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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270475
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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: ThunderMuffin] #270478
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Originally Posted by Undecided
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I'm wondering if the Captain will have his foiling kit on that Nacra 20C by then?


If so... competitors better pray for lots of seagrass :P


I'll be carrying dozens of grocery bags and releasing them into the wild ( so the fish have something to carry their groceries in) whenever we are in front of them.


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #270480
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Originally Posted by Team_Cat_Fever
Originally Posted by Undecided
Originally Posted by Jake
I'm wondering if the Captain will have his foiling kit on that Nacra 20C by then?


If so... competitors better pray for lots of seagrass :P


I'll be carrying dozens of grocery bags and releasing them into the wild ( so the fish have something to carry their groceries in) whenever we are in front of them.


You could use the whole ETNZ dumping sails in the way as a strategy. :P

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: ThunderMuffin] #270481
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Originally Posted by Undecided
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Originally Posted by Jake
I'm wondering if the Captain will have his foiling kit on that Nacra 20C by then?


If so... competitors better pray for lots of seagrass :P


I'll be carrying dozens of grocery bags and releasing them into the wild ( so the fish have something to carry their groceries in) whenever we are in front of them.


You could use the whole ETNZ dumping sails in the way as a strategy. :P


Maybe, Depends on how many spinnakers we're carrying. I've got some old EP ones that would delam in the middle and get both foils at the same time. AAAHHHHH, that's what they were designed for. wink


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270482
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AAAHHHHH, that's what they were designed for. wink


Reminds me... I still need to put a check in the mail to Skip for that special job he did on a (IIRC) blue spin back in 2009 :P

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: ThunderMuffin] #270483
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Originally Posted by Undecided
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AAAHHHHH, that's what they were designed for. wink


Reminds me... I still need to put a check in the mail to Skip for that special job he did on a (IIRC) blue spin back in 2009 :P


That must be a big check, 'cause that was a BUNCH of kites.

p.s. While you're mailing send me my rum. Should be up to about 15 or 16 handles with the interest by now.


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: ThunderMuffin] #270485
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Man you know how it can get out there. You'll be hauling butt then all of a sudden everything goes into slow mo.

I can only imagine the pain caused by going from foiling to displacement mode that quickly.


Ask the Kiwis.

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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: David Parker] #270487
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Originally Posted by David Parker
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Man you know how it can get out there. You'll be hauling butt then all of a sudden everything goes into slow mo.

I can only imagine the pain caused by going from foiling to displacement mode that quickly.


Ask the Kiwis.

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They had bits and bobbins to hold onto. Someone on a foiling beachcat would do the ultimate peter pan.

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270488
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I think it would be more like a trebuchet.

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270489
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Trust me, when the boat digs in and you are on the wire. That's when you do your best Superman imitation...

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: mikekrantz] #270490
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Originally Posted by mikekrantz
Trust me, when the boat digs in and you are on the wire. That's when you do your best Superman imitation...


that may inspire a new rashy...southern superman.

Last edited by Jake; 03/21/14 08:40 AM.

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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: Jake] #270509
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The preliminary hotel list posted. We are still working on Cocoa Beach and I will have a second option for Palm Beach Shores (Singer Island).
www.Florida300.com/hotels


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270510
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Will the race be posting lat. /lon. for the finishes or will it be like the stupid way Chuck did it a few times and make everyone guess?


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: Team_Cat_Fever] #270524
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I will post some waypoints that will be in close proximity to the finishes. How is that for layer talk?


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270543
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Jesus Todd,

I know you're a bit behind the times, but there's this new fangled contraption called "Google Earth" that will let you search for the hotel, and if you go and drop a Pin on the beach next to the hotel, it will give you the lat/long.

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270546
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What ever happened to navigation being a valued skill of seamanship??? Next, you'll be asking for a preprogrammed GPS to be part of the entry fee, and since it came from the OA, you'll want redress when the batteries die...

Mike

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: cyberspeed] #270558
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Tad... don't take this the wrong way.. but I have to ask... why is it that you've been one of the biggest supporters of a race like this happening and as soon as it's announced you put your boat up for sale?!

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: brucat] #270559
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man, you guys are tough! It used to be the norm to get the finish line coordinates. It was a source of error for a few teams that didn't do the google earthing correctly in the last couple of years. If the Race committee is visiting each site (I presume that is still the case), it's not that much effort to ping a waypoint on the beach in front of the hotel on a GPS (or phone) and share it.


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Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: wildtsail7] #270561
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Originally Posted by wildtsail7
Tad... don't take this the wrong way.. but I have to ask... why is it that you've been one of the biggest supporters of a race like this happening and as soon as it's announced you put your boat up for sale?!


Fair question indeed.

I put it up for sale because I have to move this coming summer, and proceeds from the boat sale are paying for moving expenses. I'm moving to a place where I don't foresee myself doing too much sailing, and we will only be staying there for only a year likely. Once the wife is done with her fellowship, we want to move to the NC Coast where I'll likely be getting a new boat.

In short, I had decided a long time ago to sell the boat. The timing of it was just bad.

(Plus I hadn't been doing much sailing, and I'm not in any way in physical shape enough to do a race like this with any degree of success whatsoever)

Re: Florida 300 May 19-May 22 [Re: Jake] #270562
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Originally Posted by Jake
man, you guys are tough! It used to be the norm to get the finish line coordinates. It was a source of error for a few teams that didn't do the google earthing correctly in the last couple of years. If the Race committee is visiting each site (I presume that is still the case), it's not that much effort to ping a waypoint on the beach in front of the hotel on a GPS (or phone) and share it.


It's really not about the "effort" by the RC, I'm more than happy to give whatever amount of info will help more boats show up and have a good time.

I'm just lamenting a more pure time, when we would do distance races with nothing more than the charts and compasses the OA would "force" us to buy.

It does drive me bonkers to hear stories about boats and coaches (not necessarily in cat classes, BTW) who make a stink at buoy races if the marks aren't in an exact location, on clear weather in broad daylight, etc...

Again, not because of the work for the RC, but for the seamanship and common sense that seems to have disappeared from our sport.

And yes, I am aware that picking out the "right" hotel on some of those beaches is tough, especially in fading/ no sunlight; but again, isn't that part of the race???

Mike

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