GPS trace from leg 7.
(GPS courtesy of Radioworld)
05/12/2001 - Leg 7 PM: cat-alist.com following Team Dinghy Shop
Okay, they are off the beach okay, We're starting at position 9. Team Guidant started in #1 position, at the north end of the line they were able to hold the chute and boogy off below the fleet. They were able to peel away with nobody below them.
Leg 7 PM - Tybee Island, GA to Isle of Palms, SC (night leg) - 83.5 statute miles.
Estimated arrival time is 11 PM to 2 AM on Sunday.
Leg 7 Results - shows results for the night leg and overall.
Placements: Team Dinghy Shop arrived in 15th position at 1:10 AM. This caused them to drop to third place overall, Team Guidant took second place.
Outer Banks must have had a bad night, finishing in 17th place, causing their overall results to drop to 9th place.
This means it will be cover, cover, cover Teams Fully Involved, Tybee Island and Tommy Bahama (consecutively 4th, 5th and 6th place).
10:09 PM, Mike Walker I am at Isle of Palms, winds are from the south-east, I have very close to the west of me a line of thunderstorms. I am expecting the wind to go north once that passes.
I am getting a lightening flash every 60 seconds are so.
The approach here is difficult.
The boats must navigate past a 3 mile line semi submerged jetty, and then turn left at about 0 degrees to the finish line.
I can maybe see with the binoculars a couple of miles, that is not great visibility. It is not well lit, no moon, overcast.
The leading edge of the front is right at us and the wind has let up.
The Dinghy Shop has a "Fund the Mast" mast replacement program, we need $5,000. CAN.
Donations would be graciously accepted. The donations are $30. and you get a Worell t-shirt.
Contact the Dinghy Shop by: 1-877-DINGHYS (1-877-346-4492).
6:20 PM, Mike Walker "Okay, they are off the beach okay, Started in 9th position.
"Guidant started in #1 position, at the north end of the line with a south wind was able to pull the chute and hold the boat on the beach for 30 seconds prior to the start. That allowed them to get away right away and boogy off below the fleet. We started in the crowd and had ah to manoevre thru the crowd, but we're looking good. I am on my way to Isle of Palms."
"Apparently 3 boats dumped 5 minutes from the start."
4:44 PM, Mike Walker: "Winds out of the south-southeast 15 knots, should be a chute run most of the way, there is a threat of a front going through winds veering to north, and with that some thunderstorms. Nothing incredibly serious in terms of weather. If the wind builds we could break Randy Smyth's records from last year but not likely. Ad, ah, we are starting at position 9."
