South Florida Stage Race? Sat or Sun...

kent · #1 05-16-2007, 03:05 PM

The forecast is looking great for Saturday and Sunday. Several of us just got back from a windless event in Texas and I'm wanting to crack of the wind a bit on my fast board.

What do you think about a 3 stage race on Saturday?

Stage 1. North Miami Beach to Crandon Beach Park (11 miles = 15 -30mins.)
Stage 2. Crandon Beach Park to Stillsville (6 miles = 12-20 mins.)
Stage 3. Stilltsville to Matheson Hammock (6 miles = 12-20 mins.)

Start stage 1: Beach Start 10:00 sharp. Finish between outside launch corridor buoys at Crandon.

Start stage 2: Beach Start approx. 11:00 (give time to wait for stragglers). Finish is the first person to clear the last boat anchored at Stilltsville.

Start stage 3: Shallow water Start Approx 1:00 (gives time to ride at stilltsville) Finish first person to pass the American Flag in the water at Matheson Hammock.

It is very important for each person to remember the finish place of each stage so that we can add points to determine the over all winner. Each position is worth 1 point and the lowest point at the end wins.

It would be good to have someone at Crandon volunteer to keep finish positions at Crandon. I can probably arrange to have my boat be at Stilltsville with a Cabrinha Flag flying high at the finish and someone to keep finishing positions. I'm sure that some nice soul would also be able to walk out to the flag at Matheson to take positions as well. Any volunteers?

The other option would be to keep stages 1 and 2 the same, but have the 3rd stage to be from Stilltsville back to Crandon. This will be upwind, but it's not that far. Thoughts?

PS. This would be UNSUPPORTED!!! There are no sponsors and it is just for fun if you decide to do so. If you don't ride good stuff or it's not in good condition, this is not for you (unless you can swim the 6 miles of open water from Stilltsville to Matheson. On the other hand it would be tons of fun for everyone and a good chance to kite some great Miami spots!

Kent

cabdriver · #2 05-16-2007, 03:30 PM

I volunteer to race, and Garry Menk volunteers to get his butt kicked by me!! Hah! --GARRRRRRRRY!!!!!!

todd

BigR · #3 05-16-2007, 06:41 PM

87th in NMB? where is da' actual start for old farts?

yo Kent, answer yo fone sometime

ricki · #4 05-16-2007, 09:36 PM

Sounds like fun, I'm in if the winds deliver.

How about it folks, this could be the LAST EVENT OF THE SEASON! It's a good opportunity to do a race where none has ever been held before. Scenic too. So, how about it?

The sat. image from last years XMAS Run! This race is a little different as such some of the stops and way points are not shown.
http://fksa.org/showthread.php?t=2866

500EPILOT · #5 05-17-2007, 08:14 AM

Kent, I was planning on riding at Matheson so I can volunteer for being the finish line judge, by the time you guys get there at 1:30 I will already have gotten plenty of riding in, I hope.

JP

HIGHFLYN · #6 05-17-2007, 08:53 AM

Hmm this run/downwinder looks familiar , I'm in!

Perhaps some one could PM me some contact #'s and let me know where my truck would be most useful, Since I'll be driving down from WPB

Looks as though this event should produce the winds that were lacking last time

kent · #7 05-17-2007, 10:03 AM

What do you all think for stage 3? Back up wind to Crandon or down wind to Matheson? I guess that down wind to Matheson would be easiest.

Keep in mind that you really need to insure that you have a partner. Looking at the map it doesn't look too bad, but I assure you that swimming around in Gov. Cut would suck and that a break down west of the last stilltsville house would yeild about a 7 hr. swim.

JP. thx for the help at Crandon, we will keep communicating until we make this happen. The idea is that we get to ride each of the spots as well as race to them. I think that this could be great.

The other concept that works is that if you just want to do the last 2 stages it's easy. Some riders can just start at Crandon when we take off from there. It is important that when we restart that everyone comes together to insure that we can start again together.

Kent

kent · #8 05-17-2007, 05:27 PM

it's looking like sunday is better. what are you guys thinking? we could do miami course racing on Saturday from Crandon and the stage race on Sunday... chirp, chirp... it's pretty quiet out there.

Kent

BigR · #9 05-17-2007, 05:42 PM

just got home and looked at the forecast, hopefully it'll improve by tomorrow; wait and see I guess ( I don't think I believe the forecast for S FL, I think they'll bump it up ):

COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
308 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2007
SATURDAY
WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 FEET OR LESS. WELL OFFSHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET
SUBSIDING TO 2 FEET OR LESS IN THE AFTERNOON. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
LIGHT CHOP. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NEAR SHORE...SEAS 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. IN THE GULF STREAM...SEAS 2 FEET OR
LESS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. INTRACOASTAL WATERS A
MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET NEAR
SHORE AND UP TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. INTRACOASTAL
WATERS A MODERATE CHOP. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

Versus Cocoa Bch:

COASTAL WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
402 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2007
SATURDAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. ROUGH ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. ROUGH ON THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. ROUGH
ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS.

http://maps.fsl.noaa.gov/disp2.cgi?/...2_surf_wind+se

Bottom of page looks interesting

mbs · #10 05-17-2007, 11:49 PM

Kent - seems like sunday the wind may be good enough. Meet in the morning at matheson to leave a cars down there and carpool up to 87th?? But if the wind is marginal I won't want to risk getting stuck out in the middle of the bay if it dies out. I'll be watching the forecast and check the forum saturday night. Matt.