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: SaltyFrogClass 1, Single Male
Boat Description: Pygmy Osprey HP wooden stitch-and-glue, 17.5'. The only boat that has seen the finish of all three Challenges (Everglades, Cross-Florida, Lake Michigan).
Fort Desoto3/5/2005 
CP1, 67 Miles
Grande Tours
3/5/2005 8:11:00 PM 
CP2, 174 Miles
Chokoloskee
3/7/2005 2:50:00 PMTerrific paddling weather plus a little for sailors. Looking forward to a beer. Going outside two days.
CP3, 273 Miles
Flamingo
3/8/2005 11:12:00 PMWeather pushed me from the outside into Broad Creek. Should have done the Wilderness Waterway to start.
Finish, 303 Miles
Key Largo
3/9/2005 9:35:00 PMHarrowing crossing of Florida "in your face" day.