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|  2 Homework - establish route waypoints in Garmin Blue Charts, download to GPS and print charts
|  3 No Storm Cag would fit my large 40 inch cockpit. 6 inches short. I had to sew in the black panels
|  4 Spooky Ghost in the living room
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 5 Building my simple fold down on the deck tent frame for my cockpit
|  6 After weeks of work and planning, I'm finally packed and going island hopping, Long Island to Cedar Island.
|  7 575 miles later, I just caught the last ferry to Cedar Island that evening. I enjoyed the 2 1/2 hr. cruise!
|  8 The competitors are arriving. Freebyrd and his 12' Sharpie MicroCruiser
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 9 Mad Dave and Chief relaxing at the campsite
|  10 Race Director ( Sandy Bottom ) at the registration tent
|  11 Mishigama's Sea Pearl
|  12 Kokopedal and Sirtackalot and their Hobie Tandem AI
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 13 Floatsome's Mirage 19 smiling at the camera, I think?
|  14 Chief and his Class 3 Dreamcatcher sailing rig. Like those amas!
|  15 JarHead took this photo of Three Amigos and skipper DogPaddler getting prepared at the start line
|  16 Spectators
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 17 A diverse herd of a different kind.
|  18 My unfinished fold down tent to hide under
|  19 Whitecaps and his Sea Wind
|  20 Crazy Russian and his trusty time tested inflatable catamaran
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 21 DogsLife - master polyethylene welder of his WS Woodsman.
|  22 KiwiBird and her Grahame Sisson with PAS.
|  23 Some of the many hazards in this Challenge
|  24 Mad Dave's BSD schooner rig
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