Florida 300 May 19-May 22

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The Florida 300 cleared a major hurtle yesterday. We needed permission to land the boats on the Key Biscayne beach which is the first leg of the race. Warren Greene met with the Key Biscayne Village Council to request a variance and it was granted unanimously.

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Nice work Craig! thanks for the effort!

Dave

Getting close to finalizing the Singer Island stop. The mayor of Palm Beach Shores is a sailing enthusiast and looking forward to the event. A letter has already been drafted and will be presented to the village council on Monday March 17th.

Below is a reconnaissance aerial video I put together with info on the stop. I plan on putting together similar for each stop to help promote the race.

I think we are past all of the major logistical hurdles but we need entries in. Without entries, all the work we have done is for nothing. The deadline of March 15th is fast approaching and we only have one of the ten official entries needed. We have nine firm verbal commitments but unless those are turned into official entries, the race won't happen.

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how hard to get the DHS and USCG permits?

Just got this email from Warren Green:
We are fast approaching a do or die for the Florida 300. We have all agreed: There must be 10 boats registered and committed with a deposit of $100 by March 15th or there will be no race. We feel sure of 8 now. There are so many things left to do and we need registrations. Our formal and legal structure is required to get the insurance, and we will not commit to this without sailor commitments. We are ready to go but need registrations. Our new corporation will be “Sail Series promotions Inc”, if no complications. The SI is in preparation, the committee is at work. Our dates are May 19-22, 2014. Our locations are secured. Our web site to get forms and see the NOR is www.florida300.com We start at the Islander resort in the Florida Keys and end in Cocoa Beach.

Warren Green

Developing committee member

We now have 12 teams with deposits in and the race is on!
We will close at 20 teams. Names and teams to be released on florida300.com

Our new corporation will be “Sail Series Promotions Inc”, if no complications. The SI is in preparation, the committee is at work. Our dates are May 19-22, 2014. Our locations are secured. We start at the Islander resort in the Florida Keys and end in Cocoa Beach.

The last leg of the Florida 300 will be deemed the

dogfight

and is a one day Vero to Cocoa Beach 50 mile run, with any 16 ft to 22 ft catamaran that would like to try out a leg of this race. The boats that join in will be sent off earlier, and race to cocoa with the rest of the Florida 300 racers. We have a great area to put in at Vero and pull out in cocoa, and all will be invited to the rib feat dinner in Cocoa that night.

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Florida 300 Preliminary Entry List:
Larry Ferber. I-20
Islander Watersports 1, Nacra 6.0
Islander Watersports 2, TBA
Brett Moss, Marstrom 20
Jay Sonnenklar, I-20
Royal Orange, I-20
Terry Greene, I-20
Kirk Newkirk, Nacra 20-C
Todd Hart, AHPC C-2
Charles Tomeo, Nacra F-18
Richard MacDonald, Cirrus R F-18

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If any corrections are needed, PM me.

Really glad you guys could pull it off! Sorry I can't make it.
Keep me on the list for a very likely for the 2nd 500 or 1,000 next year if this works out well!

Thanks for making Trevor and I the first photo you see when you go to the site... awesome shot.

Go Fleshrocket!!!

It was a great pic. We look forward to seeing you on the line for next year.

Rick, can you add the Florida 300 to your schedule for distance racing?

Ditto.

And thanks for making my backside the 2nd thing you see 😛

Many would argue that its my most endearing feature.

And indeed... go Fleshtorpedo!

I was going through some old Tybee and Worrell videos and noticed a lot of the sailors doing this years Florida 300 were in them. I am going to try to compile stats on how many Tybee 500's and Worrell 1000's the Florida 300 sailors have between them.

If any of this years sailors see this, can you send the info to craig@sailseries.com

Craig,

Any chance we can get a list of who's currently registered?

Best,
Sam

Hey Sam

If you go to the website, its right there on the front 😛

Also posted it here yesterday:

Florida 300 Preliminary Entry List:
Larry Ferber. I-20
Islander Watersports 1, Nacra 6.0
Islander Watersports 2, TBA
Brett Moss, Marstrom 20
Jay Sonnenklar, I-20
Royal Orange, I-20
Terry Greene, I-20
Kirk Newkirk, Nacra 20-C
Todd Hart, AHPC C-2 F-18
Charles Tomeo, Nacra F-18
Richard MacDonald, Cirrus R F-18

I'm wondering if the Captain will have his foiling kit on that Nacra 20C by then?

If so... competitors better pray for lots of seagrass 😛

Oh, that thought alone gives me an ice cream headache. <img src="<>/crazy.gif" alt="crazy" title="crazy" height="15" width="15" />

Can you imagine? I hope they go fast enough to break the weeds ...but probably not.

Man you know how it can get out there. You'll be hauling butt then all of a sudden everything goes into slow mo.

I can only imagine the pain caused by going from foiling to displacement mode that quickly.

Missed that <img src="<>/crazy.gif" alt="crazy" title="crazy" height="15" width="15" />

Plastic bags wreck havoc on the moths. http://www.int-moth.us/11thhour/

I'll be carrying dozens of grocery bags and releasing them into the wild ( so the fish have something to carry their groceries in) whenever we are in front of them.

You could use the whole ETNZ dumping sails in the way as a strategy. 😛

Maybe, Depends on how many spinnakers we're carrying. I've got some old EP ones that would delam in the middle and get both foils at the same time. AAAHHHHH, that's what they were designed for. <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

Reminds me... I still need to put a check in the mail to Skip for that special job he did on a (IIRC) blue spin back in 2009 😛

That must be a big check, 'cause that was a BUNCH of kites.

p.s. While you're mailing send me my rum. Should be up to about 15 or 16 handles with the interest by now.

Ask the Kiwis.

They had bits and bobbins to hold onto. Someone on a foiling beachcat would do the ultimate peter pan.

I think it would be more like a trebuchet.

Trust me, when the boat digs in and you are on the wire. That's when you do your best Superman imitation...