tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52876027208455204902024-03-05T17:11:29.034-05:00Dawn PatrolDancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-84235634493882041742011-12-02T08:30:00.005-05:002011-12-07T00:57:20.811-05:00NCC 2011: Dawn Patrol and Pounding Through to the Finish<br />
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<strong>October 1, 2011</strong> </td></tr>
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<strong>Dawn Patrol on Core Sound</strong><br />
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At 6:30 AM the sky and waters were bathed in soft colors of an advancing sunrise. The Core Sound 20 <em>Dawn Patrol</em> was exactly where she was meant to be: on a stealthy mission in the middle of Core Sound reaching at 5-8 kts aided by a spinnaker. The time and place were perfect for relaxed cruising and camping aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. Instead, we were racing. We were trying to keep each other awake after 23 hours of non-stop sailing (12 hours in the dark). Staying warm was also a challenge even while wearing almost every stitch of high-tech warm-and-fuzzy clothing we had packed. It was a very cold and windy night. Now, like the cavalry arriving just in time, relief was coming over the horizon. We knew the sun would soon rise and warm us. Already we could see the channel markers. We began to think clearly enough to celebrate with hot chocolate and hot coffee. In less than an hour the sun would be up. In less than 4 hours we would cross the finish line and enjoy a hot shower and some sleep. <br />
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At about 6:30 the Bushnell trail camera silently switched automatically from stealthy IR-flash mode to full-color-daylight mode. It continued shooting every 15 seconds to capture hundreds of images from its position on the tiller aft of the transom. <br />
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Below are some of my favorite still images from that morning, as well as a time-lapse video (4.5 minutes) spanning the final four hours of our NCC adventure race. The Bushnell's clock was faulty but the time stamps shown on the images have been corrected.<br />
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<strong>Time-Lapse Video</strong> <br />
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From 6:45 - 10:15 AM the Bushnell "tiller cam" gave us hundreds of images. Minus a few images edited out, a sequence of 883 images is shown in the video at a rate of 1 frame per 0.3 seconds. Despite the camera's narrow 50-degree field of view, this video is an interesting part of our time-lapse experiment with this camera.<br />
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Welcome aboard to take a ride on the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>.....<br />
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We put away the spinnaker at 7:00 AM. At 7:15 our speed peaked at 8 kts and gradually declined to 5 kts by 8:00. At 8:15 we reefed both sails.<br />
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<strong>Are You Awake?</strong><br />
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The 300mile Everglades Challenge often features long open-water transits appropriate for single-handed sailing. That makes it possible for a crew of two to take turns taking occasional 2-3 hour naps. Not so in the 100mile NCC! The frequently changing environments and weather of the NCC route kept both of us on non-stop active duty. As in the NCC 2010, staying awake became a challenge in the the pre-dawn hours. For example, SOS is at the tiller but his eyes have closed and his head is drooping. <br />
DWSB: "Are you awake?" <br />
SOS: "Yes!" he says, straightening his posture.<br />
DWSB: "Your eyes were closed." <br />
SOS: "Oh I know this route so well I don't need my eyes open to <em>see</em> it."<br />
In the pre-dawn hours we attempted conversation to stay awake. However, we discovered it is possible to fall asleep while talking and it is even easier to fall asleep while listening. It is also easy to be asleep while you think you are talking. For example: SOS is speaking but I have stopped hearing him and I am dreaming something I believe he is saying. Now he is asking me something again. My reply is ridiculous and he laughts at my non sequitur. Unavoidably, we took turns at this "game". Towards 5:00 AM the game became more challenging and we craved sunrise. <br />
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<strong>The Sun Brings Wind and Waves</strong><br />
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During the night, the cold front had rolled over us at about 10:00 PM. By the time we departed CP1 at nearly 1:00 AM, the NW wind was mostly steady at 6-15 kts and the waves were small. On our way out of Taylor Creek we had decided to continue on while the conditions were much better that we had expected. If conditions turned very rough (per forecast) we could anchor for sleep. As it happened, the tolerably smooth sailing lasted until the sun rose and heated things up.<br />
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By 7:30 we could feel the sun warming us. By 8:00 the wind strengthened. The waves grew in size and frequency and the wind became strong and gusty. <br />
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<strong>A Pounding Ride to the Finish </strong><br />
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In NCC 2010 we entered Pamlico Sound via the shallow cut-through of Beach Creek. (<a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-sprint-to-finish.html">Sprint to the Finish</a>). This year that route featured a strong headwind and surf zones. We chose instead to follow a very natural channel that cuts through the shallows between Chain Shot Island and Harbor Island. To follow the channel, we found ourselves short tacking in strong winds through 3-4 foot waves and rollers. The roller coaster ride was unlike anything we had ever experienced in the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. It was a pounding ride through the white-capped waves: from each wave the bow fell into a deep trough with a booming thud as the bowsprit submerged in the next face. Then the bow rose skyward to climb the next steep wave. We were careful to hang on tight as we hiked out. There were clusters of pound nets to port, fields of pound nets to starboard, and eventually pound nets astern. Our aim was to break through to the deeper waters of Pamlico Sound without (1) slamming the centerboard into the bottom, (2) being capsized by a gust and/or breaking wave, (3) falling overboard, or (4) breaking something important. We were glad to exit the surf zones and bear westward directly toward the finish line.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>GPS Track from Core Sound into Pamlico Sound</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pound nets to starboard Harbor Island ruins</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Wind waves</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bigger waves</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cedar Island Beach in sight</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Approaching the breakwater at the Cedar Island Ferry dock</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Heading toward the entrance of the breakwater. </strong><br />
<strong>Boat ramp, dock, and small beach dead ahead.</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Inside and preparing to slow down.</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Gliding toward the sandy beach (finish line) .</strong></td></tr>
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<strong>Finished !</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">We landed on the small beach next to the boat ramp. We were happy to finish "in one piece". We were certainly sleep deprived / stupified. And we were still rocking and rolling. <br />
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Why was I still wearing my headlamp? I was... er... umm... demonstrating that it would have been possible to wear a GoPro Hero camera on my forehead. Yes. That is what I was doing, and I'm sticking with that story.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Chief was there to welcome us and to interviewed us. He wanted video footage of me kissing the ground. Can you believe that? Ha! I respectfully told him "No way!" and I pointed out it was his tough luck if his camera missed me doing it the first time.<br />
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<strong>Video of Interview at the Finish Line </strong><br />
<strong>(by Chief) </strong></div><br />
Our time was 26 hours, 45 minutes. That's better than our 29 hours, 20 minutes in the NCC 2010, and better than our 31 hours, 55 minutes in NCC 2009. <br />
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However, in 2009 we were anchored in Taylor Creek for 7 hours for sleep! In 2010 and 2011 we chose to go non-stop from start to finish. <br />
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The <em>Dawn Patrol</em> finished first in <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeResults.aspx">Class 4</a> (monohulls) and 6th overall behind 3 kayaks (Class 1) and 2 trimarans (Class 5). The Isotope catamaran of HoldYourCourse (Class 5) finished soon after us.<br />
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The two Class 1 kayakers who finished in the 15 minutes before our arrival (MosquitoMagnet and TheThinker) had taken the shallow-cut-through route via Beach Creek. They both reported shallow flat water in Beach Creek, but rough conditions at both ends of the creek. The entrance to Pamlico Sound was a field of 1'-2' breaking waves and shallow even 50 yards offshore. <br />
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MM said, "The waves didn't make it into the creek at all. That tells you how shallow it was at the mouth. I don't think the water was more than 2' deep at best. Towards the mouth of the creek, everything was shallow. You could have probably towed the boat, but when you got to deeper water, you'd have had trouble getting safely back in."<br />
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TT said, "The waves on the Cedar Island Bay were not bad, maybe 1-2', but the 20mph headwind was a killer. As we (I was paddling together with Mosquito Magnet) turned into the creek, I did not notice any major difference. We hit the creek at the high tide, so I was not touching the bottom with my paddle (est. depth 2'), but it was pretty shallow at the entrance and also exiting the creek. I was ready to pull my boat in case I had not been able to paddle, but I ended up paddling. Paddling the last mile through the breaking waves on the Pamlico Sound was a challenge and that's where I was unable to keep up with MosquitoMagnet." <br />
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<strong>Roll Roll Roll Your Boat</strong><br />
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Strong winds can produce tall closely-spaced waves in the shallow areas of Core Sound and Pamlico Sound. Around Chain Shot Island, we were concerned about the possibility of slamming our centerboard into the bottom. We were also concerned about the possibility of being capsized by a large wave. Wave-and-gust combinations were a concern as well. In hindsight, there was not much chance of being rolled by a wave. Whitecaps were everywhere but the waves were not breaking. <br />
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To figure out whether the sea conditions pose a risk of rolling your monohull boat, the following useful <a href="http://www.oceannavigator.com/content/dangerous-waves-and-your-boat">formulas</a> relate wave height (<strong>WH</strong>) and wave length (<strong>WL</strong>) to boat length (<strong>BL</strong>) to guide risk assessment.<br />
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There is a high risk of being rolled if the wave is breaking, the boat is broadside or oblique to the wave, and <strong>WH</strong> > (0.30 x <strong>BL</strong>). <br />
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A wave is likely to be a breaking wave if <strong>WL</strong> < (7 x <strong>WH </strong>). In this case the waves are tall, steep and unstable.<br />
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So for a 20' monohull boat, like the <em>Dawn Patrol </em>for example, <strong>WH</strong> > 6.0' and <strong>WL</strong> < 42' would indicate dangerous waves. <br />
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Our waves' heights around Chain Shot Island were only in the 3' - 5' range and they were not breaking. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">--DWSB</span></div>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-26331881275890484432011-10-16T16:11:00.026-04:002011-12-02T11:38:56.187-05:00NCC 2011: Time Lapse Photography<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><span style="color: #0c343d;">Postcard from the edge: The above image from a time-lapse series demonstrates the utility of side-deck coamings for keeping water out of the boat; as here, when heeling at 24 degrees and burying the bowsprit in 3' waves and large rollers. Here, crossing from Core Sound into Pamlico Sound, the crew was hiking out on the starboard coaming. Our portable battery-powered Atwood pump handled slosh.</span><br />
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<strong>Experimental Photography</strong><br />
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In the 2011 WaterTribe NC Challenge (NCC) we, SOS and DWSB, experimented with time-lapse photography aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. We used a Bushnell trail camera mounted on the tiller aft of the transom. The camera took about four photos per minute during our 27 hours in the NCC. The camera produced good-quality color photos during the daylight hours. At night its invisible near-infra-red (IR) flash produced monochrome photos. The camera uses 8 lithium AA batteries. Between shots, it efficiently preserves energy to provide a battery life of weeks or months --up to 12 months depending on the settings.<br />
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The camera has a 2" LCD review screen and can be used as a handheld camera for snapshots or video. Or, it can be configured to run night and day for many weeks recording time-lapse photos. It can also be set to record time-lapse video segments with sound. Hunters would usually not use the time-lapse feature (a.k.a. "field scan mode"); rather, they would use its motion-sensor which triggers a photo or video segment whenever game stroll into view. It can do both simultaneously: interval shooting and motion-triggered shooting. In fact the only way to disable the latter is to blind the sensor with electrical tape.<br />
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<strong>The Photos</strong><br />
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The good news is the camera took 5900 photos during our 27 hours on the water in the NCC aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. The bad news is the camera took 5900 photos for us to sort through for use in time-lapse videos, slide-shows, or individual stills. After tossing out blurred frames, over/under exposed frames, and x-rated frames (changing clothes), we have 4589. Here are some examples...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>daylight color image</strong><br />
<strong>(Neuse River)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Twilight color image</strong><br />
<strong>(daybreak on Core Sound)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Twilight monochrome with IR flash</strong><br />
<strong>(Clubfoot Creek)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Night time still with IR flash</strong><br />
<strong>(Harlowe Creek)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Night time action with IR flash </strong><br />
<strong>(SOS spot-lighting markers in Newport River)</strong></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The camera was mounted on the tiller via a c-clamp camera mount with tether cord for security. Just aft of the camera is the tiller's socket for the stern navigation light. We chose to mount the camera in this location for several reasons: We hoped that the occasional off-center positions of the tiller would help counter the camera's limited field of vision (50 degrees) --but we knew the tiller would almost always be pointed straight ahead. We hoped that the camera would not snag the mizzen sheet. Putting the camera aft of the stern light would have blocked the stern light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The all-weather camera was designed to be mounted on a tree trunk to create a photo-trap for discovery of game animals (deer, turkey, etc.) or bigfoot or poachers. Mounted for an overnight test on the <em>Dawn Patrol</em> in our driveway, it captured the expected images as well as --what else-- deer grazing in the lawn.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Left: 2" LCD screen and control buttons, 8 AA batteries. Right: the back has attachment points, </strong><br />
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</tbody></table>The camera housing is a hinged box with an o-ring seal --similar to a small Pelican case. We sealed the array of tiny microphone holes with electrical tape. From the inside we applied electrical tape to seal the AC port's large, rubber-plugged hole. These appeared to be the only obvious paths of potential water infiltration. The camera is rated to handle splashes (rain), ice, etc. However, it is not rated for submersion as might occur during a capsize of the sailboat.<br />
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The camera worked well, about as expected, in terms of the photos produced. At night the IR flash was indeed invisible expect for a very faint red glow in the LED array --which signaled to us when a photo was in progress. The camera stayed dry and we did not capsize. <br />
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One disappointment: the camera's clock was defective. The correct date and time was stamped on each photo for the first 3741 photos, but then at 11:11pm the clock time-traveled to 08-10-2022 08:05am. Then on the 3809th photo the clock jumped to the first minute of 01-01-2011. After that the clock jumped on five other occasions to arbitrary times for no apparent reason. Apart from these occasional episodes of time travel, the camera continued to snap photos every 15 seconds, approximately, and kept accurate count of the time between frames. Because of this clock defect we returned the camera for a refund. We had no choice as having the wrong time stamps on the photos (and wrong creation dates on the JPG files) was unacceptable.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">Many thanks to that big NY camera store, </span><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/764695-REG/Bushnell_119456C_8MP_Trophy_Cam_Night.html"><span style="color: #660000;">B&H Photo</span></a><span style="color: #660000;">, for their outstanding customer service and free shipping in both directions. I would buy from them again.</span><br />
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<strong>Lessons Learned</strong><br />
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1. A wider field of view would have been better! We knew that, and if time had allowed, we would have explored mounting a wider-angle lens on the camera before the NCC. Several vendors sell such lens for use on iPhones and other cellphones. (<a href="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/AGPtek+-+2x+Fish-Eye+Wide-Angle+Macro+Lens/3446026.p?id=1218402857252&skuId=3446026&st=wide angle macro lens&cp=1&lp=1">AGPtek</a>) <br />
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2. A mount further aft might have been better. This might not be necessary if a wider-angle lens is used. The camera could be mounted on a rigid boom 3' or 4' aft of the transom (not on the tiller). The IR flash seemed too close to the cockpit. In the night photos, we can see that the camera was too close to the mizzen sheets (ropes). Occasionally, at night, one of the sheets moved in front of the lens and the IR LEDs flashed point-blank into the sheet causing washout of the entire photo. When the mizzen sheets were slack they occasionally snagged on the camera. On one such occasion at 3am the camera's aim was shifted to point at the cockpit sole and in the darkness we did not notice the shift until almost 6am.<br />
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3. Comparison to video recording. Waterproof compact cameras (<a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2011/09/waterproof-photography.html">here</a>) and adventure video camera such as the GoPro HD Hero 960 can be submerged, have wide/wider angle lens, and are known to produce very good short segments of HD video. For example, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 for snapshots and HD video has an 80 degree field of view. And for example, the GoPro has a 170 degree field of view and records HD video (or time-lapse video) --but all subject to a battery life of about 2.5 hours. How does recording a set of video segments compare to recording a set of start-to-finish time-lapse frames? They both have their pros and cons, and their end results are complimentary. For example, at the most exciting moments it may be difficult or impossible to activate/manage a video camera, whereas the Bushnell camera never needed any attention. On the other hand, when it is feasible to activate/manage the video camera the results can be great. <br />
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<strong>What's Next?</strong><br />
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We plan to post most of the time-lapse series. We will break the series up into various segments of the NCC and present each subset of frames as a time-lapse video, a slide show, or as selected individual frames.<br />
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We would like to experiment further with a start-to-finish time-lapse camera (e.g. Bushnell) <br />
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We would also like to experiment with an aft- boom- mounted video camera managed by a handheld remote control --if we can find such a camera! GoPro, are you listening? (Probably not.)<br />
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And while we are dreaming, a light-weight gimbaled camera mount would be a fine improvement. <br />
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Alternatively we could just go on a nice coastal cruise in the company of another sailboat ...perhaps one with a crew of professional photographers. Now there's a <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/06/some-photos.html">new idea</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">--DWSB</span>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-76991807753143300782011-09-29T00:23:00.003-04:002011-10-23T03:24:04.253-04:00The Trees of Harlowe Canal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Harlowe, NC took a beating during Hurricane Irene. On our way to Cedar Island, NC for the 2011 WaterTribe NC Challenge, we paused in Harlowe and used our brightest light to check out the views of the Harlowe Canal from its three bridges. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Bridge 1</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At 9pm the current under Bridge 1 was running at about 2 knots in the unfavorable direction. But wait! That's not all you get.... Bridge 1 has a new feature: a fallen pine tree which spans almost the entire width of the waterway. The base of the trunk appeared to be roughly 1' in diameter. The trunk is supported on those of its limbs that are pointed down into the water and bottom. <a href="http://luckydog-newport16.blogspot.com/">DogsLife</a> was the first NCC arrival at Cedar Island to discover this fallen tree when he scouted the bridges earlier in the day. As DogsLife said, it appears that the sea kayakers will have no problem gliding under the middle or around the top end of the fallen tree. Looks like a sawing and pruning party for the rest of us. Here are three views of that tree. </div> <br />
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<strong>Bridge 2</strong><br />
From Bridge 2 we could see that some collapsed tree limbs are resting on the power line. Inspecting this feature from a bit of distance might be advisable as we float toward Bridge 2 --just to make sure the line has not fallen. Also from Bridge 2 we could see the silouettes of several very tall trees that are now leaning high over the canal. This suggests more trees may be in the process of falling over the coming weeks or months.<br />
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During the NCC, if the <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeMapper.aspx">WaterTribe Challenge Tracking Map</a> shows a large number of challengers all piling up at one spot on the map near Harlowe, NC .... well...... they may have just discovered a "new feature" of the adventure race. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Update: Tree from Bridge #1 in Daylight</strong> <br />
(from Christine Cochran)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">--DWSB</span>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-69484805434878878092011-09-28T00:32:00.009-04:002011-09-28T09:36:23.276-04:00WaterTribe NC Challenge begins September 30, 2011<span style="font-size: xx-small;">by DWSB</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Silver pieces of eight and gold doubloons</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The third annual NCC begins Friday at 7:00am on Cedar Island. In sea kayaks, trimarans, catamarans, and mono-hulls, more than 60 individuals are on the confirmed roster for the 100mile adventure race around Cedar Island. Two kayakers are on for the 50 mile race to the check point in Beaufort, NC. Pirate treasure awaits the finishers.<br />
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SOS and I are aiming to complete our third NCC. While we are sailing and rowing the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>, <a href="http://sandybottomkayaker.blogspot.com/2011/02/out-paddling.html">SandyBottom</a> will be taking on the much greater challenges the NCC offers sea kayakers. In 2009 and 2010 she organized and managed the NCC. This year she is looking forward to being on the water in her QCC 600 kayak. <br />
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For all of us who take longer than half a day to finish, it is certain that one of the challenges of this NCC will be late September's lack of moon light.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Moon phases <a href="http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_phases_calendar.phtml">calendar</a></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Current weather forecasts suggest a range of conditions as a predicted cold front arrives. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday will range from <span class="nobr"><span class="b">80</span>°F</span> down to 6<span class="nobr"><span class="b">0</span>°F.</span> Friday might be somewhat like that in the 2010 NCC: warm and sunny with light winds. Or, Friday or Saturday may look to be much like that in the 2009 NCC: cool with heavy or high winds from the north or northwest. Will we be beating into headwinds the entire way?<br />
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The adventure is about to begin. The <em>Dawn Patrol</em>'s SPOT track during the 2011 NCC should be available (<a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0FC5PhdSOiOyGgJsaGUSRcytU5pqZjOtL"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">click here</span></strong></a>).</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>SPOT in the bag</strong></td></tr>
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Today the WaterTribe Challenge Tracking Map shows challengers recent test locations (paddling/sailing on lakes and rivers, or at home). During the NCC it will use SPOT tracking data to show the tracks and positions of all the challengers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>WaterTribe Challenge Tracking Map (<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeMapper.aspx">here</a>)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Track of the Dawn Patrol in the 2009 NCC</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-84608972871955203692011-09-17T01:48:00.044-04:002011-09-18T11:26:51.567-04:00Waterproof Photography"Digital Photography Review" recently compared six waterproof cameras that would like to find homes aboard small craft, kayaks and canoes. The <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest/">article</a> seems "just in time" since our ancient waterproof camera died a few days ago. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><u><a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest/">Digital Photography Review</a></u> compared 6 waterproof cameras in August, 2011</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table> <strong>The Review Article</strong><br />
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The cameras compared in this helpful review <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/Q311waterproofcompactgrouptest/">article</a>:<br />
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3<br />
Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS<br />
Sony Cyber-shot TX10<br />
Fujifilm FinePix XP30<br />
Olympus Tough TG-810 <br />
Ricoh PX<br />
Of course, there are many other reviews available. We found <a href="http://snapsort.com/compare/Panasonic-DMC-TS3-vs-Pentax-WG-1">snapsort.com</a> helpful for comparing pairs of cameras.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pentax Optio WPi</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Pentax Optio WPi ( 2006 - 2011, R.I.P. ) </strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">During the past five years we enjoyed taking a few thousand snap shots / videos with our compact Optio WPi. In spite of heavy use when kayaking and sailing, it was still a solid performer to the very end. Suddenly, it fails to boot up now. The "on" light comes on, but that is the only response. To turn it off we have to remove the battery. Perhaps it is in an electronic coma. <br />
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The WPi seemed fine and healthy when it came home from a <a href="http://sandybottomkayaker.blogspot.com/2011/09/cedar-island-to-atlantic.html">two-day trip</a> (41 photos). Here are the last three photos taken with the WPi.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Cedar Island kayaking, 6:09pm August 20 </strong><br />
<strong>(by SandyBottom)</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Dolphins in Cedar Island Bay on a foggy morning, 7:36am August 21 </strong><br />
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</tbody></table></div>For recreational photography, the WPi has enhanced our sailing and kayaking experiences in many ways. After 5 years the time had come to replace the WPi. <br />
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Choosing a replacement was not easy! But no complaints here; it is a good thing that there is currently a good number of makes and models from which to choose. The most recent batch of entries in this niche market features dozens of enhancements and improvements.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Panasonic Lumix DMC-Ts3</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3 (Silver)</strong><br />
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We chose the recently released Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3.<br />
This is "version 3" following the TS2.<br />
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We put it to work immediately at home and SandyBottom is planning to give it a try kayaking in the 2011 WaterTribe <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/watertribe-north-carolina-challenge-ncc.html">NC Challenge</a>. <br />
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It is easy to use and remarkably familiar. The controls and menu systems are clear and intuitive. <br />
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On boot-up the display first reminds the user to make certain the camera door is locked --and how to do that. This does not delay taking a photo however, because pressing the shutter-release immediately on boot-up takes precedence.<br />
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To save battery time, we will tend to not use some of the features; for example, the GPS, compass, barometer, altimeter, face recognition, etc.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Favorite color ?</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Waterproof compact digital cameras on the market today offer dozens of features, specifications, and pros and cons to consider. Choice of make and model of camera depends on the user's preferences about dozens of practical and technical considerations. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pentax Optio WG-1</strong><br />
<strong>with or without a built-in GPS</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Pentax Optio WG-1</strong> <strong></strong><br />
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During the years that we were enjoying the WPi, Pentax marched out a series of new versions: W10, W20, W30, W60, W80, W90, and most recently the WG-1 and the WG-1 GPS. The Optio models remain the only waterproof cameras that have offered time-lapse photography (a.k.a., "auto drive" or "interval shooting"). Every new model seemed to add a few more features and enhancements. We certainly expected that we would eventually replace the WPi with a newer Pentax model.<br />
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Among it's many features, the new WG-1 models include a 1cm macro mode with LED lighting, and rugged build that can make claims as crush-proof, freeze-proof, and shock-proof. Options include the built in GPS for geo-tagging photos (about $50), and a small waterproof remote control (about $30). <br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Choosing between the Pentax and the Panasonic models was a tough call that required weighing many trade-offs and pros and cons. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Nikon CoolPix AW100 with 3" Display</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Nikon CoolPix AW100</strong><br />
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Had we known about it, we might have considered Nikon's new entry.... the CoolPix AW100. As of September 2011 it is available for purchase (e.g., at amazon.com) but there are not yet many <a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/news/nikon_aw100_preview/">reviews</a> of this model. Does it produce better images? I don't know, but it seems it may be a strong competitor for space in the pocket for your PDF. <br />
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Like most of its competitors it is waterproof, shock-proof, freeze-proof, ruggedly built for the outdoors. Take it diving to a depth of 33 feet. It has a 16-(effective)-megapixel CMOS sensor. Some features can be controlled by shaking it. A GPS and compass are built in. <a href="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-AW100-vs-Panasonic-DMC-TS3">It is smaller, lighter, and more costly than the TS3</a>. <br />
Colors: orange, blue, white, black, camoflage.<br />
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But wait, that's not all you get! It has .... maps! <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Perhaps we will see a rugged waterproof compact camera that combines all the functions of a great 20 megapixel camera, a GPS-map chartplotter, a personal locator beacon (PLB), and a smart phone with cellular, wireless, bluetooth, and satellite connectivity. <br />
Naturally, this $300 device will become available the day <em>after</em> you spend $300 on a cool new waterproof camera that does <u>not</u> have a built-in chartplotter, PLB, and smart phone. <br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">--DWSB</span>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-62287621062427767562011-09-12T16:19:00.013-04:002011-09-14T09:54:23.980-04:00The Bridges of Harlowe Canal<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Bridge 2</strong><br />
<strong>(KiwiBird paddling, photo by SandyBottom)</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The 2011 WaterTribe NC Challenge is coming September 30. Hurricane Irene left her marks on the 100mile course: fallen tree limbs in the Harlowe waterway, large floating / semi-floating debris in the rivers and sounds, scrambled pound nets in Core Sound, and a very healthy crop of hungry mosquitos. As recently as a week ago there was also a large shrimp boat parked in the center of Harlowe Creek. And... no doubt the shoals are <u>not</u> exactly where we left them a year ago. <br />
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The 2009 NCC featured clouds, light rain, hard rain and high winds. The 2010 NCC served us hot sunny weather with light and vanishing winds. It seems the 2011 NCC may have its own unique challenges. Think of what to say when the Coast Guard asks why you have a chain saw in your boat.<br />
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<strong>The Three Bridges Video</strong><br />
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Here is a brief (1 min 27 sec) look at the three Harlowe bridges before Irene.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of these photos are from a cruise by DSWB and SOS from Oriental to Beaufort and back on May 21-22, 2011. I took them with my mobile phone, which explains the low resolution. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>The Harlowe Waterway versus the </strong><strong>ICW on Adams Creek</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On that cruise, for a change of pace, we decided to enjoy sailing north on the Harlowe waterway. Considering how much quieter and more scenic the Harlowe was relative to the the ICW (Adams Creek, ICW Canal, Core Creek), we regretted using the ICW to sail south. No boat wakes and barges on the Harlowe.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Oriental to Beaufort via the ICW on May 21 (<span style="color: #660000;">red</span>)</strong><br />
<strong>Beaufort to Oriental via Harlowe on May 22 (<span style="color: #073763;">blue</span>)</strong></td></tr>
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<strong>Oriental and Beaufort</strong><br />
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We launched the 'Dawn Patrol' from this well-kept public boat ramp at about 9:30am Saturday May 21 and returned at 3:00pm Sunday May 22. The boat ramp is in a great location for access to Oriental's harbor and the Neuse River. I would recommend it. Special thanks to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Great public boat ramp in Oriental</strong></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out of Oriental we crossed the Neuse, sailed/motored down the ICW south-bound to Newport River, and entered the Beaufort area. We sailed past sailing replicas of the "Nina" and "Pinta" near Beaufort's Smith Airport. The drawbridge operator said he liked our "sharpie". In Beaufort we stayed docked on the waterfront overnight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Arrival at Beaufort Docks</strong></td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On arrival in Beaufort we met some WaterTribe friends there: <a href="http://luckydog-newport16.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-2011-everglades-challenge.html">DogsLife</a> and his son Mike were arriving at "Checkpoint 1". They completed the entire NCC 100mile course. Well done!</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>DogsLife and son Mike practicing for the NC Challenge</strong></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>At checkpoint 1 of the NC Challenge</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>North via the Harlowe</strong><br />
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Sunday we sailed north on the Newport River and entered the Harlowe waterway (Harlowe Creek, Harlowe canal, Clubfoot Creek). The Harlowe is a beautiful route for boats that can pass under its three fixed bridges. Relative to using the ICW, we spent less time inland and more time on the Newport and Neuse Rivers.<br />
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On this short cruise the winds were often light or vanishing, the weather hot, and we were on a limited schedule so we did use our 2hp Honda motor --especially on the ICW and under the Harlowe bridges. <br />
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The winds <em>finally</em> kicked in as we crossed the Neuse River. Flying into Oriental on a fast spinnaker run hitting 10 knots was a happy ending.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Great dinner Sunday evening: Little Italy in Bayboro, NC</strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-30899612530712983402011-08-25T20:10:00.021-04:002011-09-04T08:46:59.607-04:00Water on the Smoke<strong>Thursday August 25</strong>: One minute we're hoping for rain and a cool breeze; next minute we're praying not be drowned or blown away. Irene is heating up and about to go coastal. Best to stay out of her way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hurricane Irene on August 25, 2011 <br />
(NOAA)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drawing a bead on Vandemere, NC<br />
... and on Beaufort, Harlowe Canal, Oriental, Belhaven, Elizabeth City, Ocracoke, <br />
... and on Chesapeake, VA and points north. <br />
(<a href="http://www.stormpulse.com/">http://www.stormpulse.com/</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forecast: an inner-banks path that roughly follows a good cruising route<br />
(<a href="http://www.stormpulse.com/">http://www.stormpulse.com/</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/psurgegraphics_at4.shtml?gm">Update: NOAA forecast of areas at risk for storm surge</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/psurgegraphics_at4.shtml?gm">Update: Forecast includes risk of high water in the Neuse River and Harlowe waterway</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Update: Saturday 27th rising water in parts of Oriental, NC<br />
(<a href="http://towndock.net/news/scenes-from-saturday-morning">Town Dock</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Update: Irene's radar image Saturday 27th<br />
(<a href="http://crisislanding.appspot.com/">Google Crisis Response Project</a>) </td></tr>
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<strong>Sunday August 28</strong>: Irene soaked the ground fires that had been smoldering in the peat of eastern NC and VA, but in its path also flooded coastal towns, ruined homes, damaged roads, and knocked out electrical power and communications (<a href="http://towndock.net/news/the-day-after-hurricane-irene">TownDock</a>). In NC coastal towns in Pamlico County were <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/09/battered-by-irene.html">battered</a> by a 9.5 foot storm surge that flooded many homes with several feet of muddy water. As Steve Earley <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/08/smoke-irene.html">predicted</a>, "A hurricane is a rough way to put out a fire." DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-59639279159716799902011-06-25T00:39:00.007-04:002011-07-02T16:27:16.062-04:00Smoke on the WaterA year ago we were aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em> sailing some of North Carolina's beautiful coastal waters alongside the yawl <em>Spartina</em> --as recalled and re-enjoyed this week in Steve Earley's <em><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/06/anniversary.html">Log of Spartina</a></em>. We had a blast on that <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/09/speed-sails-oars-motor.html">8-day tag-team cruise</a>: great camaraderie, great sailing on wonderful rivers and sounds and waterways, learning the art of cruising from <em>Spartina</em>, enjoying relaxed camping on the <em>Dawn Patrol.</em> It just doesn't get any better than that.<br />
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In recent weeks, folks in many of those wonderful coastal sailing areas have had to cope with wildfire smoke. Dry conditions and subsequent coastal wildfires have occurred relatively early this year. A haze of smoke has even reached us in central NC on a rare day this month when the winds were strong and SE. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Pains Bay" wildfire viewed from Stumpy Point, NC, on the Outer Banks. <br />
(Associated Press, <a href="http://www2.nbc17.com/">http://www2.nbc17.com/</a>)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The air quality forecast for this weekend (shown below) makes me glad that <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/">SOS</a> and some of the <a href="http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/">B&B Yacht Design</a> team are in Mystic, Connecticut, for the 20th annual WoodenBoat Show. They will be exhibiting their boats and guiding folks who signed up to build a small sailboat on site.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mystic Seaport venue (Bing Maps)</td></tr>
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<a href="http://sandybottomkayaker.blogspot.com/">SandyBottom</a> is sea kayaking this weekend off Shackleford Banks. She may have to cope with some haze <span style="color: #0c343d;">but the forecast getting all her attention has been the one that mentioned high winds and big </span><span style="color: black;">seas.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SandyBottom, et al. kayaking along Emerald Isle toward Shackleford Banks: June 25th 11:30am. <br />
(SPOT)</td></tr>
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<em><u>Update</u>: SB reported "no haze, huge waves, white knuckles going out Bogue Inlet".</em><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em><u>Update</u>:</em> SandyBottom, et al. at Cape Lookout Lighthouse. June 26 11:45am.<br />
(SPOT) </td></tr>
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Meanwhile back here on the home front, sailing in clean air on Jordan Lake looks promising. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forecaste for June 26<br />
(<a href="http://outerbanksvoice.com/">OuterBanksVoice.com</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Webcam in Oriental, NC. June 25th at 10:50am.<br />
(<a href="http://towndock.net/">http://towndock.net/</a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the smoke may drift: Forecast for Saturday June 25, 2011<br />
(<a href="http://daq.state.nc.us/news/pr/2011/pm_06242011.shtml">NC Dept of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Air Quality </a>)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the smoke may drift: Forecast for Sunday June 26, 2011</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the smoke may drift: Forecast for Monday June 27, 2011</td></tr>
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Update: One week later...<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">--DWSB</span>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-39362792941623558522011-06-20T01:31:00.018-04:002011-06-26T13:10:50.993-04:00Radio Waves on Core SoundThanks to my most favorite now-grown-up crew members, the <em>Dawn Patrol</em> will surf the waves with a perfect radio. What a great surprise on Fathers day! <br />
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Small and light-weight, this is fine multi-purpose gear that pulls its own weight with a photo-voltaic solar panel, hand crank recharging, main rechargeable battery, optional secondary batteries (AAA), USB port for recharging cell phones, auxiliary audio input port, headphone port, optional charging with an AC adapter (not included), 4-led white or flashing-red flashlight, digital tuning of AM/FM/Weather, clock, and alarm clock. <br />
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Does it have a fold-out can opener, screwdriver, tweezers, knife blade and spoon-fork? Well no, but it does remind me of a Swiss Army knife.<br />
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Hand cranking the dynamo for 90 seconds provides 15 minutes of radio play. Fully charged, by direct sunlight for 10 hours or by the optional AC adapter for 6 hours, the main rechargeable battery provides 10 hours of radio play --according to the user's guide.<br />
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While not water proof, this radio will be happy in our dry cabin and is small enough to fit inside any small drybag that offers about 6" x 6" x 2" of storage.<br />
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One of the things I like most about cruising and racing aboard <em>Dawn Patrol</em> is the time spent in natural sound scapes, or silence, away from the media. But there have been times when even the drone of robotic weather reports on our VHF handheld radios was a welcome sound: for example, when we were becalmed cruising on a hot day, or while racing when the sleep-deprived helmsman needed to stay awake during his turn at the helm. AM / FM will be much better, and is much appreciated. <br />
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Brilliant idea, Crew! Thanks!<br />
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(Perhaps the crew was inspired and informed by reading Steve Earley's blog, <strong>Log of <em>Spartina</em></strong> <span style="color: #990000;">(</span><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-radio.html"><span style="color: #990000;">1</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">), (</span><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/06/papas-got-brand-new-bag.html"><span style="color: #990000;">2</span></a><span style="color: #990000;">)</span>. Hey thanks, Steve. You're always an inspiration for sailing.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">--DWSB a.k.a. DAD.</span>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-59079862879326423532011-05-07T22:51:00.002-04:002011-05-08T10:13:00.293-04:00Happy Mother's DayShould you take your mom sailing on Mother's Day weekend? Yes! She'll love it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom loves spending time with you even if your hat is crooked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And there's your happy Mom. Enjoy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-79519318600793223122011-03-22T01:37:00.001-04:002011-03-22T10:44:48.156-04:00Spring Sailing and RunningMouth, tooSpring is here and spring sailing has begun. It's time to catch up with friends on the water.<br />
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</tbody></table>Yesterday SOS posted a <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2011/03/southbound-to-jordan-lake.html">trip report</a> from aboard his new charge, the Core Sound 17 <em>Southbound</em> built by Ken Potts who is now in Australia. According to SOS, after sailing Saturday there was camping onboard Saturday night, and a 13-boat race with the Carolina Sailing Club on Sunday. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by SOS. Taylor onboard. A fast boat with a tent for camping. <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2011/03/southbound-to-jordan-lake.html">Cruise it. Race it.</a></td></tr>
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Surprise! RunningMouth (Jonathan Coble) was there, day-sailing his Sea Pearl 21. Jon finished the WaterTribe Ultimate Florida Challenge of 2010 in an impressive 27days, 14hrs, and 35mins paddling and sailing his Kruger Sea Wind. We missed him at this year's EC 2011. Perhaps we will see him in the WaterTribe 2011 NC Challenge in September.<br />
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Jordan Lake is a good place to catch up with sailing friends. <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2011/03/southbound-to-jordan-lake.html">Check it out</a>.DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-6684225967577966662011-03-21T11:44:00.001-04:002011-11-01T11:44:34.709-04:00EC 2011: photo sharing<div style="text-align: left;">Photos from the Everglades Challenge 2011 are being shared. Videos are being posted on the WaterTribe website and on YouTube. I'll have time to add to that soon, I hope. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The start and the finish were popular places for snapshots. Here for example, Jarhead captured the arrival of battle-warn sea kayakers Sundance and Hammerstroke at the finish in Key Largo. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center">Jarhead (Bill Fite) welcomes Sundance (James Connell) and Hammerstroke (Will Schaet)</div></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Evey challenger looks better after a hot shower, some sleep, and a good meal. Jarhead kindly sent us the following photos of our own well-rested smiling faces. (Thanks again, Bill.) We in turn sent Bill a few photos for his collection.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Here are a few of those photos sent to Jarhead ---who happens to be a WaterTribe legend, a tough competitor, an outstanding role model on and off the water, and a pretty good party person.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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While we were sailing, Steve Earley covered our progress via photos and reports on his outstanding blog, <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/">logofspartina.blogspot.com</a>. Thanks, Steve! <br />
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Our new asymmetric spinnaker, bowsprit, and running backstays proved useful by adding 1-2 knots on two downwind runs. We took the opportunity to explore the limits of application of the new spinnaker. (More on that later.) Thanks to <a href="http://www.pamlico-nc.com/InnerBanks.htm">Inner Banks Sails and Canvas</a> in Oriental, NC, for making our Doyle APC spinnaker just-in-time for the EC.<br />
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Our <a href="http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/">B-and-B</a> mizzen stays'l from Graham Byrnes also played an important role --as a jib! Yes, a jib! It's a bit flat for a spinnaker but the stays'l has many uses and we tried them all. We also used it wing-on-wing-on-wing. <br />
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I could just hear the stays'l saying, "Hey wait! I'm a mizzen stays'l! What are you doing to me now? This... doesn't... look... good......" <br />
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We sailed in the company of some world-class sailors in this year's EC and I am convinced there was also one aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>; namely, Alan Stewart (SOS) who is a creative talented sailor, a great sailing companion, and the best son. His experience in off-shore racing was important. Add that to the other advantages we had: <a href="http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/">a good boat design</a>, good sails, <a href="http://www.shawandtenney.com/wooden-rowing-oars.htm">good oars</a>, a dry cabin for naps on-the-go, and non-stop forward movement. We stopped for only 5-10 minutes at each of the three checkpoints.<br />
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Our greatest advantage was that we kept the boat moving forward all the time. The result was our 66.5 hour finish, <br />
7 hours ahead of the 40-year-old 19' Lightning <em>Hare on Fire</em> (crew of two)<em>,</em><br />
18 hours ahead of the brand new I-550 <em>Hot Canary</em> (crew of two),<br />
42 hours ahead of the 19' Sea Pearl <em>Moon Shadow</em> (single-handed!),<br />
61 hours ahead of the 14' Blue Jay <em>Mullet</em> (single-handed!). <br />
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<strong>The Lightning</strong>. Going upwind, the Lightning <em>Hare on Fire</em> was the fasted Class4 boat. However, we took the 30 knot headwinds on day2 inside the protection of Pine Island Sound while they were being battered by the same front out in the big waves of the Gulf of Mexico. At CP2 they stopped to sleep. We never stopped to sleep, kept the boat moving except for a few minutes at each checkpoint, and took turns at the helm to allow 1-2 hour naps. The great crew of <em>Hare on Fire</em>, Per Lorentzen (DonKeyHoTey) and Tom Dyll (MicroTom), said it reminded them of the fable of the tortoise and the hare. Tom said, "I realized we were the hare." We had a great time sharing stories with Per and Tom in Key Largo.<br />
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<strong>The I-550</strong>. In strong headwinds the tender I-550 had a reef in when we did not need any reefs. In that case we sailed past the Goudgeon brothers' I-550 <em>Hot Canary</em>. The <em>Dawn Patrol</em> also had the advantage when rowing and in quickly lowering/raising masts for bridges at CP1. We lowered/raised our masts and sails in 5-10 minutes, whereas the I-550 requires much longer. Also, Mead and Jan anchored <em>Hot Canary</em> sometimes for rest/sleep. Look out! They'll be back next year for a perfect run.<br />
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<strong>The Sea Pearl</strong>. Bill Fite (Jarhead) single-handed <em>Moon Shadow</em> this year in the EC. In the 2010 EC, Bill and Jonathan Arthur aboard <em>Moon Shadow</em> finished first in Class4 with 2days 10 hrs 27 min. Also, he and William Denton finished first in Class4 aboard <em>Moon Shadow</em> in the 2010 WaterTribe North Carolina Challenge. <br />
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<strong>The Blue Jay</strong>. This was Channing (DancesWithMullet) Boswell's third EC fnish. Channing has certainly proven his ability to single-hand and succeed in a very small sailboat.<br />
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<strong>The Class 5 Multi-Hulls</strong>. Overall, the <em>Dawn Patrol</em> was the third boat to finish the EC. The overall fastest boat this year was Randy Smyth's (SewSew's) unique speed machine <em>Sizzor</em> finishing in 1day 16hrs 14 mins. Randy describes <em>Sizzor</em> as being a home-built, self-designed trimaran 21' x 20' x Fun. Again this year, he had two Subway sandwiches strapped to the boom. That's all he needed. The tornado catamaran flown by Jamie Livingston (Bumpy) and Kenny Pierce (Machoman) finished a mere 20 minutes after Randy. Those two boats were neck-and-neck the whole way. Last year Jamie and Kenny set the all-time overall record at 1day 2hrs 12mins in EC2010. That record was not broken this year largely due to headwinds.<br />
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The other 7 boats in Class4 encountered problems and did not make it all the way to Key Largo. <br />
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Overall, only 30 of 71 starting boats finished EC2011 in Key Largo. The EC is unpredictable: parts break, electronics die, leaks appear, minor injuries occur, illness strikes, weather fronts roll through, etc. Most everyone was in need of anti-monkey butt powder. IronBob inhaled some nuts (he was quickly ok.) DogsLife was hit by pneumonia and fever. Things happen.<br />
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The faster a boat covers the distance, the less likely the boat is to be hit by multiple weather fronts and other problems.<br />
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On the <em>Dawn Patrol</em> we had to replace a broken downhaul line on our rudder while at CP2. And, the weather threw us a few curves: too much wind, too little wind, and even fog. Until we reached Florida Bay, staying warm was our biggest challenge. On the other hand the tidal currents we encountered this year were always flowing in a favorable direction. That was entirely unplanned unexpected good fortune.<br />
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The best part of the EC is gathering with kindred spirits in small boats to share the adventure. <br />
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The EC is also a wonderful adventure because the waters from Tampa to Key Largo are beautiful. Florida Bay stands out as unique, amazing, beautiful, mysterious and a little tricky. Some day I hope to slowly cruise the entire EC route. The Everglades National Park is so beautiful. Does it really make sense to race through it... offshore... at night?!<br />
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I am planning to post many further details, photos and videos here on this blog in the not-to-distant future. We have some excellent videos and photos. The EC is primarily a personal challenge; only secondarily is it a race. The most interesting stories are usually about the personal challenge. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Start on Tampa Bay at Ft. DeSoto</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our GPS Track (left to right is north to south)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mizzen Stays'l used as a Jib</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spinnaker run across Florida Bay: good winds, glassy water -- wow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Finish Line in Key Largo</td></tr>
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The next WaterTribe event will be the 2011 NC Challenge in September -- looking forward to that! <br />
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--PaulDancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-61122335755785797002011-03-02T18:19:00.000-05:002011-03-02T18:24:00.727-05:00A Spinnaker for the Dawn PatrolThe <em>Dawn Patrol</em> now has an asymmetrical spinnaker and removable bowsprit. The system was designed by SOS who built and installed the bowsprit. The new sail is a red and white, 138 sq. ft., Doyle "Asymmetrical Power Cruiser" spinnaker constructed by Mark Weinheimer at <br />
<a href="http://www.pamlico-nc.com/InnerBanks.htm">Inner Banks Sail and Canvas</a> in Oriental, NC. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Like Pinocchio</td></tr>
</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-48580014930563749992011-02-13T13:21:00.000-05:002011-02-15T23:49:49.188-05:00WaterTribe Everglades Challenge begins March 5, 2011<span style="font-size: xx-small;">by DancesWithSandyBottom</span><br />
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<strong>Dawn Patrol in the EC</strong><br />
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SOS and I (DWSB) are racing toward the starting line of the 2011 Everglades Challenge. Or perhaps it is more accurate to say March 5th is racing toward us at breakneck speed. Advanced preparation and training is essential. Some just-in-time preparation is unavoidable. Anyone who has ever paddled, rowed, sailed or paddle-sailed an EC will tell you that arriving at the starting line on the beach at Fort DeSoto always feels like a major accomplishment. The EC pits each challenger's preparations and training against the unpredictable weather and conditions of the race course from Tampa Bay to Key Largo. <br />
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<strong>SandyBottom in the EC</strong><br />
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While we are sailing and rowing the <em>Dawn Patrol </em> toward Key Largo, <a href="http://sandybottomkayaker.blogspot.com/2011/02/out-paddling.html">SandyBottom</a> will be taking on the much greater challenge of paddling the 300 miles in her NDK Explorer kayak. The prize for finishing an EC is a shark's tooth necklace. SandyBottom already has 7 shark's teeth as well as several alligator teeth awarded for going the additional distances through the Wilderness Waterway in Everglades National Park. These prizes are just tokens of the priceless rewards that keep us coming back to the EC.<br />
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<strong>SPOT Tracking</strong><br />
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To follow the Dawn Patrol's SPOT track when we are sailing in the EC 2011, <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0lZP2hqcmVtqQT7eTXaqr6PUhrlUFDBC6"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">click here</span></strong></a> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPOT in the bag</td></tr>
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<strong>Onshore Contact: Steve Earley</strong><br />
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The rules require us to report ("call home") to our onshore contact person at least once per each 24 hour period of the race. The contact person is required to relay the information to the WaterTribe's discussion forum webpage.<br />
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In previous years I served as SandyBottom's official onshore contact person, blogger and coach. In 2008 Mike Rhodes did a great job in that role for both SandyBottom and the Dawn Patrol crew. (Thanks again, Mike!) <br />
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This year we are very lucky to have Steve Earley on our teams as our onshore contact. Steve is an avid sailor and an award-winning photographer who has raised sail cruising to a fine art as communicated in his blog, <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #073763;"><strong>The Log of Spartina</strong></span></a>. During the EC, Steve has generously offered to post on his blog reports about our progress --as he has already described in his posts <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/02/armchair-adventurer.html"><strong><span style="color: #20124d;">here</span></strong></a> and <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/02/survival-strategies.html"><span style="color: #20124d;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. <br />
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SandyBottom, SOS and I have promised to try our best to send him interesting news and cellphone photos during the EC.<br />
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Steve <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2011/02/survival-strategies.html">wrote</a> on this blog...<br />
<em>"I<span style="color: #351c75;"> also wrote my list of questions for Paul and Dawn when they call in their 24 hour reports from the Everglades Challenge. I plan on carrying a notebook with me during the race so I'll be ready to take down information when they call. The list of questions will be on the cover of the notebook. There are the basic questions I have to ask - How far to the next checkpoint? What is your ETA to the next checkpoint? What are your plans? - that sort of thing. But I'll also ask about their energy level, the food, who they are with, the best thing that happened that day, the biggest challenge of the day. It will help with the required report and it should help make a nice blog post too."</span></em><br />
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Wow. Talk about being on-the-ball... As usual, we can only aspire to get our act together as well as Steve does. Thanks for the inspiration, Steve! <br />
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<strong>This is Going to Be....</strong><br />
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I want to say "This is going to be a lot of fun!" But I have learned from our role model, SandyBottom, that it is more accurate to say "This is going to be a lot of adventure!" because the EC is unpredictable. The <em>Dawn Patrol</em> had a relatively easy time on her EC 2008 maiden voyage. That was a wonderful experience. But every EC is unique. The adventure ahead in EC 2011 is a big unknown. Lack of wind? Too much wind? No water in Florida Bay?<br />
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In the very first EC in 2001, I've been told the winds were howling at the starting line. When Chief said "GO!" very few were able to launch, there was mayhem in the surf, and many highly experienced challengers waited at the starting line for two days before the weather allowed launching. <br />
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What do we know about EC 2011? A record 72 boats will start. The Dawn Patrol will be racing with 11 other monohulls in Class4 --two of which are new <a href="http://smallcraftadvisor.com/component/content/article/361">S.C.A.M.P</a>.s and one is a custom built I-550 skiff sailed by Meade and Jan Gougeon. Bill Fite ("Jarhead"), winner in Class4 of EC2010 and the NCC2010, will be back to defend in his Sea Pearl 21. <br />
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We also know we will start with a new moon, so sailing/rowing at night will be in pitch black darkness. Stump Pass is clogged with dredging equipment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EC starts at 7:00 AM on March 5, 2011</td></tr>
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<strong>SPOT Tracking</strong><br />
Again this year, each boat is required to carry a SPOT in tracking mode, so that friends, family, and observers can follow the race. (Each challenger is also required to carry a VHF radio, a personal location beacon (PLB), and other safety equipment.) This week Chief is encouraging all challengers to practice reporting in via onshore contacts, and test their SPOTs' connection to the WaterTribe <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeMapper.aspx">Challenge Mapper</a> which will display the locations of the challengers in real time. Today the Challenge Mapper shows challengers recent test locations (paddling/sailing on lakes and rivers, or at home) all across the country...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Challenge Mapper: many EC challengers testing their SPOT tracking</strong></td></tr>
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Sailing at night is to be expected in the Everglades Challenge. This is one of the features of EC racing that distinguishes it from cruising. With minimal moonlight to help us this year, we will need to "keep a strong spot light handy". That's a quote from Steve Isaac ("Chief") found <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/EvergladesChallenge/Default.aspx">here</a>. We need a good spot light for the 11th annual EC and for future cruises.<br />
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We have recently <a href="http://www.brightguy.com/products/Underwater_Kinetics_C8_eLED_Dive_Light.php">upgraded</a> the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>'s standard equipment to include a dive light: the <a href="http://www.uwkinetics.com/products/c8-eled">C8 eLED by Underwater Kinetics</a> which was a much appreciated birthday present. (Thank you Dawn.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">C8 eLED from Underwater Kinetics. Includes a wrist strap and batteries.</td></tr>
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Beam distance is 577 ft using 8 fresh alkaline C batteries. The grip has a locking rotary switch for high (up to 250 lumens), low (up to 160 lumens), and off. A small heat-sink in the middle of the lens efficiently cools the LED source and consequently the light is brighter underwater than when used onboard. The trade-off is shorter battery life underwater. The <a href="http://www.uwkinetics.com/products/c8-eled">charts below</a> indicate good performance out to about 14 hours of use onboard. <a href="http://www.uwkinetics.com/products/c8-eled">Underwater Kinetics</a> also makes a smaller 4-battery version, the C4 eLED. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Performance: <strong>underwater</strong> (pale blue) versus in<strong> air</strong> (darker blue)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Performance: with <strong>alkaline batteries</strong> (red) versus with <strong>rechargeable NiCad batteries</strong> (green)</td></tr>
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UK's C8 eLED seems like a solid performer. <u>We'll see</u>.DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-45405583074889521922010-12-19T00:59:00.001-05:002011-11-01T11:45:47.472-04:00B&B Mess-About 2010<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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October 31, 2010 [by Joe Anderson]</td></tr>
</tbody></table>At the end of October, <a href="http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/index.html">B&B Yacht Designs</a> in Vandemere, NC, hosted their third annual Mess-About.<br />
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Here are a few favorite photos along with a YouTube slide show. We have also posted a <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/danceswithsandybottom/20101029_BAndB_MessAbout#">Picasa album</a> of photos.<br />
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There are also <a href="http://www.messing-about.com/forums/index.php?topic=7504.50">photos on the B&B Forum</a> posted by several attendees.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Marissa</em> in front of the boat-building workshop, <br />
October 31, 2010 [by Randy Marshall] </td></tr>
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SOS (at right) and Ken Potts on October 31 [by Ken Potts]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em> from aboard<em> Southbound</em> <br />
October 30, 2010 [by Ken Potts]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em>: Roger Mays at the helm with DWSB rowing. <br />
Roger owns the CS17 <em>Mermaid</em> [by SandyBottom]</td></tr>
</tbody></table> DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-12240837310316793972010-12-18T03:11:00.000-05:002010-12-18T15:26:33.897-05:00Small Craft Advisor<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Issue No. 67</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Great memories of our <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/09/speed-sails-oars-motor.html">eight-day coastal cruise in June</a> arrived in the mail today. Like a bright spot of sailing sunshine on a cold winter day, there it was, the latest issue of "<u><a href="http://smallcraftadvisor.com/">Small Craft Advisor</a></u>" magazine addressed to SOS. Inside issue No. 67 is a wonderful four-page article by Steve Earley about the longest and most varied day of our eight-day Tag-Team cruise aboard <em>Spartina</em> and <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. Steve knows how to tell a good story. The article is accompanied by six photos. One is a lovely photo (by Steve or Bruce on <em>Spartina</em>) of SandyBottom enjoying her turn at the helm of <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. <br />
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While issue 67 is arriving by mail for subscribers, issue 66 is still on the news stands and on the magazine's website.<br />
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Previous posts on Steve Earley's <a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/">Log of Spartina</a>:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO70zgRpethujJcos6WwLyLULtD7Cl402DuGeEzMdh3zW4QHQpICo9_K_Wt1UbLQmX30imAJ8omq0PDmE076EzB-4fUpxvCcoY6gSszIr3SWuxgjuFWPmyyUj5lq2_Dguvz-2OdVYuHc/s1600/daily_logs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBO70zgRpethujJcos6WwLyLULtD7Cl402DuGeEzMdh3zW4QHQpICo9_K_Wt1UbLQmX30imAJ8omq0PDmE076EzB-4fUpxvCcoY6gSszIr3SWuxgjuFWPmyyUj5lq2_Dguvz-2OdVYuHc/s320/daily_logs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/06/day-one-faux-dixon-creek.html">day1</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-two-bays-and-rivers-canals-and.html">day2</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-three-another-creek-and-neuse-river.html">day3</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-four-longest-day.html">day4</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-five-south-to-cape-lookout.html">day5</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-six-back-road-to-beaufort.html">day6</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-seven-riding-heat-wave.html">day7</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://logofspartina.blogspot.com/2010/07/day-eight-fresh-breeze-to-new-bern.html">day8</a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hypothetical cover photo: Did not happen</td></tr>
</tbody></table>What a nice cover that would have been. The issue does include a version of this photo as a thumbnail in the table of contents. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Issue 63 cover photo: <em>Spartina</em> and Bruce Hollingsworth <br />
on 2009 cruise [photo by Steve Earley]</td></tr>
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<strong><em>Spartina</em>'s Skeeter-Beater Cruise in No. 63</strong><br />
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<em>Spartina</em> recently graced the cover of issue 63 which contained another four-page article by Steve, entitled "Pamlico Sound in Spartina"...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Issue 46 cover photo:<br />
The wa'apa sailing canoe "Fall"<br />
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</tbody></table><strong>Origins of <em>Dawn Patrol</em> in No. 46</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
<em>Dawn Patrol</em>'s origins can be traced back to issue 46 which featured an article by Randy Marshall about the 2007 Everglades Challenge (EC). New boats appeared in the article, including Graham Byrnes' EC22 <em>Southern Skimmer</em> crewed by Graham and Randy, and a pair of wa'apa sailing canoes, <em>Rise</em> and <em>Fall.</em><br />
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<em>Rise</em> and <em>Fall</em> were <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2007/02/sea-trialstake-oneaction.html">built</a> just-in-time for the EC by SOS and three of his friends when they were 20-year-old engineering students at NC State University (NCSU).<a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2007/02/extreme-makeover-team-raf-edition.html">Building</a> in rented space, with support from family and friends, they were dumpster-diving for materials but cutting out parts in the NCSU student workshop on laser-guided / computer-controlled machines. Donations: epoxy from Duckworks, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_492223925"></span>rudders<span id="goog_492223926"></span></a> from <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2007/01/five-days-till-launch.html">CrazyRussian</a>, sails from <a href="http://captainodark30.blogspot.com/">Brian Weber</a>, seats from DWSB, borrowed paddles, etc. SOS and Matt Hazard in <em>Rise</em>, and Mike Rhodes and Chris Hazard in <em>Fall</em> <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/2007/03/day6.html">finished</a> in 1st place in Class 5. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Rise</em> and <em>Fall </em>in 2007 <em>[by DWSB]</em></td></tr>
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Meanwhile<em> Southern Skimmer</em> was also built just-in-time for the 2007 EC and finished in 1st Place among all boats. After the race, Graham gave SOS, Wizard and me a ride on the new EC22 in Florida Bay off Key Largo. It was a beautiful experience and the idea "I want to build and sail one of these!" took root.<br />
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A few months later SOS successfully talked me into building a Core Sound 20 in time for the 2008 EC. I had no choice for two reasons: SandyBottom was helping him twist my arm, and you cannot say "no" when <a href="http://sailnaway.blogspot.com/">your boat-building son</a> wants to spend quality time with you building a boat you know you'll love building and sailing. Yep, I know I'm a lucky guy.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Now another EC is just around the corner. The <em>Dawn Patrol</em>, a pair of SCAMPs, and many other sailboats, sea kayaks, sailing kayaks and other innovative new designs will be gathered on Tampa Bay to take on the EC challenge. And after that adventure in early March, Spring sailing is sure to follow.<br />
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A new issue of "<a href="http://smallcraftadvisor.com/">Small Craft Advisor</a>" helps warm and brighten a cold winter day. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">--Paul</div>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-63054369526526632942010-12-10T14:01:00.000-05:002010-12-10T15:26:37.883-05:00WaterTribe North Carolina Challenge (NCC 2010) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Moon Shadow </em> and <em>Dawn Patrol</em></strong><br />
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Our trip report for the WaterTribe NC Challenge of September 24-25, 2010, has five parts:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-start.html"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">The Start</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-first-wind-on-neuse.html"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">First Wind on the Neuse</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-sprint-to-finish.html"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Sprint to the Finish</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-oars-and-paddles-this.html"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Oars and Paddles This Time</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/11/nc-challenge-2010-sunrise-on-cedar.html"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: large;">Cedar Island Sunrise</span></a></li>
</ul>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-29742827244787588162010-12-10T13:36:00.000-05:002010-12-11T16:22:10.395-05:00NC Challenge 2010: The Start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<strong>Last-Minute Preparations </strong><br />
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The challengers were on the beach before dawn for last-minute preparations before <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/11/nc-challenge-2010-sunrise-on-cedar.html">the sunrise</a>. Friends and family snapped hundreds of photos of the start. Video and slide-show media can be viewed on the WaterTribe "<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeViewer.aspx">challenge viewer</a>" webpage by choosing <span style="background-color: #cccccc; color: black;">Select Event: NCC2010</span> .<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Race manager SandyBottom surveys the pre-dawn starting line</strong> [photos: SherryO] </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>On the starting line at sunrise</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>WaterTribe NCC Challengers a few minutes before the start of the NCC</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<strong>SandyBottom says "GO!" at 7:30am</strong><br />
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At 7:29am race manager SandyBottom announced a one-minute warning. She asked that the larger sailboats give the smaller sea kayaks a minute or so of head start so that they would not be trampled. No problem; it takes a few minutes to roll out the larger boats to floating depths. Thirty-two boats left the beach. Only 3 did not finish. The first 10 finishers, in order, were....<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> SewSew, A-class cat (Class 5), </div><div style="text-align: center;"> ArdieO, racing kayak (Class 2), </div><div style="text-align: center;">SaltyFrog, sea kayak (Class 1),</div><div style="text-align: center;">JayBird, sea kayaks (Class 1), </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Kokopedal & Sirtackalot, Hobie tri (Class 5), </div><div style="text-align: center;"> DogsLife, sailing kayak (Class 3), </div><div style="text-align: center;"> WhiteCaps, sailing kayaks (Class 3). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em> Moon Shadow</em>, Seapearl 21 (Class 4), </div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em>, CS20 (Class 4), </div><div style="text-align: center;"> HoldYourCourse & CourseSetter, Isotope cat (Class 5). </div> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>GO !</strong> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Going</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>ArdieO (left) and Southern Skimmer (right) at 7:29am</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>A fast start for ArdieO, 1st Place winner in Class 2</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>ArdieO was the first off the beach</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>No wasted motion, ArdieO is already in the lead</strong> [photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Launching in very shallow flat water</strong> [photo: PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[photo: Maura S]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">[photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sea kayakers lead the way </strong>[photos: PaddlePeddler and Maura S]</td></tr>
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<strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> is away!</strong><br />
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We use three inflatable rollers each rated to hold about 1000pounds. WaterTribe rules do not allow the rollers to be under the boat before the race begins, so getting them in place was the hard part. After that.... well, it's all downhill from there, as they say. The rule is that the rollers and any other such devices must be carried in the boat all the way to the finish line. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> begins to roll </strong><br />
[photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> into the water</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> and the Isotope catamaran</strong> [photo: Maura S]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> floating</strong> [photo: Sandy Bottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> rows away (far left).</strong><br />
<strong>ShadeSeeker's skiff, CrazyRussian's cat, and CS17 <em>Mermaid</em> are nearby (right)</strong><br />
[photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Isotope catamaran (left), CS17 <em>Mermaid</em> (right) </strong> <br />
[photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<strong><em>Moon Shadow</em> hits the water!</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Moon Shadow</em> rolls out [photo PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Moon Shadow: Bigfoot holds her back while Jarhead brings the next roller</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<strong><em>Southern Skimmer</em> launches!</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Roo (Graham Byrnes) and his EC22 <em>Southern Skimmer</em> before sunrise </strong>[photo: Maura S.]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Southern Skimmer</em> rolls</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Southern Skimmer</em>: Roo and Tinker pulling anchor line</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Southern Skimmer</em> </strong> [photo: PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<strong>All Boats Away</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>SewSew floats his A-class catamaran, wins 1st Place in Class 5</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>SewSew trailed by kayaks </strong> [photo: PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>CrazyRussian launching his inflatable catamaran</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>HoldYourCourse walking his Isotope cat ahead of CS17 <em>Mermaid, </em></strong><br />
<strong>and near ShadeSeeker's skiff. At far right, <em>Dawn Patrol</em> starts rolling. </strong><br />
[photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Chief launches his Tridarka-Raider-Converted Kruger canoe</strong> [photo: SandyBottom]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Isotope cat away, Balogh tri-sail kayak preparing</strong> [photo: PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Dawn Patrol</em> rowing (far left), <em>Mermaid</em> rowing, the Isotope, and Chief' (far right)</strong> [photo: PaddlePeddler]</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sea kayaks, SewSew, and a Hobie trimaran near the marker. <em>Dawn Patrol</em> rowing with SOS standing.</strong><br />
<strong>ShadeSeeker rowing skiff, CrazyRussian rowing catamaran, CS17 <em>Mermaid</em> floating (right). </strong><br />
[photo: SandyBottom] </td></tr>
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<strong>Thanks for the Photos</strong><br />
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While the challengers were busy launching, family and friends took hundreds of photos and some videos (available at WaterTribe "<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeViewer.aspx">challenge viewer</a>" by choosing <span style="background-color: #cccccc;">Select Event: NCC2010</span>). The slide shows and video of the start are also available on the WaterTribeAdventures section of YouTube; e.g. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/WaterTribeAdventures#p/u/4/Hc6VC6PftB4">Ms. Kokopedal's videos of the start</a>.<br />
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The photos in this blog post: <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"> 16 by SandyBottom, </div><div style="text-align: center;">10 by SherryO, </div><div style="text-align: center;"> 8 by PaddlePeddler's family, </div><div style="text-align: center;">4 by Maura S. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SandyBottom <br />
[photo: SherryO]</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank you!</div>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-17137034803638172982010-12-04T23:36:00.000-05:002010-12-04T23:38:12.339-05:00NC Challenge 2010: First Wind on the NeuseAt the start of the NCC'10 we rowed for 8 hours before finding our first good wind halfway up the Neuse River. Wind! What a treat. Glad to give the oars a rest. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First wind on the Neuse after much rowing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SOS at the helm. On starboard tack. SWof Oriental, NC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DWSB with Garmin chartplotter. Oars still at the ready, but resting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">GPS track: tacking on the Neuse and into the Harlowe waterway.<br />
First wind began near the mouth of South River. <br />
First bridge at bottom left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Southern Skimmer</em> overtaking us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Southern Skimmer</em> passing us. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We won the tacking battle with <em>Moon Shadow</em>.<br />
Later that night in the Harlowe Canal <em>Moon Shadow</em> rowed past us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Passing Crazy Russian's famous inflatable catamaran in the mouth of Clubfoot Creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering Clubfoot Creek just before sunset</td></tr>
</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-49162057378648187482010-12-04T00:59:00.001-05:002011-12-04T15:05:20.737-05:00NC Challenge 2010: Sprint to the Finish<span style="color: black;">The sprint to the finish was my favorite part of our NCC'10 adventure aboard <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Finishing a race in sight of your main competitors, with first place up for grabs, </span>on a sunny day in fair weather, with family and friends on hand --that's got to be a highlight in any adventure race. And it was this year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>At the Finish Line: <em>Moon Shadow</em> and <em>Dawn Patrol. </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> </em></strong>Alan (SOS) and Paul (DWSB) met by Dawn (SandyBottom).<br />
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</tbody></table><strong>The Surprise Ending</strong><br />
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We were running up Core Sound at about 5.5 kts chasing "famously fast" EC22 <em>Southern Skimmer</em> (Roo and Tinker) while being chased by the "relentlessly rowing" SeaPearl 21 <em>Moon Shadow</em> (Jarhead and Bigfoot). First place in the monohull sailboat class (Class 4) was up for grabs. <em>Southern Skimmer</em> had a commanding lead and we knew we could stay ahead of <em>Moon Shadow</em> if the wind held. It seemed we would finish in that order: 1, 2, 3. Wrong! In a surprising turn of events <em>Dawn Patrol</em> finished 10 minutes behind <em>Moon Shadow</em> and an hour ahead of <em>Southern Skimmer. </em> How?!<br />
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<strong>Second Wind</strong><br />
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The sprint to the finish began to unfold at about 9:30 am when we found our "second wind" --figuratively and literally. After being becalmed at sunrise and struggling to stay awake while rowing, a 10mph breeze picked us up, the sun warmed and brightened us, we had coffee and breakfast, and we began to enjoy the morning. That severe discomfort of sleep deprivation melted away. <br />
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We were energized and very glad to be sailing downwind. That was a navigational treat on Core Sound because it meant we could raise our centerboard and shortcut over shallow areas. What an improvement over last year (<a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/08/watertribes-2009-north-carolina.html">NCC'09</a>) which featured eight hours of beating upwind through big chop, carefully zig-zaging up the sound to stay in the narrow channels with centerboard down, hundreds of gallons of cold spray hitting us in the face.<br />
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The home-stretch was looking good. Feeling good.<br />
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<strong>Why Are They Still Rowing ?</strong><br />
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We were constantly adjusting sails to best advantage and we were still rowing for two reasons:<br />
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(1) Far ahead of us, <em>Southern Skimmer</em> was gradually increasing their lead. We could see their spinnaker flying and we could only guess that they were not feeling the need to row.<br />
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(2) Hot on our heals, <em>Moon Shadow</em> seemed to never stop rowing. They rowed even when they were sailing fast! Later when I asked Bill "Jarhead" Fite about this, he said <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">"<em>If the oar bites then it must help at least a little bit</em>." </div>It was no accident that <em>Moon Shadow</em> took first place in Class 4 of the 2010 Everglades Challenge and first place in Class 4 in the 2010 NCC. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Relentless <em>Moon Shadow</em> as seen earlier on the Neuse: "They're still rowing!"<br />
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With wind, we had been able to stay ahead of <em>Moon Shadow</em>, but without wind (as in Harlowe Canal) they had enjoyed rowing past us.<br />
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The amount of rowing we had done in this race was shocking: <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-oars-and-paddles-this.html">at least 18.5 of the previous 26 hours</a>, rowing! And yet we were doing it without muscle fatigue and without blistering our hands (thanks to applying SandyBottom's "Hydropel" on our palms.) From the very start at 7:30am Friday we had rowed until 3:00pm when a “first wind” finally arrived to power us up the Neuse River to the Harlowe waterway. We rowed through the canal against a 1.7 kt current from 6:30pm Friday to 1:30am Saturday. Exiting the narrow waterway we found our “first wind” waiting for us in the open waters of the Newport River. The wind was good for four more hours of sailing, through the bridge on Gallants Channel to the check point at Beaufort, out Taylor Creek, through Back Sound, and around Harkers Island into Core Sound. <br />
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By about 6:00am that "first wind" had died on Core Sound and we were struggling to keep our eyes open as we yet again resumed rowing. It was hard going. As the sun rose, we were painfully sleep deprived and forgot to reset tracking mode on our SPOT Messenger when it lapsed off. I was falling asleep on my feet. SOS said he was "feeling great" but his head was nodding as he held the tiller and we were both a bit loopy. <br />
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Now with our "second wind" we were feeling great. We flew the mizzen stays'l. <em>Moon Shadow</em> flew her stays'l, too. They continued to row. We rowed. Believing we could hold off<em> Moon Shadow</em>, we were focused on catching <em>Southern Skimmer</em>. Miracles happen, right? <br />
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<strong>Game Changer</strong><br />
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And then <em>Moon Shadow</em> changed the game. About 10:45am as we were passing Thorofare Bay to port, <em>Moon Shadow</em> seemed to be on a bearing slightly westward of <em>Southern Skimmer's</em> track. <em>Southern Skimmer</em> was already approaching the channel between Chain Shot Island and Harbor Island. They would soon be in deeper water of Pamlico Sound. We were still in Core Sound in their wake. <em>Moon Shadow</em> was still a bit behind us but getting farther away to port. <br />
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By 11:10am we realized <em>Moon Shadow</em> was not following <em>Southern Skimmer</em>. They were headed into Cedar Island Bay and toward Beach Creek which is the extremely shallow cut-through linking Cedar Island Bay to the Pamlico Sound. They were going to attempt the shallow shortcut and might beat us all to the finish.<br />
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In a flash it was obvious to Alan and I that the cut was a good bet. We turned 60 degrees to port to chase down <em>Moon Shadow</em>. The game had changed suddenly: we were going to the cut, <em>Moon Shadow</em> had a lead of ~ 3/4 nm, and <em>Southern Skimmer</em> could still win via the channel east of Chain Shot Island.<br />
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<strong>Flashback to Thursday</strong><br />
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Alan and I had scouted the shallow cut-through on Thursday and had decided that the forecast of good winds would favor the deep-water route between Chain Shot Island and Harbor Island. Now we were gambling on the cut-through. At least we knew what to expect and our tracks from Thursday were still on our handheld chartplotter.<br />
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We learned later that the <em>Moon Shadow</em> crew had also scouted Beach Creek before the race and had decided that the route looked very promising. Just before the start of the race on Friday, Jarhead had checked the wind-driven (not tidal) water level in the cut and decided it looked deep enough.<br />
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<strong>Beach Creek Photos</strong><br />
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During the sprint to the finish we were too busy to pick up the camera. Here are a few photos from our exploration on Thursday, September 23. In retrospect I would like to have had a camera mounted on a bracket aft of the transom to take time-lapse photos automatically.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach Creek: Thin water and white sand in the cut-through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach Creek: Looking NW at shoals and varying depths</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach Creek: Looking North at opening to Pamlico Sound</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tracks: Thursday (yellow) and Saturday (black)</td></tr>
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<strong>Running the Cut</strong><br />
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As we left Core Sound, <em>Moon Shadow</em> now had a big lead. We were gaining on them and we were still 5nm from the finish line. Would we catch them in time?<br />
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The sprint through the cut was my favorite part of the race. The white sandy bottom of Beach Creek was beautiful with no shells, no oysters. We kicked off our shoes to run alongside the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>. The depths varied continually ranging from a foot or so to just 2 or 3 inches. Our sails were set for a tight reach with the stays'l flying and sheeted in tight. The centerboard and rudder were barely in the water. Using crew and gear as ballast, we heeled the boat over sharply to reduce keel draft through the thin water. In deeper spots we rowed. In shallow areas we jumped out and ran alongside. Occasionally we dragged the boat. The wind was a tremendous help, but one of the challenges was to control leeward sideslip. <br />
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The water and sand felt great on our feet. We were jumping in and out of the boat as necessary. I tripped and fell out of the boat once into 8 inches of water. With air temperatures near 89 (F), the soaking felt great. As I jumped to my feet, Alan look back horrified for a moment thinking I might not be able to run fast enough to catch the boat. I did have to run fast, but no problem. <br />
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Mid-way through the cut, we looked back toward Core Sound and noticed that the Isotope catamaran crewed by HoldYourCourse and CourseSetter was entering the cut. After giving up on sailing through and after lowering their sails, they were having no problem walking through the cut, towing the Isotope behind them. <br />
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<strong>The Finish</strong><br />
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Waiting on the beach, friends, family, and finishers with binoculars were astounded to see masts above Beach Creek and coming through the cut. Many kayakers had come through Beach Creek but Class 4 boats were unexpected. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching for incoming boats with binoculars... or telepathically.<br />
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</tbody></table>Still finding their way through/over the shoals, <em>Moon Shadow</em> entered Pamlico Sound not far ahead of us. Would we catch them? They were less than 1.0 nm from the finish. Out in Pamlico Sound they, and then we, tacked and rowed toward the beach where we all started. <br />
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<em>Moon Shadow</em> landed first with a well-earned win in Class 4. Alan and I were very happy for Jarhead and Bigfoot, and we were glad we had taken the shortcut. It was the best part of the race.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Moon Shadow</em> takes 1st Place in Class 4 <br />
(photo by Maura S. / SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Moon Shadow</em>, Jarhead and Bigfoot,<br />
and <em>Dawn Patrol</em> on the horizon<br />
(photo by RidgeRunner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em> takes 2nd Place in Class 4<br />
(photo by Maura S. / SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em>: SOS and DWSB<br />
(photo by RidgeRunner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Dawn Patrol</em>: SOS and DWSB<br />
(photo by Maura S. / SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DWSB, SOS, and SandyBottom <br />
(photo by RidgeRunner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jarhead, SOS, DWSB, Bigfoot<br />
(photo by Maura S. / SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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Southern Skimmer reached Pamlico Sound to find little wind. They had to row to the finish line for 3rd place in Class 4.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Southern Skimmer</em> takes 3rd Place in Class 4<br />
(photo by Kokopedal )</td></tr>
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<strong>We Were Lucky</strong><br />
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It's a tie....<br />
Boat <em>A</em> averages 5.40 kts over the 8.4nm route (via Chain Shot Is.) to finish in 1.555hrs<br />
Boat <em>B</em> averages 3.47 kts over the 5.4nm route (via Beach Creek) to finish in 1.555hrs<br />
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From the point where we turned 60 degrees toward the shortcut, the distance to the finish was 5.4nm via Beach Creek, or 8.4nm via Chain Shot Island . A boat taking the 5.4nm-route at 3.47kts, and another boat taking the 8.4nm-route at 5.40kts would reach the finish line at the same time.<br />
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These speeds are similar to those we experienced: On Core Sound we were averaging about 5.5kts just before we changed course, and from the turning point to the finish line we averaged about 3.5kts as we sailed, rowed, and dragged the boat.<br />
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The shorter route was a better bet in questionable winds. But it was still a gamble. A shift in the wind or steadier stronger wind could easily have brought <em>Southern Skimmer</em> in for 1st place.<br />
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[<a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/12/nc-challenge-2010-oars-and-paddles-this.html">GPS Track and Speeds</a>]DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-5464363255498098372010-12-04T00:58:00.000-05:002010-12-10T14:38:18.906-05:00NC Challenge 2010: Oars and Paddles This TimeThe winds and waters around Cedar Island have many faces. Weather for the <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/NorthCarolinaChallenge/Default.aspx">NC Challenge (NCC)</a> has ranged from windy and wild in 2009 to warm and placid in 2010. The two adventure races were as different as night and day.<br />
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<a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/08/watertribes-2009-north-carolina.html">NCC'09</a> challenged us with wind and waves. Primarly due to rough conditions, only 9 of the 17 boats finished the NCC'09. Aboard the <em>Dawn Patrol</em>, Alan and I sailed 23 hours, rowed only 1.5 hours, and anchored for 7 hours for overnight sleep. The 1.5 hours of rowing in the Harlowe Canal was an enjoyable highlight. About half of the sailing was gusty upwind work pounding through the chop on Core Sound. The last mile was a fast tight race with EC22<em> Southern Skimmer</em> (<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeResults.aspx">1st</a>), kayak racer ArdieO (<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeResults.aspx">2nd</a>), and <em>Dawn Patrol</em> (<a href="http://www.watertribe.com/Events/ChallengeResults.aspx">3rd</a>). We were in motion 24.5 hours and covered 94.1 nm (3.8 nm/hour). <br />
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NCC'10 covered the same "100-mile" route, but the experience was completely different. Now the challenge was to row, row, row yer boat. It was a great year for paddlers in kayaks and for small boats that row well. The beautiful calm weather allowed 29 of 32 boats to finish but challenged those of us in Class4 (monohull sailboats) in two ways: (1) the light/vanishing wind kept us rowing for 18.5 hours, (2) there was no weather-related reason to drop anchor. We knew our competitors wouldn't stop to sleep. Compared to 2009 it was a slower race: it took us 7.5 hours longer to reach the check point in Beaufort and overall we were in motion about 5 hours longer than in 2009. Start-to-finish we covered 85.2 nm in 29.3 hours (2.9 nm/hour). <br />
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<strong>GPS Track NCC'10</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: small;">42.9nm / 16.50 hours Fri Sept 24 (RED) 7:30am start</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">42.2nm / 12.75 hours Sat Sept 25 (BLUE) 12:45pm finish</span></strong></td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>GPS Track Summary</strong><br />
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We rolled off the starting line on Friday at 7:30am and began rowing. The west / southwest wind was so light we continued rowing until the wind picked up at about 3:30pm. This "first wind" took us to the mouth of Clubfoot Creek by 6:30pm. In the wind-blocking Harlowe Waterway we rowed in the dark against a 1.5 knot (1.7 mph) current. By 1:00am Saturday we exited the waterway and found our "first wind" still strong and waiting to help us short-tack out into the Newport River basin. By 2:00am the lights of the draw bridge at Beaufort were coming into view. At 2:30am we reached Check Point #1 (CP1) on Taylor Creek. Sailing at 5 kts with a SW wind, we had rounded the eastern tip of Harkers Island at about 4:45am and began a downwind run up Core Sound. At 5:12am we stopped 15 feet short of hitting a line of pound nets and tacked east 0.1 nm to the narrow marked channel. The wind started to die at 5:30am and we began to row again. Our "second wind" kicked in at about 9:30am to send us on a downwind run up Core Sound chasing the EC22 <em>Southern Skimmer</em> and being chased by the Sea Pearl 21 <em>Moon Shadow</em>. Even when moving at 5kts the <em>Moon Shadow</em> continuted to row. The unexpected exciting finish was the highlight of our race.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Figure 1. GPS Speed Data for Day 1</strong></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key: GPS speed (black dots connected by tan lines), smooth curve (red), rowing (shaded gray). Garmin GPSmap 76CSx was set to record [lat, lon] and time at 20-second intervals. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Figure 1 Summary</strong><br />
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The race started at 7:30 am with <a href="http://cs20dawnpatrol.blogspot.com/2010/11/nc-challenge-2010-sunrise-on-cedar.html">a beautiful sunrise</a>, warm mild weather, and light/vanishing winds off the beach. Away we rowed out onto Pamlico Sound. Rounding the Swan Islands and Racoon Island into the Neuse River we rowed. In the hot and sunny mid-day on the Neuse we rowed. <br />
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We rowed until 3:30pm when our "first wind" finally arrived. What a treat! We sailed close-hauled up the Neuse to the mouth of Clubfoot Creek and then at sunset short-tacked into the narrowing creek toward the Harlowe Canal. <br />
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In the canal we rowed in the dark against an unfavorable 1.7 knot current. The moon provided some light especially after it reached its apex around midnight and before clouds moved in. In the canal we passed two catamarans stopped to lower masts. With no sound or lights, <em>Moon Shadow</em> slipped up behind us and passed us with fast rowing. Two kayaks passed us. After we rowed under the 3 fixed bridges the current became slightly less unfavorable. It was midnight and Friday was history. <br />
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<strong>Figure 2. GPS Speed Data for Day 2</strong><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Key: GPS speed (black dots connected by tan lines), smooth curve (red), rowing (shaded gray). Garmin GPSmap 76CSx was set to record [lat, lon] and time at 20-second intervals. </td></tr>
</tbody></table><strong>Figure 2 Summary</strong><br />
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Midnight on Harlowe Creek. As we neared our exit into the Newport River we caught up with <em>Southern Skimmer</em> stopped against the saltgrass banks to raise masts. We did the same. In the pitch black darkness we somehow managed to arrange all the rigging properly and sailed off ahead of <em>Southern Skimmer</em>. That "first wind" was still strong and waiting for us on the Newport River. We had been shielded from it while in the Harlowe waterway, but now we were able to short tack out of the creek into the open waters of the Newport River. <br />
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We reached the draw bridge at Beaufort just ahead of the <em>Moon Shadow</em> and we both waited for <em>Southern Skimmer</em> at the draw bridge. What were we thinking? Sleep deprived people do strange things at 2am. The drawbridge operator was friendly and would have opened the bridge anytime we asked. The channel through the open bridge was upwind and against the current, but we got a running start and had no problem getting through the bridge with only one or two strokes of the oars. <br />
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Reaching into Taylor Creek, all 3 boats simultaneously paused at the small dingy dock to check into CP1. All three captains hopped onto the docks to sign the log at about 2:30am. Later, Jarhead of <em>Moon Shadow</em> said he was going to write a nice long comment in the CP1 log, but then he realized that that <em>Dawn Patrol</em> and <em>Southern Skimmer</em> were not waiting around for him to finish signing in. <br />
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Leaving Taylor Creek we saw <em>Southern Skimmer</em> aground ahead of us right where the channel should be. Entering Back Sound required very close attention to our handheld Garmin chartplotter to sail through the channels and shoals at night. We rounded the eastern tip of Harkers Island at about 4:45am and began a downwind run up Core Sound. At 5:12am we stopped short of hitting a line of pound nets and tacked east 0.1 nm back to the narrow marked channel. The wind started to die at 5:30am and we began to row again. <br />
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Our "second wind" kicked in at about 9:30am to send us on a downwind run up Core Sound chasing <em> Southern Skimmer</em> and being chased by the <em>Moon Shadow</em>. We flew the mizzen stays'l on port or starboard all the way to the finish line. Even when moving at 5kts the <em>Moon Shadow</em> continued to row. With all sails up we rowed too. Between 10:45 and 11:00am <em>M.Shadow</em> seemed to be veering slightly westward of <em>S.Skimmer's</em> track. By 11:09am we realized they were headed toward a shortcut --the very shallow cut-though of Beach Creek-- and as we turned 60 degrees to port at 11:10 to give chase our exciting sprint to the finish.<br />
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<strong>NCC'10 Weather History</strong> <br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> <strong>Friday, Sept 24</strong> at Piney Island weather station on Pamlico Sound</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> 7am - 1pm... winds 0-5 mph from the South and variable</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> 1pm - 7pm... winds 5-13 mph from the South, maximum gusts 18mph</div> 7pm - midnight... winds 5 mph from the South<br />
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</tbody></table><strong>Saturday, Sept 25</strong> at Beaufort airport weather station on Newport River<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> 10am - 2pm... winds 10-14 mph from the West becoming South</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Air temperatures 70-91 (F) </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-11961831421701253702010-11-19T02:18:00.000-05:002010-12-02T20:48:26.611-05:00NC Challenge 2010: Cedar Island Sunrise<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise on Cedar Island, NC on Friday, September 24, 2010 (photo: Ms. Kokopedal)</td></tr>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cedar Island awoke on race day to a warm and almost windless sunrise on Pamlico Sound. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having photo opportunities is one of the ways cruising differs from racing. When cruising, we can usually pause for photographs. At the most exciting and memorable moments in the race it often seems there is no time for picking up the camera. Some of the best photos of the <a href="http://www.watertribe.com/">NCC 2010</a> were taken by friends and family observing the race, or were taken before the start. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Ms. Kokopedal)</td></tr>
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The moon was still over the beach. To those of us on the beach making final preparations and counting down to the 7:30 AM start, the calm conditions and beautiful sunrise were a welcome sight. The start would be easy for all: sea kayakers, sailing kayakers, racing kayakers, and monohull or multi-hull sailors with paddles or oars. The immediate challenge would be moving our boat on inflatable rollers down from the highwater mark to the thin glassy water and then far enough out to reach deep water. <br />
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Those of us with sails were optimistic that fair winds would build in as the sun warmed the morning. In fact, we were in for a shocking amount of rowing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Photo: Hammerstroke and Sundance)</td></tr>
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">RidgeRunner has posted an NCC'10 trip report on his blog, <a href="http://capt-doug.blogspot.com/2010/11/2010-north-carolina-challenge.html">"Sailing and Paddling with Doug" (capt-doug.blogspot.com)</a>. </div> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Team of Sundance and Hammerstroke)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and Salty Frog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: PaddlePeddler)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chief, Roo, RubberDucky, SOS, Tinker, DWSB<br />
(photo: Maura S. and SaltyFrog)</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5287602720845520490.post-55976970120459684652010-10-14T01:17:00.000-04:002010-10-14T01:31:00.356-04:00SPOT Tracking Page <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SPOT in the bag</td></tr>
</tbody></table>To follow our SPOT track when we are sailing, <a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0eKvPYc77aXmGvWgm8DWcRosA8rQiMlyD"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">click here</span></strong></a> -or- copy and paste the following URL in your browser...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN"><a href="http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0eKvPYc77aXmGvWgm8DWcRosA8rQiMlyD"><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0eKvPYc77aXmGvWgm8DWcRosA8rQiMlyD</span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></div>DancesWithSandyBottomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744638027388491267noreply@blogger.com0