The
Recap:
The 2015 i
to i, (Inlet to Inlet Distance Race), race
was run November 21, 2015.
L-R: Linda, Chloe & Steve Campbell, Leif Given, Seth Whitehead,
Christophe Waerzeggers, Ron Kern, Not in photo - Mike Vogt
Low wind and iffy
forecast so this year there were fewer entrants than the last number of
years. The good news was there were no mishaps launching in the
shore break. There was one breakdown when Seth Whitehead's head cap
on his sail let loose shortly after rounding the PE channel marker
and retired. 5 windsurfers and 1 kiteboarder attempted to do
the 23.2 mile course, so of 6 entrants, 3 competitors finished the whole
race this year. Our lone kite racer crushed everybody finishing in about half the time as
the next finisher.
L-R: Mike Vogt; Seth Whitehead; Ron Kern 1st Formula, 2nd
Overall;
Leif Given 1st Overall, 1st Kite Foilboard; Christophe Waerzeggers 2nd
Formula, 3rd Overall; Steve Campbell
A party at Ron & Sue Kern's patio followed the return of all the
competitors.
Prizes were once again awesome
with the sponsors Adventure
Sports, Neil
Pryde, JP, Sandy
Point
Progressive Sports, Aerotech, Exocet, Liquid
Surf
& Sail, Next
Sports, Fanatic,
North, Nautical
Ventures, offering incredible prizes.
Thanks also to iWindsurf.com for realtime
wind reporting and forecast of the wind conditions.
& The
Facts:
2015 i-to-i Course:
(Short & Medium Course Marks Also Shown)
Start - Timed start front of
launch area.
Upwind - Outside
Port Everglades Buoy, red & white 12' tall, PE, (Port Everglades), 1.7 miles east of jetty in channel center.
Downwind - 11.1 miles to Hillsboro
Channel Buoy, red & white 12' tall, HI label on top section, .6
miles east of shore and south of lighthouse.
Upwind
to Finish
- Swim buoy to starboard at launch.
Total Distance: 22.5
miles
Start time: 12:45 p.m.
1st Finisher time: 1 hour 48 minutes
Wind: iWindsurf.com
Dania windmeter for Saturday 11/21/15, (South of Port Everglades Inlet)
Courtesy www.iwindsurf.com
Wind: iWindsurf.com
Pompano windmeter for Saturday 11/21/15, (South of Hillsboro Inlet)
Courtesy www.iwindsurf.com
The
stories:
Ron Kern
Leif Givens
