There is a great link on the WaterTribe website called Media Contacts. Outstanding overview of the events and some good information on the racers that are participating in the FC. Here's a little taste:
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The 2010 Ultimate Florida Challenge Roster:
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Steve “Chief” Isaac, 61, a computer consultant from Clearwater, Florida, and WaterTribe founder, in a Kruger expedition canoe with a full sail, outriggers, and a leeboard. Quote: “This race is at the very top of my bucket list
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Mark “ManitouCruiser” Przedwojewski, 39, builder of the Kruger canoes used by five of the challengers, from Irons, Mich., in a Kruger expedition canoe with full sail, outriggers, and a leeboard. ManitouCruiser finished second in the 2006 Florida Challenge. Quote: “The earth’s waterways are a most sacred gift. For me water travel is always a life changing experience and I welcome another chance to enjoy the gift.”
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Matt “Wizard” Layden, 48, a boat designer/drafter from Jensen Beach, Florida, in a self-designed and built 9-foot sailboat with enclosed cockpit and lug-rig sail. Wizard finished third in the 2006 Florida Challenge. Quote: “I just want the chance to get out on the water for a few weeks with a goal to sail towards.”
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Nick “Pelican” Hall, 61, a university professor and speaker/consultant from Tampa, Florida, in a Hobie Tandem Island sailing kayak with a solar-powered engine. The boat is entered in a special "experimental" class. Pelican finished fourth in the 2006 Florida Challenge. Quote: “I’m doing the UFC 2010 to underscore the fact that it is possible to do in a kayak with solar power just about anything you’d do in an oil-powered vessel. No matter how far or where you go you can have a continuous source of energy.”
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Jonathan “RunningMouth” Coble, 35, a commercial pilot from Raleigh, North Carolina, in a Kruger expedition canoe with full sail, outriggers, and a leeboard. Quote: “Why am I entering the race? The grand adventure of it all.”
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Toby “Whitecaps” Nipper, 59, retired, from Fort Myers, Florida, in a Kruger expedition canoe with full sail, outriggers, and a leeboard. Quote: “I’ve been waiting for this one.”
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Bill “SnoreBringGator” Herrmann, 55, a utility superintendent from Delray Beach, Florida, in a Kruger expedition canoe with full sail, outriggers, and a leeboard. Quote: “A life well lived is spent pursuing great challenges, experiencing moments that make you say ‘WOW!,’ and finding joy therein. The UFC does that and more.”
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Vladimir “CrazyRussian” Eremeev, 45, a truck driver from Staten Island, New York, in an inflatable catamaran. Quote: “I have always liked to do impossible things.”
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Makes you wonder why your sitting on your couch right now, and not packing sorting gear for one of these events. You got three days to throw down. Pick an event, UM, EC or FC and come to the dance, you will be inspired.
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The Captain Reporting
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