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The Worrell 1000 is one of the most dramatic and exciting sailboat races
on the planet. It is a 1000 mile full-on race from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to
Virginia Beach, Virginia, held in high-power 20’ racing catamarans. Two-person
teams battle everything that the fierce Atlantic coast can throw at them in the
quest to complete this dramatic journey. The trip is guaranteed to generate
excitement, intrigue, human drama, adversity, and achievement for everyone
involved: sailors, shore crew, supporters, and followers. Read more about this
tremendous gathering of top-notch sailors in a dangerous and dramatic event.
From Fort Lauderdale, Florida, north to Virginia Beach, Virginia, masked by its spectacular beauty one can easily forget that this majestic coastline was shaped by the fury of the North Atlantic. A fury so treacherous that a piece of ocean along the North Carolina coast is known to sailors around the world as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic".
Team Dinghy Shop finishes in SIXTH place. Congratulations Canada!
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05/19/2001 PM
The finish |
Leg 13: 7:20 PM Saturday - The final leg to Virginia Beach. Team Dinghy Shop finishes in an incredible 6th place. It is over, so bittersweet. The hard work and grind is ending, yet this is what we come here for, what makes us feel alive. The good friends we have met again, made, gotten closer to, those memories of the excitement and exhilaration, fear and anticipation
- this is the Worrell 1000.
Leg 13 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/18/2001 PM |
Leg 12: 11:54 PM Friday - The boats are coming in. Team Guidant arrived first at 10:38 PM, shortly followed by Team Fully Involved by only 1 minute! Then Alexander, followed by our Team Dinghy Shop. Good going guys, 4th place!
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| 05/18/2001 AM |
Leg 12: 7:30 PM Friday - It is 8 PM, and they are 23 miles from the finish, conditions are calm. It shall be another long night. Two teams are out of the race.
Leg 12 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/17/2001 PM |
Leg 11: 7:30 PM Thursday - It is 7:30 PM, the boats are still 22 miles from Hatteras in light air. Looking like a 9 PM finish. Now rescheduled to 11:30 PM.
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| 05/17/2001 AM |
Leg 11: 10:25 AM Thursday - The start was at 10 AM, It is raining, the wind out of the northeast on the nose. We powered up the rig a bit more than yesterday. They are off to Cape Hatteras, the graveyard of the Atlantic.
Leg 11 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/16/2001 PM |
Leg 10: 8:36 PM Wednesday - Scott's quote for the leg "do we have to tack again" Reigh's quote for the day " are we there yet..."
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| 05/16/2001 AM |
Leg 10: 10:26 AM Wednesday - At this point Team Dinghy Shop has already started the 10th leg to Atlantic Beach. The winds are from the NNE at about 9 knots. We started in 17th and this means a second row start with a 1 minute penalty.
Leg 10 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/15/2001 AM |
Leg 9: 3:06 PM Tuesday - Reigh and Scott called from Cape Fear with a broken rudder. They have completed temporary repairs and have pushed off at 3 PM.
Leg 9 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/15/2001 AM |
Leg 9: 10:42 AM Tuesday - Team Dinghy Shop had a great start from the second line, but 10 minutes out after moving to the pack of lead boats, Team Dinghy Shop laid the boat over with the spinnaker up. This cost them about 10 minutes.
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| 05/14/2001 AM |
Leg 8: 9:42 AM Monday - They just arrived, 14 hours of beating upwind. "Ah, but it is good to be alive!"
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| 05/13/2001 AM |
Leg 8: 9:42 AM Sunday - Shhh, everyone is asleep! Teams depart at 6 PM Sunday night, with an estimated arrival time of midnight to 5 AM Monday - another grueling night leg. "They got away okay at 6:21 PM. The start was recorded live on ABC television, presented live on ABC television, second row start, 6:15, which puts us immediately 2 minutes behind the leaders. In a dying north breeze, they have to travel to Myrtle Beach."
Leg 8 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/12/2001 PM |
Day 7: 6:20 PM - 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. They were able to peel away with nobody below them.
Leg 7 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/12/2001 AM |
Leg 7: 9:44 AM - Today the team gets to sleep in as the race makes the switch to night mode. The start is at 6 PM, leaving Tybee Island for Isle of Palms, South Carolina, just north of Charleston.
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| 05/11/2001 PM |
Leg 6, 6:36 PM - The wind is coming out of the south at 15 knots, so they'll be coming in double trapped under spinnaker. Team Dinghy Shop has Taken 2nd Place! But Guidant is Close on their Heels with by 4 Minutes.
Leg 6 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/11/2001 AM |
Leg 6, 7:42 AM - The local dealer has now run out of rudder castings, has 16 more coming in. Today, is a very long day, at over 100 nautical miles as we leave Florida. To make matters worse, the wind forecast for the morning is not good. It is light and the ocean looks very calm. 10:35 AM: the AP just went down (postponement flag is down), 10 minutes to the start. A talk with Chris Herman, the Dealer Rep from Performance Catamarans.
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| 05/10/2001 PM |
Leg 5, 2:41 PM - It is 38 miles to the finish, they are sitting in 8th place, maybe 15 to 20 minutes out of first place. The wind has freshened. Looks like it is maybe 15 knots of of the northeast.
Leg 5 Photos - Mike Walker
Leg 5 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/10/2001 AM |
Leg 5, 10:34 AM - Team Dinghy Shop Returns to Shore to Replace Starboard Rudder Casting Broken in the Surf. Causes 10 Minute Delay. Light Winds but Still Big Surf Hamper Teams.
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| 05/09/2001 PM |
Leg 4, 4:34 PM - Mike Walker, Team Manager: "He is committing to the surf now. All we can see is from the numbers up due to the spray. He is in the biggest surf, he is in, gotta run."
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| 05/09/2001 AM |
Leg 4 - Boat is Repaired: "We'll be on the boat this morning at 10am!" Listen to the weather (audio track).
Leg 4 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/08/2001 PM |
Leg 3 - Mike Walker: "Words and photos do not do justice to what we have seen today". Finishers are Coming in Now. Team Dinghy Shop has moved up to third place overall!
Leg 3 Photos - Mike Walker
Leg 3 Photos - Walter Cooper
Leg 3 Photos - Chuck, 2ndlight.com
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| 05/08/2001 AM |
Leg 3 - Mike Walker 20 Minutes before the Start. Conditions are Wild, The Breaking Surf Line is Like a Mountain. Race Director implimenting Dangerous Surf Starting Procedure. Only 5 Boats Were Able to Start, Carnage on the Beach. |
| 05/07/2001 PM |
Leg 2 - Catherine Howell: "Holy s**t, they are in 3rd place".
Leg 2 Photos - Mike Walker
Leg 2 Photos - Walter Cooper
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| 05/07/2001 AM |
Leg 2 - Mike Walker 40 Minutes after the Start. One hour to the Start, Preparation is Underway. A Day in a Worrell Life. Tom Weaver Ankle is Broken in Two Places, He is Out |
| 05/06/2001 |
Leg 1 - Drama Starts At the Beginning - Team Guidant's
Sandra Tartaglino Broken Leg, Pyacht Men's Tom Weaver Ankle Broken
Leg 1 Photos - Walter Cooper
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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: 604-669-1820
or by Toll Free at: 877-DINGHYS (346-4497)
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The Event
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The Worrell 1000 Course
How The Worrell 1000 Started
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Out of the Race
05/19/2001: Redhook Ale withdraws from the race on leg 12.
05/19/2001: Keysailing did not finish leg 12. Key Sailing was attempting to land around Avon, just past Cape Hatteras, and their boat had sustained damage as it was buffeted by the surprisingly large surf.
05/10/2001: Team Baywind - after major hull damage
05/09/2001: Team Pyacht Women - decided not to sail
05/07/2001: Team Dallas
Crew changes
05/09/2001: Team Guidant (Rod Waterhouse): Katie Pettibone replaced Dave Wallace who opted off the team, 30 min penalty assessed
05/07/2001: Team Pyacht's Tom Weaver is replaced by Christophe Ribot (broken fibula)
05/07/2001: Team Guidant (Rod Waterhouse): Dave Wallace replaces Sandra Tartaglino (multiple fractures in leg)
(Dave Wallace was Team Sail for Sight's backup crew member)
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