Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race
January 13, 2009
Hey there everyone! I am going to be using my Facebook page as a way of posting updates of our progress in the Fort Lauderdale to Key West race as well as next week’s Key West Race Week.
The Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race – A 160-nautical-mile sprint down the Florida Keys – starts tomorrow afternoon. This is the 34th running of the race, and I will be aboard the J122 TeamWork. You may have seen the video I made of our delivery down in preparation for this race.
The boat is fast, and the forecast looks breezy and fun (that’s a euphemism for cold and wet). The current monohull race record is 10 hours 24 minutes and 2 seconds was set in 2005 by Carrera, the Reichel/Pugh 81 owned by Joe Dockery (Stamford, Conn.). The multihull record is 8 hours, 31 minutes and 4 seconds set in 2007 by Stars & Stripes, the Custom 60 owned by Steve and Scott Liebel (Bradenton, Fla.).
Tonight we’ll be taking in the skippers meeting and cocktail party at Lauderdale Yacht Club, site of this
year’s Race Headquarters. The start is at 1300 hours on January 14, with the awards scheduled for January 16 in Key West and hosted by Kelly’s Caribbean. The Turtle Kraals Restaurant Bar in will serve as the finish headquarters.
For more information about the 34th Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race including the NOR and online entry please visit the official race website www.keywestrace.org. I will be posting from the course whenever possible – and with any luck will have some images and video at the finish.
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