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Seventy48

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This isn't about sailing, rather a sailor without a sailboat doing something on the water.

This last summer I started looking at the Seventy48 as something to do.
Last August, my wife and I, sister and brother in law were out for a leisurely paddle on Lake Alpine when I sprung the idea on them.
My wife chimed in saying she might like to do this too. I replied, it would be like paddling our canoe on SanFrancisco Bay.
She thought for a moment and said maybe not.

As the afternoon wore on the idea of 70 miles in 48 hours began sinking in.
Questions ensued. When, Where, How?
You're freakin' nuts!

That may be, but the plan is hatched and action will be taken.

Our canoe is a 15 foot Wenona production boat.
Flat bottomed and nicely shaped is fairly fast and easily driven.

My plan is to instal a sliding rowing seat to get as much out of her as possible.
I found a kit with a set of plans to build the seat frame and rigger from Angus Boats. (no affiliation)
Then a pair, not matched it turns out, of old wooden sculls on craig's list. They were delaminated and in really bad shape.
It's amazing what you can do with a bit of epoxy!

The boat and skipper are in training, money paid, forms filed, so we are in it !!

I'll follow with some photos and updates on progress.

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That looks great!
What other auxiliary gear will you use? Compass, GPS, Rear-view mirror? Splash curtain? Anything sticking up in the air?
Will you rest at max flood?
 
Not to be a spoiler, but I saw video after noting your entry.

It should be fun. I was there for the inaugural event.

It may be on my radar, if I get into shape.

As for what to do during contrary tides, hug the shoreline and play the eddies. The SUP participants have an advantage.

Have fun!

Ants

PS I just turned my canoe into a fishing canoe by adding decks and oars. The solid single mount for the oars should do a fine job since canoe gunwales were not designed/built for concentrated torque. The paddling torque gets transferred to seat through the butt.
 
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That looks great!
What other auxiliary gear will you use? Compass, GPS, Rear-view mirror? Splash curtain? Anything sticking up in the air?
Will you rest at max flood?
Click to expand...

So far planned gear shall be a compass, iPhone with inavx, inreach, plus their spot, led nav light on a mast, maybe a radar reflector, battery, handheld vhf, couple flares, I am considering a mirror.

I have current tables and charts, so hope to work the eddies like the sups.
A canoe paddle for backup and close quarters might be helpful.

The boat has some torsional flex through light chop and boat wakes, but not much between the seat and rigger.

I'll get some more photos and a YouTube link posted soon.
 
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An option to paddle facing forward might be an useful option. Different muscle groups get a workout. Chasing eddies with a headlamp near shore would be easier facing forward. Options are good.

Don't forget the ferry schedule.

Ants
 
Looking really good, Greg!

70 miles / 3.5 knots = 20 hours

You could row for 3.5 hours, rest or pull up on a beach and stretch/walk for 30 minutes, and repeat that 4x
After the last one, pull up on a beach somewhere and sleep for 4 hours, until dawn
and finish in 24 hours +/-...
 
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The latest update from race central;

"Over here at Races High Command we turn on every computer monitor and radio, set them all to news stations and spin in circles until we find a station that is not reporting on COVID-19; we are still spinning.

It’s because this virus is no joke. The total of fatalities in New York has now exceeded the terrorist bombing of the Twin Towers on September 11. Canadian borders remain closed to visitors. The Washington Governor has extended the statewide Shelter In-place order. State Parks, like our SEVENTY48 race site, Blake Island, remains closed. The Heiltsuk Nation, which includes the R2AK waypoint of Bella Bella, issued a bylaw closing their territory to non-Heiltsuk populations.

No corner or map edge is safe from the virus.

So, why are we holding out against all this evidence?

We’re not really ‘holding out.’ We are paying attention. We are measuring the distance between the do's and don’t, can’t and won’t, want to and why risk it. Words like miraculous exist because events happen that can only be described as extraordinary, astounding, incredible and, well, miraculous. We are waiting because, despite the obvious, we can wait.

We love the waters these races traverse and have spent many years upon them. We wouldn’t run the races if they endangered communities. The fact that we haven’t made our decision has no bearing on our sensitivities to rural communities along the route or local and federal laws; it is tied to the fact that this pandemic changes every day and if we can wait to make a more informed decision, we will. And we can wait, a little while longer. On April 24th we’ll be announcing the final and permanent decision on R2AK and SEVENTY48 for 2020. Until April 24th all application and registration processes will be suspended.

A few weeks ago I said to cross the start line is to win, and this race is personal. Those sentiments have not changed—the theater, the context, and the reference all have. COVID-19 has demoted the individual triumph and elevated the collective. Where once a person found strength from deep within has now been replaced with the community stronghold we find around us—its ability to painfully contort to new norms and sacrifice comfort for the safety of the group, be it town, state, or country. What is noble, what is hero, is, for now, defined more wholly in the collective of our communities. The gambling, judgment, and risk of our races are real, but we draw the line if our risk threatens those who have not signed up for such treatment.

Until the 24th, we keep spinning through the media cycles. We do everything we can to protect ourselves and those around us. We honor our communities, small and large. We look for hope in every cranny, and seek, in the end, to keep it real.

Daniel Evans, Race Boss"
 
As things stand right now, our local lakes and parks are closed, so I haven't been out for training in a while.
Gyms are closed.
I don't own a Concept 2 rowing machine.

Currently thinking about attaching some bungee to the boat and a pair of dummy oars and rowing in my garage.
My wife would be happy to hose me down once in a while, just for effect.:roll eyes:
 
DIY rowing machines....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw8tJ6gCuK8

https://www.pinterest.de/pin/416231190541682353/

This one is really simple....
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These would be fun to make actually. I wish I had room for one.
 
Thanks Alan!
That inspires some ideas.
Take the seat out of the canoe, park it in the living room, a few bits, some blocks....
Let's see what I come up with!
 
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