You may have confused it with the TCDYC team last year that did it with a Tiger.. Unfortunately they didn't complete the race either and dropped out the last day.
I know there was a movement to get a F18 fleet to to the Tybee... It would be great to see, but not a good track record so far.
Ahhh, I thought someone earlier said it was a Tiger, sorry, but the I 20 boards won't fit as they are too narrow, right? It's already blowing pretty good out of the SE right now, should be a fast ride for them today.
The boats are all off on the way to Fernandina Beach, about 100 miles away.
No problems at the start except that Marley's White got hit by a wave and turned around and Dennis Green fell off the boat. Their pusher got the boat straightened up and Dennis got back on, and they are off. No big deal.
Team Marley's Orange (Jared and Colin) are back in the race, taking an 8-hour penalty, after they dismasted off Cape Canaveral and had to get outside assistance.
Moose-Burd is out because of their damage problems, as you read in the posts above.
Wind is south-southeast at 8-10, and the boats all popped their spinnakers right after the start.
Watch for Rick's morning report and photos on our Tybee page.
Velocity broke down - ground crew shot off like lightening from the hotel to give chase - not sure what the problem is.
Boy if Trey and Alan would stop breaking things and stay on the boat they may really be in contention.. Hopefully this is nothing major.
Everybody is at that Shack along the way, having lunch, and here is the order of the boats passing:
Tybee
Marley's Yellow (Lohmayer)
Marley's Orange (Jared & Colin)
Accelerated Chaos
Marley's White
SeaCats
Cat Fever
Cat in a Hat
Undoubtedly - it takes about four years of racing this race to understand what needs to be gone through and modified or reinforced to withstand the riggers of 524 miles of ocean (basically - you see everything that can break, break). Trey and Alan most definitely have the speed to contend. If I were forced to guess, I would guess that they had a spinnaker problem. I've got calls into everyone - hopefully hear something soon.
We were going to stop in Flagler Beach for lunch to watch them pass, but they're already beyond that point - we're boogieing to Fernandina.
Update on Velocity's problem:
They came to shore because they broke a rudder gudgeon. Their ground crew did not have a spare, but Patsy Shafer, who is on ground crew for Team Tybee had one and gave it to them and Velocity is back on the water and about 35 minutes behind the other boats.
Another great example of teams helping each other out.
They came to shore because they broke a rudder gudgeon. Their ground crew did not have a spare, but Patsy Schafer, who is on ground crew for Team Tybee had one and gave it to them and Velocity is back on the water and about 35 minutes behind the other boats.
Another great example of teams helping each other out.
That one is hard to predict - they used to have a known issue with those and the prevention was to have the pins double welded but they have done that from the factory for a long time now - it's been a while since we've seen that happen!
This is bringing back some memories from Jekyll Island a couple years ago. After that incident I can't believe Trey wouldn't carry a case of double welded pins with him everywhere. They are probably just missing their favorite ground crew who is stuck at work right now. <img src=
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Anyone else not getting current Marleys tracking, I can get the others?
No, Marley's teams are not tracking right so far today.
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in the sense that the pin sheared but the flat plate actually bent. as for why we didn't have a spare... we do, it just wasn't in the box that it was supposed to be in. I had to basically grab the spares boxes out of the trailer as I was litterally pulled out of the shower by the call. We were packing the truck when i ran out of the room half naked.
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Pretty quiet here today, I'm sure no news is good news so I'll hijack this thread for a minute to tell Team Moose – Burd that they did a great job even though they had to pull out in Daytona, It was fun watching you and you had lots of fans pulling for you, as has been said on this site before that “Getting to the starting line is usually half the battle”. You guys made it all the way to Key Largo from CT, NY and NJ and were able to compete in the Tybee 500! There are lots of us on this site that can only dream of doing that! Congrats and maybe see you next year at Craig’s again.
Jerry
Team Tybee finished at 4:04 and there are two or three more boats out on the horizon. I guess that's what you call a horizon job.
2nd boat in was Marley's Yellow (Lohmayer)
3rd was Marley's Orange (Jared & Colin)
4th was Cat Fever
5th was Velocity
6th was Accelerated Chaos
and two more boats are in sight.
7th in was Marley's White
8th in was SeaCats
9th will be Cat in the Hat, which is in view.
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The thought of Tad naked has killed any motivation to ever film again.
For any of those reading Team Seacats, I'm sorry for leaving you hanging for over an hour and a half...Cat in the Hat are fine - they're mast is broken, the rigging twisted, and the mainsail is toast...but they made a herculean effort to clear away the broken rigging and with the help of Daryl and one of the Mooseburd sailors (I believe Burd...sorry I didn't see exactly which), they marched the boat a mile up the beach in the water and across the finish line. We drove the Team Seacats truck with trailer down the beach to pick up the pieces and spent the last hour or so bringing them back.
They have been offered the spare mast from the Cat Fever team and any rigging from Team Seacats that they may possibly need. I don't believe there was a single team that didn't offer up parts to get them back on the water...they'll be on the line tomorrow with the goal to hit the finish lines for every stop up the coast for the first time (this is their 3rd year)
Once Cat in a Hat wa in sight I ran back to the Bus to get up my story and pictures, assuming they were going to be OK. No, They were not.
I had told them to stay toward the shore all day. Well, they did that, got too close as they were very close to the finish line, got into the surf and were knocked down.
They broke their mast, ripped up their jib, etc.
They gathered up most of the boat and drug the boat up the shore line and crossed the finish line.
That took guts! They are now working hard to get ready for tomorrow's start.., if there is one. And all the rest of the teams were there offering help and parts. HMMMM! Would you see that in NASCAR?
Rick
I'm happy to report that Cat in the Hat has their boat back together and are ready to sail tomorrow!
Rick
Maybe and maybe not, but that is the kind of thing that has gone on, goes on, and will hopefully continue to go on at every Catamaran regatta. That kind of sportsmanship is what makes this such a great sport, and a great group of people. It is not unique to the Tybee, but typical of catamaran sailors across this country, and I rather suspect, all around the world. Congrats to all of the sailors that have proven once again what a great group of people Catamaran sailors are.
Stephen
Hey Todd,
Keep on truckin' and keep the pointy end up,
old salt!
Congrats on being there and good finishes. Say hey to Steve, Kenny, Jamie, and Jay.
Good luck and get home safely,
John McL
Yahoo! Thanks Jake, that's great news! Way to go Tybee teams!
Rick
This is why I am proud to be a cat sailor!!!!!
They are starting at 9 a.m. today for this long (100+miles) leg from Fernandina Beach, FL to Tybee Island, GA.
The reason for the early start is because some nasty thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, and they want to try to beat them.
SeaCats and Marley's White are not sailing today. I'll get back to you with the reasons after the start.
Velocity got a great start and jumped into a 300-yard lead, while Tybee struggled in the surf and couldn't get the spinnaker filled.
Accelerated Chaos broke its rudders at the start, and other ground crews brought spares. They were off again after only about 5 minutes.
Rick will have his morning story and pictures up soon.
SeaCats and Marley's White are not sailing because of
wives.
That's pretty much all anyone will say. Apparently, it is because of concern about the possibility of some severe thunderstorms this afternoon.
One more thing, just to add some additional confusion to the tracking, Cat in a Hat is using Marley White's tracking device today.
Thanks everyone for helping out Cat in the Hat, that's awesome! I can't believe you were able to put it back together, You guys are the best! Go Larry & Jackson!