No redress or protest filed right now. Committee is aware that there was an incident, but nothing formal has come of it.

Looks like they still have LLLLLOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGG way to go. Late arrival, so it would seem.

Bugaboo
Seacats Orange
Royal YELLOW
AHPC
PEPOD
SEACATS ADRENALINE
ROYAL ORANGE
VELOSITY 3
SEACATS WHITE
ROYAL BLUE
ROYAL WHITE
VELOCITY 2
VELOCITY 1
VELOCITY 5 /CAT IN THE HAT
VELOCITY 4

Here is what I heard when Todd came back to the beach. He said that a boat tacked in front of him and didn't give him room to keep clear. How exactly the pole broke - I'm not sure. I don't think he hit anyone but he might have beared off a lot resulting in some kind of flipping action - again pure speculation.

He said that he didn't want anything to happen to the other boat but he'd like redress for the time. Thats all I overheard. I don't think he can be redressed the time without filing a protest. I offered the ground crew my complete rigged and ready pole/hoop since they had an extrusion that they'd have to remount the hoop on - but Todd just started taking it off the boat when it hit shore.

Also, can anyone see TVS1 on the tracking page? Trey was being obstinate in his placement of the spot beacon. He put it on the port bow bridle wire. He likely killed it or lost it already.

I show 15 boats as listed above.

Ok I found TVS 1. I think my original theory is correct - he killed the unit.

I didn't even know he was supposed to be broadcasting. WOW, that ought to be great.

By the way, you sailing enthusiasts, check this out from Tad (Undecided) The following is in our story on the Headline Page of this site, www.catsailor.com or click on the Catsailor icon on the top left of every page:
And Tad Pecorak of Velocity Sailing will be bringing you LIVE STREAMING VIDEO. No, it is not professional quality, but no other videography is taking place for the race and this event requires that someone capture the drama on the beach as it happens.

When you go to his website at http://www.velocitysailing.com/?page_id=866 you need to just scroll down and select the video you want to see. You will have to put up with some advertising introductions (loud and raucous to some of us), and then it will finally get into Tad's recordings. He will be there getting video of the finishes, so stay on top of it. And he will be there for what promises to be a very exciting start tomorrow morning in winds of 20-25 mph and big surf.

any idea what's going on with the tracking for Velocity 4.. the last update is almost 5 hours old.. either it's not working or Sam and Kirk stopped off for a beer before they get to the remote part of the keys

I just noticed that Trey and V5 is also about 4 hours old... Maybe Team Velocity is in stealth mode

Not many good bars on that side of the islands. Maybe they went up the backside and stopped at the Caribbean Club.
Rick

Just looked and Bugaboo is just short of the Miami Harbor Entrance, and I would guess is reaching by now. Shold be landing within 30 to 45 minutes.

"He said that he didn't want anything to happen to the other boat but he'd like redress for the time. Thats all I overheard. I don't think he can be redressed the time without filing a protest."

They can file a request for redress. However, to actually get redress, they'd have to prove it wasn't their own fault, which basically means that they have to prove it's someone else's fault, and that boat would in all likeihood be penalized.

Again, pure speculation without seeing the SIs, but this is roughly how it works under the RRS as-is. Depending if/how the SIs change penalties, etc. almost anything can be worked out differently.

Mike

starting to seem more like a "moon landing" that never happened.

maybe they never even sailed and this is all a conspiracy..

Mischa, Trey and JC on the beach.

Mischa, scratch boat... Trey +2 minutes, JC +7 minutes or so.

Nice show by Mischa with one dagger.

He had a spare on the boat, didn't he? Do you know why it folded?

no sir i don't tell me please mr williams.

He hit a shallow and lost the board around Key Biscane

Pesky sandbars. Did he have a spare aboard?