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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Whale and Riverslayer have Finished the 2012 Ultimate Florida Challenge!
Today, on the 30th of March 2012, just after 12:30 PM, Whale and Riverslayer finished the Ultimate Florida Challenge, and brought the event to a close. Over 27 days paddling against the elements, the distance, the fatigue, and, of course, … Continue reading
Tagged challenge, riverslayer, UFC, ultimate challenge, watertribe, whale
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The MosquitoMagnet has Landed!
At 3:25 PM on the 29th of March, 2012, MosquitoMagnet landed on the sand just east of the Ft. Desoto boat ramp, thus completing his 26 day, 1200 miles Ultimate Florida Challenge. And what a Challenge it was… the toughest … Continue reading
Dawn Patrol… 29 March 2012
As the sun begins to hint that it will rise again, we find MosquitoMagnet leaving the beach at Ward Island, on the south side of the Dunedin Causeway. A great place to take a respite from the rigors of his … Continue reading
Tagged kayak, krueger, UFC, watertribe
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Nocte De Culex Magnes…
As of 6:00, MosquitoMagnet was just south of New Port Richey making 3.98 knots towards Ft. Desoto, and a beach that he can stand on knowing that he doesn’t have to get back in his kayak… he’s completed his quest, … Continue reading
The Responsibility of Independence…
“There aren’t too many small boat voyagers left, and we are they. Those of us with experience sailing, paddling, and rowing light expeditionary craft on adventuresome treks have a bit of a duty to set good, seamanlike examples to those who … Continue reading
Day of the Mosquito(Magnet)?
As of 5:30 this morning, MosquitoMagnet is either on, or just off the shore at Hernando Beach. Paddling through the night, in variable winds and seas shows the skill and determination of one currently well-traveled paddler. And after 1000 miles … Continue reading
…And Three Remain (UPDATED)
The 2012 Ultimate Florida Challenge will long be remembered as an event far greater than the sum of its parts…. it is, and will be, an epic in the annals of WaterTribe AND expedition events. And right now, 24 days … Continue reading
Tagged EC, everglades challenge, kayak, trimaran, UFC, ultimate challenge, UM, update, watertribe
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Scareman’s 2012 EC, UM, and UFC Photo Album
Scareman has an album of photos taken before the start of the 2012 Challenges posted at http://s929.photobucket.com/albums/ad136/scareman/WaterTribes%20UM%20EC%20UFC%202012%20Vessels%20at%20Ft%20DeSoto/ He graciously gave me permission to post a few of them here, for which I thank him immensely.
SandyBottom and SOS have finished the 2012 Ultimate Florida Challenge
At 12:07PM, Dawn and Alan Stewart, the mother and son team of SandyBottom and SOS, both veterans of WaterTribe’s Challenges, finished the toughest Challenge to date. And they did it in style on Alan’s self-designed and built trimaran Mosquito. In fact, they … Continue reading
SandyBottom and SOS – Progress Report
SandyBottom and SOS have made Cedar Key, and will be switching back to Mosquito, SOSs’ self designed and built trimaran, for the home stretch of the UF. Congratulations! Sandybottom has a wonderful blog at http://sandybottomkayaker.blogspot.com/ It’s a much better blog than … Continue reading
A Sharkchow Ultimate Florida Repost!
Warren Richey, AKA Sharkchow, and author of “Without A Paddle”, has graciously allowed me to repost one of his comments from the WaterTribe.org forums. The original can be read at http://watertribe.org/forums/topic/florida-challenge-update-tuesday-morning-3-20 Florida Challenge Update — Tuesday morning 3-20 As of … Continue reading
The Ultimate Florida Challenge: Updates and information
SandyBottom and SOS, the mother-and-son team competing on the gorgeous trimaran SOS built, are currently in the lead, having completed their portage, and are now paddling down the Suwannee River. They are utilizing the boat switch rule, which allows sailors to … Continue reading
The Ultimate Florida Challenge: Circumnavigating Florida In Sea Kayaks, Canoes and Small Boats
Although my focus is often on the Everglades Challenge, there is another WaterTribe event, run only every four years, that takes adventuring in small boats to a whole new level. It’s the Ultimate Florida Challenge, and it’s happening as you … Continue reading
EC 2012 Report: Justanothersailor and Atwitsend
One of the first boats to make it to CP2 was the Hobie 18 Magnum sailed by Justanothersailor and Atwitsend. They, like Bumpy and Machoman on the Tornado blasted in speedily on what are essentially beach cats, and not expedition … Continue reading
Multihull Pioneers: James Wharram
James Wharram and his designs have always fascinated me. From an early age of loving heavy displacement traditional cruising yachts, a simple picture (it was of either a Raka or a Tangaroa) converted me to a believer in multihulls, and, just as … Continue reading
A Little Light Reading…. (Photos added at bottom of story)
I still have posts coming regarding the 2012 Everglades Challenge, but I thought I’d take some time out to share an adventure from almost exactly 10 years ago, when I sailed my 16′ AMF Sunbird on a little vacation trip in Tampa … Continue reading
Tagged AMF Sunbird, camping, sailing, Skeet key, Sunbird
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Checkpoint Choko – Pre Wrap-up Wrap-up!
After a wild and wooly 5 days at CP2, I am now home in Tampa, rediscovering what REM sleep is! I have been out of touch since the moment I left Chokoloskee, headed for Placida to drop JollyRoger off at his … Continue reading
Checkpoint Choko – The Deadline Looms…
Tomorrow at 10 AM, CP-2 at Chokoloskee closes. Any WaterTribers arriving after that will receive a DNF, unless dispensation has been issued by Chief. I’m going to post Chief’s decision here: “The CP2 deadlines are not being extended. This is because we … Continue reading
Overnight Events at CP-2…
SewSew arrived safely at CP-2 at 8:58 PM, after a voyage of considerable, er, interest. Randy had halyard and roller furling issues, and managed to find the biggest seas so far in the Challenge, while at the same time running out of wind … Continue reading
JustAnotherSailor and Atwitsend Have Cleared CP-2 and more…
These intrepid first time Challengers on their Hobie 18 Magnum arrived at 0400 this morning to a receding, muddy tide, and with a non-functional SPOT. Watertribe rules require a SPOT on board to track progress, and to enable the sending … Continue reading
Tagged everglades challenge, hobie, spot
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Bumpy and Machoman have cleared CP-2
Bumpy and Machoman arrived on their Tornado catamaran at 12:19AM. After adding some clothes layers and exclaiming their happiness that there was actually enough water to sail in, they departed at 12:56AM. We are now awaiting Justanothersailor, who should be … Continue reading
Checkpoint Choko – Sunday Sundown Showdown…
It’s been windy, wet, and wild first day and a half for all the intrepid WaterTribers out there braving the elements. With an official weather hold announced, CP-1 will be kept open until tomorrow around noon. We don’t know yet … Continue reading
Checkpoint Choko – The Calm(!?!) Before The Storm…
It looks like this years’ Everglades, Ultra Marathon, and Ultimate Florida Challenges are really getting off to a challenging start… the winds and seas might even be rougher than last year. It’s a little warmer tonight, but by tomorrow night, … Continue reading
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