Yep. It also looks as if the wind is forecasted to increase along the route as we go. So far the forecasts have looked very steady on Sunday having around 20, only time will tell. My experience in Jupiter is that the winds are sometimes a bit better than forecasted given how far out into the ocean that area sticks out. I hope it holds true.
It looks like my poll isn't working that well... the voting poll that is! even in my own office, everyone forgot their log in info to vote!!! I am wondering if a poll on what type of board people are planning to use might be better Twin Mutant Directional Other (for Garry) My guess is 67% twin, 7% mutant, 25% directional, 1% other (Garry) |
Riders list so far:
1. Stacy Fonas 2. Matt Sexton 3. Julia Kim 4. Jayson Orkins 5. Juan Garces 6. Chris Summers 7. David Albertson 8. Packet Casey 9. Eric Naranjo 10. Sean Reyngoudt 11. Mike Bradley 12. Chris Jordan 13. Raul Argilagos 14. Joseph 15. Kent Marinkovic 16. Steve Visnage 17. Will Caldwell 18. Sean Spenser 19. John Rudd 20. Rick Iossi 21. Chad Anschuetz 22. Tammy Camp 23. Paul Sheetz 24. Danny Albertson 25. Justice Bentz 26. Grace Marcel 27. Demian Thomas 28. Mark Barber 29. Chase Kosterlitz 30. Gregory Dannemann 31. Craig Priddy 32. Perry Ricciardi 33. Gary Menk 34. Enrique Gianello 35. Daniel Floyd 36. Jan Gianello 37. Gabe Rodriguez 38. Bill Bentz 39. Brandon Pelly 40.Alex Bloechinger 41. Brian Walters 42. Tommy Byrne 43. Alex Cipullo 44. Jonathan Arline 45. Jay Warren 46. Jeremy Green 47. Inigo Gonzalez 48. John Hooper 49. Burt Van Schalkwyk 50. David Teichman 51. Matthew Steiner 52. Chris Cifers 53. Brien Mastriana 54. Kevin Kearney 55. Evan Bell 56. Chris Hentschl 57. Damien Leroy 58. Jordan Borgese 59. David Katlic 60. Aron Ericson 61. A J Morgan 62. Tripp Hobbs 63. Todd Bagge 64. Tracey Krueger 65. Jamie Levesque 66. Shawn Cole Still know there is more to come. Cheers Neil |
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We've tried various visuals this week, but none have worked, or given any kind of distinguishing visibility. We did, however, come up with the idea of airhorns ... blasting airhorns at the kiters as they come by. The Kiteboarding Club of Lynn University is being given extra credit if they show up and help, so we are hoping to have a lot of people on the beach helping out. (Kent, for old times sake, you will be required to circle around, thump your chest, and shout out your number a few times :) ) All suggestions welcome ... call me at 561-789-3737 or email me at stacey@bestkiteboarding.com. |
OK, got the RedBull buoys sorted and have just talked to Neil about a few other ideas. We will go out tomorrow on the beach, take pictures of whatever visuals we come up with, and will post them online with further information.
P.S. Shannon is taking bets that I will not finish the race, so if anyone wants to get in on that, please contact him. (Nothing like support from the home team!!!) If I don't finish, it'll be because my kite blows up or slow-leaks .... (what, Shannon, can't you make a decent kite?) .... so either way, he loses :) |
Great job Stacey. Was coming up with some fairly strange ideas (e.g. kites, smoking flares, anchored boats with flags, etc.), glad you secured the buoys.
You've finished every distance race that you've been in that I know of. Poor Shannon, throwing his money away on poor bet! |
Well we tried to do something with a big orange tarp, but it didn't work or stand out in a meaningful way. (The thing about the checkpoint area at Delray, with the Shack and all the Hobie cats, there are a lot of distracting visuals there.)
Just north of the checkpoint is another graveyard of Hobiecats ... once you see that, the checkpoint is maybe a mile down. There will be a Redbull buoy just outside of the shorebreak, and a white Best tent will be set up, along with a tall black banana flag. Two single line kites will also be flying off the top of the Best Tent, and the ground crew will be blasting air horns when they see kiters approaching. (If you go too close to a swimming area, lifeguards may blast an air horn at you, but pay attention, and if you don't see a Best tent, flags, a redbull buoy, and a bunch of people screaming, it's not the checkpoint.) http://bestkiteboarding.com/site/Ima..._news/tent.jpg http://bestkiteboarding.com/site/Ima...s/banana_1.jpg We are bouncing around a couple of other ideas, and will give any updates tomorrow at the riders meeting. |
And so......did Stacey win?
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The guys did Plan B yesterday, a 40 odd mile downwinder from Ft. Lauderdale to Matheson Hammock. Video to follow. Alternatively, a bunch of folks, likely including Stacey drove down to the Keys to ride.
The 60 mile race is still to come! |
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