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Tag Archives: trimaran
A Visual Depiction Of My Travels During The 2014 Everglades Challenge…
The following are screen shots of my SPOT tracking page, showing my route from start to finish. I don’t have my first day’s worth of tracks though, as SPOT only stores them for 7 days. I’ll have to see what … Continue reading
I Made It… WOOHOO!!!
6 Days, 19 Hours, and 33 Minutes after the start, I landed on Key Largo, completing my first Everglades Challenge! Launching was an agony never to be repeated, as my PVC slide system was an epic fail and it took … Continue reading
Only NINE MORE DAYS TO GO!!!
As you probably know if you’re reading this, I’ve been plugging away at Clarity, getting her ready for her second (and my third) Everglades Challenge attempt. I’ve converted her to leeboards (ex-Sol-Cat 18 rudders), replaced the original rudder with a Sol-Cat 18 rudder … Continue reading
Bits And Pieces…
Here’s a quick gallery of photos showing some of the fun I’ve been having getting Clarity ready!
Tagged Clarity, everglades challenge, leeboard, rudder, trimaran, watertribe
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Foiliated and Tooled…
WOOHOO!!! The three rudders and one tiller assembly I ordered have arrived, and they should fit the bill perfectly! All three are rudders from a Sol Cat 18, but the two on the left are aftermarket blades with a slightly … Continue reading
Tagged everglades challenge, knife, leeboard, rudder, trimaran
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Foiled, Foiled, and Foiled again…
It appears that I’ve located 3 rudder blades and a rudder casting from a Sol Cat 18 catamaran. The blades are a few inches deeper and of slightly narrower chord (front to rear measurement) that those from a Nacra 5.2, … Continue reading
Just A Quickie….
Just a quick plea for assistance…. I’m looking for a single beach cat rudder assembly (Hobie, Prindle, etc), and two more rudder blades (to be used as leeboards and as a backup rudder blade replacement). If you have any idea where I might locate some … Continue reading
The Fun Of Aging…. NOT!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted (I know, I say that a lot!), but I’ve been having a bit of a medical mystery going on, which has slowed me down. Originally, it was either an allergic reaction, or something … Continue reading
Tagged cabin, challenge, Clarity, deck, everglades challenge, keel, leeboard, trimaran
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A Hairy Plan…
Yep… part of the planning for an adventure like the Everglades Challenge is grooming & hygiene. To that end, being a guy, I have the distinct advantage of being able to cut my hair short. Really short. Women can do … Continue reading
How To Stretch A Tramp (Search Engines Are A Wonderful Thing!)…
I thought I’d end my 2012 blogosity by reposting a teeny little post from way back in February 2011, that, somehow, became the most hit-on post I’ve ever had on this blog! All I can figure is that a bunch … Continue reading
Tagged 2012, 2013, Clarity, everglades challenge, stretch, sun, teeny, tramp. grungy, trampoline, trimaran, weekend
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…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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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
Grand Opening…
Go2outfitters, our main sponsor, is having a Grand Opening of their new location in Lutz. From 9 to 3 this Saturday at 24038 State Road 54, Lutz FL 33559, and I’ll be there with Clarity and the sail for Aidric. … Continue reading
Sailbirds On Youtube!
I’m posting two links to two YouTube channels today – both channels are from people on the Yahoo Sailbird Forum located at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sailbirds/ . The first link, http://www.youtube.com/user/j22woof , belongs to Yahoo member Ron (cudjoeron21), who has posted almost 60 videos of … Continue reading
Where Do We Go From Here…
As our attempt at the 2011 Everglades Challenge ended at the first checkpoint (humorously, although we reached speeds of 11.5 knots, it took us almost three days to get there!) with a slightly leaky, 39 year old trimaran and two weary … Continue reading
Tagged aidric, autism, Clarity, everglades challenge, trimaran
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Sign A Sail Event at A Cup Of Organic…
A Sail A Thon For Aidric Hunt Please come join Mike and Susan Barnett in our quest to help raise money for young Aidric Hunt, a 5 year old autistic child left parentless when his mother was killed on October 26th of … Continue reading
Online Sail A Thon Form… (current blog entries start below form)
Here is a form that you can use to pledge a per-mile donation to Aidric. For each mile we sail in the Everglades Challenge, you’ll pay the Aidric Hunt Assistance Fund your designated amount (either a .10 per mile minimum, … Continue reading
Tagged aidric, autism, charity, Clarity, everglades challenge, sail a thon, trimaran
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First Sign A Sail Event…!
Tonight will be the first Sign A Sail event… this one will be for the members of the Tampa Sailing Squadron at their monthly meeting (which means I should have a good audience for my first try at fundraising!). Many … Continue reading
Tagged aidric, autism, charity, Clarity, everglades challenge, sponsor, trimaran
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Camera Issue Resolved…
Our old Canon digital mysteriously repaired itself, so I can take pictures again! Now, if only our new Kodak would do the same… anyway, pics and posts to come, as a lot of work occured yesterday (some of which was … Continue reading
Tagged camera, everglades challenge, pictures, repair, trimaran
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Mast step…
One of the kind folks at the Yahoo Sailbird group has graciously donated a aka-mounted mast step (well, the bottom half of one, anyway), and with this step and my own base, I’m going to move the mast base so … Continue reading
Tagged Clarity, everglades, everglades challenge, repair, sail, trimaran
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The Aidric Hunt Assistance Fund and Clarity Sailing Adventures
As I have mentioned before, the tragic murder of Larsen Hunt, leaving her 5 year old son Aidric without a parent, is a heartbreaking tragedy. However, in the midst of tragedy, hope can appear, and with human strength and dignity, it can … Continue reading
Tagged aidric, autism, challenge, charity, Clarity, everglades, sail, sail a thon, sign a sail, trimaran
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Stepping along…
Sailbirds originally came with the mast stepped just aft of the forward aka, but the later models came with the mast stepped ON the aka, a much stronger way of doing it. I’ve decided to move our mast step to … Continue reading
Tagged aka, Clarity, everglades, jib, mast, repair, sail, trimaran
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To Be Decked or Not To Be Decked…
After looking at the vaka with the seating deck removed, I’m tempted to leave it off. Especially since Sue, looking at the boat while I was at work, called me and said she thought leaving it off would be a … Continue reading
Tagged challenge, Clarity, cockpit, deck, everglades, repair, sail, trimaran, vaka
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