The 2022 Everglades Challenge starts this Saturday, March 5th at 7 AM from Fort Desoto (St Petersburg FL). 100 small craft will make their way south to Key Largo before Sunday March 13th.
I will be on the start beach this year! I have wanted to do the race for several years but it took a while for all the pieces to fall into place. It is often said that just getting to the start beach is a victory and that really is true.
If you would like to follow me (or anyone else, or the whole fleet) here is some info on the two tracking maps that you can use:
Click on “Tracking Map” in upper left
Event: EC2022
Class: Class 1 Sail (choose All if you want to see the whole fleet!)
Challenger: Mola Mola
Display Detail: Show Tracks and All Waypoints Regenerate View
Can click on “OK” boxes to see date and time stamp
Click on “Watertribe Everglades Challenge 2022” under “Now Racing”
Click on the map
Can filter by racer number – mine is 3680 – or show the whole fleet
Numbers in black are active trackers, red indicates inactive (turned off, probably camping/resting, or tracker not working)
Raceowl does not show tracks, just current positions
If anyone is local and would like to check out the fleet on Friday I will be there most of the day (East Beach at Ft Desoto). Start is 7 AM Saturday.
Thanks everyone for their advice over the past few months! I will try to remember to take some pictures during the race and will definitely write a recap when I get back.
Thanks Rookie! I just saw Greg this past weekend at the Sweetwater Symposium. I doubt I’ll see much of him on the course but I’ll be rooting for him too!
This year we also have the first female SUP entrant - Flamingo! Keep an eye on her, I really hope she does well.
Fair winds and following seas to you Brodie! I also root for Greg, and enjoy his post on Pnet too. Hope to be down there next year if I am healthy enough.
It is supposed to be hot. Not super excited about that but it’s better than freezing, raining and stormy, as it often can be. Lots of Gatorade powder packed!
Click on “Tracking Map” in upper left
Event: EC2022
Class: Class 1 Sail (choose All if you want to see the whole fleet!)
Challenger: Mola Mola
Display Detail: Show Tracks and All Waypoints Regenerate View
Can click on “OK” boxes to see date and time stamp
Click on “Watertribe Everglades Challenge 2022” under “Now Racing”
Click on the map
Can filter by racer number – mine is 3680 – or show the whole fleet
Numbers in black are active trackers, red indicates inactive (turned off, probably camping/resting, or tracker not working)
Raceowl does not show tracks, just current positions"
