Challenger Log | | |
Captain: | Ridgerunner | Class 3, Double Male |
Crew: | GreyBeard | |
Boat Name: | Kruger Cruiser | |
Boat Description: | An 18 foot Kruger cruising canoe with Balogh BOSS sailing rig, including two leeboards, two masts and sails, hiking decks and a jib. This is the boat that won the 2004 EC without significant modifications. | |
Fort Desoto | 3/5/2005 | Plans are now to slow down, maybe even stop and sleep out a few nights, and to win the coveted aligator's tooth. We have learned from past ECs that we should push it through CP1, then we can ease off. |
CP1, 67 Miles Grande Tours | 3/5/2005 10:19:00 PM | Great Sail-Our record will fall this year. But this is our best time to Placida. |
CP2, 174 Miles Chokoloskee | 3/7/2005 12:55:00 PM | Hard paddle through Pine Island. Wild reach from Sanibel to Marco. Dead calm against 3 knot tide in Cape Romano. Going inside 2.5 days, out Wednesday PM. |
CP3, 273 Miles Flamingo | 3/9/2005 9:10:00 AM | 13 hours off water at Sweetwater chickee, then swapping lead with Rob (nitenavigator) and Jan (roadkillmama) all night. Third night without sleep in four. Spending night here to let winds die and change direction. To Key Largo tomorrow a.m. |
Finish, 303 Miles Key Largo | 3/10/2005 12:57:00 PM | Best day yet from three years racing. A four boat sailing race. Everyone led at one time. We sprinted to the finish sailing and paddling like mad after three hundred miles. |