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05-20-2007, 08:36 PM
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Great shots and video Chris, thanks for putting them up! It was a fun run, thanks to Neil, Kent and all the riders for bringing it about.
BTW Chris, stay tuned. Something is going up online that may be of interest tomorrow.  The starting point Last edited by ricki; 05-21-2007 at 08:18 AM. 
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05-18-2007, 03:36 PM
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The north and south forecast sectors look to be the same with the 4:30 pm update from NWS:
SUNDAY EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. INTRACOASTAL WATERS CHOPPY IN EXPOSED AREAS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. Of course the forecast and reality for that matter could change. Still, what do you think? A run from Jupiter to Miami could be a lot of fun, particularly if I can work out the driving.
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05-18-2007, 05:08 PM
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ok, ok, ok,... here you go... if the wind is really from the east, we do a 2 stage race.
Stage 1: Crandon to Ft. Lauderdale: if we are good Neil will buy us a beer. Stage 2: Ft. Lauderdale to Crandon: if we are good Neil will buy us a beer... this would fix the car issue and a down wind race really isn't possible out of the east anyway. it will be tight on the way up, but very fast on the way back... come on.. Kent
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05-18-2007, 10:28 PM
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FKA, Inc. transcribed by: Rick Iossi
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05-21-2007, 08:18 AM
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Kent is putting together a writeup with the results of the 30 odd mile race from Ft. Lauderdale to Crandon. In the meantime, what do you remember? Did anything go wrong or right for that matter that sticks in your mind? More photos to follow.
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#9
05-21-2007, 09:46 AM
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The down wind race was tons of fun. The conditions were far less than the Jupiter to Ftl. race but perfect for my 12. I would guess that we had winds ranging from 15-22 knots and seas to 3 feet at times. The inlets were very confused and offered a large challenge, especially for the strapless guys. Given the high tide, flat spots were few and far between.
We saw a variety of equipment being used. Boards ranged from production twin tips, strapless surf boards, directional, and even a water ski (that did very well). In all I think that we had about 22-25 starters with 21 riders finishing the 28 mile course. The top 10 riders pushed it pretty hard while several others just wanted to ride some waves and see the coast. Finishers: I can't remember all of the gear that riders are on, but I filled in most. feel free to correct spelling and equipment as Paula didn't know everyone. 1st Damien Thomas (slingshot 15 w/ ss circuit board) 2nd Kent Marinkovic (Cabrinha SB2 12 w/ DC directional quad board) 3rd Jordan ??? (North older version, not sure of board) 4th Garry Menk (Cabrinha SB2 w/ large water ski) 5th Todd Greaux (Cabrinha CB2 w/ production Cab Custom 133) 6th Hamish M. (Slingshot w/ strapless tri fin surf board) 7th Stew 8th Louis 9th Neil H. (Slingshot w/ ss srt) 10th Alex B. 11th Packet 12th S.A. Alex 13th Rob 14th Matt M.B.S. 15th Dougal M. (Strapless Surf Board) 16th Grace (Slingshot... 1st lady) 17th Burt 18th Rick I. (Cabrinha) 19th Andrea (Slingshot... 2nd lady) 20th Terri (Slingshot) 21st Jay Kent
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05-21-2007, 10:05 AM
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What I remember...
I have been checking out different fins lately trying to find a board that goes very well upwind, but that won't kill you off the wind. I ended up using 2 back fins that we about 1 inch longer than what I use in the 60 down wind race. It was obvious right from the start that the board had tons more power, but not as much top end and was far more taxing on my legs. The nose seemed to ride a bit lower with the larger fins and when I moved my weight to the front leg, my speed suffered far more. Jordan, Damien, and I were well in front after the first mile with Jordan being about 1/4 of a mile in front of Damien and myself. Damien and I rode basically overlapped for the first mile and then I seemed to push ahead by a bit. It took me until about mile 4 to catch Jordan and it happened when he took a spill. At this point I rode in the front by about 1/4 of a mile with Damien and Jordan battling it out just behind. I held my lead until about mile 21 when my legs started to leave me. Big Damien put on the after burners when the winds picked up a bit and caught me about 22nd street on Miami Beach. Briefly we went turbo off the wind, only riding about 6 feet apart. I caught a little chop and went over the bars ending with a wrapped kite with Damien! I quickly removed my leash just in case things went bad, but Damien had some quick thinking that helped the situation. We were up and riding again after less than a minute. Damien pulled away by about 100 yards as I continued to struggle just before Government Cut. I took a few more falls and Damien looked solid and rode though the Cut. After the cut, he held a lead of about 2 minutes all the way through the finish. Jordan finished behind me by about the same distance. In short, I felt that Damo's and my speed was very similar for the first 19-20 miles, but Damo's tree trunks took over when my rubber bands failed! Good job Damien and thanks Neil for letting us launch at Tiki Beach! Kent
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