WaterTribe Challenger Log Book

WaterTribe Classes:
Class 1 - Expedition Kayaks and Canoes
Class 2 - Racing Kayaks and Canoes
Class 3 - Sailing Kayaks and Canoes
Class 4 - Small Sailboats - (2001-2008) monohulls, cats, tris
Class 4 - Monohull Sailboats - (As of 2009) monohulls
Class 5 - Multihull Sailboats - (As of 2009) cats, tris
Size Filter - All boats must launch from above the
high water mark without outside assistance.
 		This Challenge is an expediton style adventure race for kayaks, canoes, and small sailboats. The time limit is 8 days but the winners will do it in 3 to 4 days. The distance is 260 to 300 miles depending on your course.
Challenger Log
Captain: EtcheminClass 3, Double Male
Crew: Porky
Boat Name: Cruzin-N-Snoozin
Boat Description: Kruger Cruiser with Baylogh 32 Expedition sail and BOSS System. Will be her maiden voyage. This is my first Challenge and glad to have Porky with me. We are going for a gator tooth too. Hopefully presented by Chief at the end and not a gator along the way!!!
Fort Desoto3/6/2004Go... Go.... Go Nads!!!!
CP1, 67 Miles
Grande Tours		3/7/2004 4:27:00 PMThank Verlen for beautiful design. Thank Mark and Emily for building it. Thank Dana for letting me do this and Judy for staying with the dogs and Porky for leading me around. Best guide ever.
CP2, 174 Miles
Chokoloskee		3/9/2004 7:30:00 PMSailed in a blizzard - rough seas and lots of wind. Great for sailing. Feel really good. Heading for Flamingo down the inside after dinner. Thanks for everyone's support, and thank you Kon Tiki for the beer.
CP3, 273 Miles
Flamingo		3/11/2004 7:30:00 AMIt doesn't get any better than this and we are just making memories. Broken mast, bent rudder, made repairs and pushed through without stopping. On to Key Largo!
Finish, 303 Miles
Key Largo		3/12/2004 10:57:00 AMTough two days crossing Florida Bay, but glad to be in a Kruger. Slept in boat overnight tied up to a mangrove. Let's go South to North next year!