality? What does it take to coordinate something like this?
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | I'm surprised to hear it was considered dangerous, and I'd completely forgotten about the "1000"! Any specifics on the danger? I don't doubt you, just curious.
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Posts: 5,558 Key Largo, FL & Put-in-Bay, OH... | Well, I'm sure people who actually participated in the Hog's Breath 1000 would know more about it. I think maybe they were doing it more like the original Worrell 1000 and sailing around the clock with checkpoints. I remember for sure one incident on the Gulf Coast side where a squall struck at night and boats were capsized and people were almost lost. Carlton Tucker was involved in that incident somehow. (In fact, I think Carlton was the one who got Hog's Breath to sponsor the race.)
Anyway, the problem on the Gulf Coast is long stretches where you can't come ashore. Like between Key West and Cape Sable, and like between Cedar Key and somewhere on the Panhandle. | | | Re: 'Round Florida Race
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | Don't know about the Cedar Key and Panhandle portion, but Venice to Ft. Myers, to Marco Island, to Cape Sable or Flamingo, and then to Key Largo isn't too bad.
Now that you mention it, I think I do remember something about a squall; up near Venice maybe. At any rate, sounds like a good reason not to race at night.
Anybody out there that participated?
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | The point I'm really trying to make is that you can sail down the Gulf coast from the Tampa/Bradenton area to the Keys without risking life and limb. Adventerous folk can sail open water from Cape Sable to Marathon or Key West, the more cautious or more laid back can go the Flamingo route and stay in an air conditioned motel room every night and never see their car or trailer.
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | I sailed an easterly course around Cape Sable, to Flamingo and checked into the motel. I then sailed down to Taverneir, a very easy trip of 5-6 hours.
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | Well, worst case, Lower Matecumbe isn't that far out of the way. Particularly if that was the plan in the first place! But for me personaly, if there is no back way to Gilbert's and the bridge at Jewfish Creek, I'd drop my mast and motor through Tavernier Creek. I didn't check it out by boat but it sure looked passable by car. 'Course I've been wrong before, then I would have to go to Lower Matecumbe! It's been a long, long time but, I sorta remember motoring from Gilbert's to Tavernier, I think through Blackwater sound. But, maybe not! Anyway there is a way! You can get there from here!
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Posts: 125 Cape Coral, FL | Any place with the name beach in it can't be too bad!
So what would we call this leg? Ft. Myers to Anne's Beach? Without looking at a chart it's in the 130 to 140 mi. range. At 40 miles per day for "B" fleet, that's 3.5 days. Probably no way to do it without one night in the open, say around Cape Sable.
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