On Feb 24, 12:26�pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Chuck Gould wrote:
One of my business contacts is putting the finishing touches on a plan
to host an endurance and efficiency trial over Memorial Day Weekend.
The course will run from Everett, Washington to Ketchikan, Alaska
(about 700 miles)...and back! Participants must complete the run in 72
hours, and burn no more than 500 gallons of fuel.
That's 1.4 gallons per mile and an average speed of roughly 9.8 knots -
call it 10 mph.

What's the prize? *And what's the size and weight limitations?

Hmmmm - 700 miles, 500 gallons of gas - 72 hours...

Heh, heh, heh.

Depending on the prize, it might be worth driving out there.

700 miles or 1400 miles? *I took it to be 700 miles .... one way.

Mrs. E's GB could just about make it ... but not in 72 hours or less.

1400 miles in 72 hours? *That's about 20 mph average.

That's why *I'm curious about the size and weight rules. *I could do it
in the Ranger with gas and time to spare. *:)- Hide quoted text -

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It's approximately 1400 miles, and as far as I know there are no size
or weight limitations. The challenge is to make the run in 72 hours or
less and use no more than 500 gallons of fuel. There are boats that
could do 8 hours or so each way- but probably at closer to 5000
gallons than 500, :-)

A fair stretch of the run is pretty exposed and there won't be an
opportunity to wait for a weather window, so if the weather is snotty
between Prince Rupert and Ketchikan an extremely lightweight boat will
have a tough time of it. If it's just way too crazy, I would expect
most people would bag it rather than take a serious risk of coming to
ruin. Number one priority will be getting everybody back home safely.

Prizes will be trophies, hats, tee-shirts, bragging rights and (of
value to the dealers and manufacturers) the claim to the number one
spot. It's going to be a lot of fun. We'll be running a lot of
publicity in the magazine, and I think some of the local broadcast
media may pick this story up as weill.

If you seriously think you might consider participating, send me an
email and I will respond to you with contact information that would
put you in touch with the organizer of the event. (Don't want to
offend the "spam" sensitive)