24 hr notice

neil xrated · #1 01-19-2008, 10:30 AM

Hi all,

I have been checking 7 different forecasts now for the past 24 hrs and 5 out of 7 forecasts are predicting it to be straight North until "sometime" in the afternoon, that will give us offshore conditions in FLL. If anyone has an equipment or any other kind of failure they will be drifting offshore. Yes we could start the race a little later but with that much North the distance traveled will be much more than 60 miles and therefore take longer risking the lack of daylight hrs. Also if it does not change in time getting into the beach in FLL with offshore winds is extremely difficult to say the least.

Now, Monday, I know some have to work even though it is a little holiday, 7 out of 7 forecasts are saying very strong winds with a good direction and therefore is seeming to be the better day. They are calling for 30+ for winds and 12+' seas, this will be no joke or a "ride in the park" and should be taken very seriously. Last year there was a pre race in similar conditions where many of the local pro's had a hard time and equipment failures. Getting munched by a 12' wave is not a pleasant experience and very dangerous, inlets will be merciless! Shore break could kill you! This is not a race just to give it a go, your equipment will have to be perfectly tuned and checked. Your skill level and clear mind will have to be 100% or you maybe leaving the beach in an ambulance. DO NOT think by backing out your being a quitter or there is any shame in doing so. BE SMART.

Monday will be the day, unless something miraculously changes in the next few hrs. There will be a riders meeting at 8 am sharp with a start time of 9 am (not 9.15). Below is a list of confirmed riders please check it and if you can not make it or want to pull out please let me know as I have to get the final list to the checkpoint in Delray. Please note riders #'s have changed and on the day of the race you will be known and identified by your # not your name. Will be sending more e-mails today about starting procedures, swim areas, rules etc.

1. Stacy Fonas

2. Matt Sexton

3. Hamish McDonald

4. Graham Goodwin

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. Josh Noe

14. Joseph Ruscito

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

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24. Danny Albertson

25. Justice Bentz

26. Grace Marcel

27. Demian Thomas

28. Mads Hallas

29. Chase Kosterlitz

30. Greg Dannemann

31. Craig Priddy

32. Perry Ricciardi

33. Gary Menk

34. Mike Gebardt

35. Daniel Floyd

36. Miguel Gonzalez

37. Gabe Rodriguez

38. Bill Bentz

39. Felix Granados

40.Alex Bloechinger

41. Larry Grimm

40. Konrad Flemk

43. Alex Cipullo

44. Jonathan Arline

45. Jay Warren

46. Jeremy Green

47. Jeremy Lund

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48. John Hooper

49. Burt Van Schalkwyk

50. Daniel Jennings

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

67. Kurt Hoffman

68. David Logan

69. Micheal Stephens

70. Chris Rubin

71. Riley Carter

72. Mellisa Gil

73. Jon Finegold

74. Alex Afonso

75. Ryan Druyor

76. Alex Moore

77. David Welton

78. Tom Dunfee

79. Dougle Macdonald

80. Ed Bispham

81. Scott Ward

82. Tyler Bentz

83. Brandon Biggs

84. Andy Defilipp

85. Pete Weisberg

86. Donny Rouch

87. Jon Pinto

88. Les Bauman

89. Ken Russell

90. Leif Given

91. George Moore

92. Helga Goebel

93. Kevin O’Neal

94. Jesse Corrs