[Public-List] The Scoot

[John S. Riley]

Very, very loosely modeled on the Jester Azores Challenge, a group of 
sailors over at sailfar.net have started the idea of The Scoot, and I 
thought perhaps some Alberg cruisers would be interested.

http://www.thescoot.com/ 

Basically, this is a 'gathering' of sailors who seek to meet a 
smallish-but-long-enough offshore personal challenge; right now, the 
plan is to sail from Beaufort, NC to some destination in the Bahamas, 
offshore, in one roughly 650 nm leg.  The above web site (new and under 
development) has more detail about the philosophy of this "event," and 
quite a few more people than those listed there are expressing interest.

Though such a trip may seem like old-hat to some, part of the purpose is 
to introduce new offshore sailors to the rigors and realities of 
passagemaking.

Scheduled date is April 2010, with pre-challenge preparatory 'events' 
recommended for 2008 and 2009.

The admin of sailfar.net has provided some space on that board for Scoot 
discussion:  http://sailfar.net/forum/index.php?board=22.0

Fair Winds,

-- 
John
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