Hi All,
Im planning on participating in the 2008 swim around Key West. I understand that there are 2 races on the same day? A sanctioned race and a NS race? Anyone have more detail on this? I have found little documentation online, however it would seem to make sense to swim in the Coast Guard sanctioned race.
Was just curious if anyone else was training for this race and if so, care to share any details about your training strategy? Or does anyone have some past experiences to share related to this event?
Cheers
Scott
Scott:
You're right and wrong. There are 2 Swims Around Key West this year but they are on separate days: Friday June 20th and Saturday June 21st.
As to the benefits of being sanctioned by the Coast Guard, that's simply a matter of filling out a 3 page application and sending it to the Coast Guard Marine Event Permit Coordinator who, unless it's really an out & out unsafe event, will rubber stamp it. The primary purpose of the permit is so that the Coast Guard knows what's going on & can alert other ship traffic in the area on race day. It doesn't necessarily enhance the safety of the event.
The event on Friday the 20th is in its 32nd year (they're the ones who apparently don't have an official Coast Guard permit but they've got over 3 decades of experience in putting on the event; and in 2006/2007 the race director opted to do a personal swim around Key West once each month for a year - now that's some personal experience). Their website is www.southernmostrunners.com/.../IS-Press-2007.htm
The event on Saturday the 21st is the sanctioned one and I'm not sure how many years they've been doing it. Their website is www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com/
Hope this helps. An educated consumer.......
Gary
Scott:
You're right and wrong. There are 2 Swims Around Key West this year but they are on separate days: Friday June 20th and Saturday June 21st.
As to the benefits of being sanctioned by the Coast Guard, that's simply a matter of filling out a 3 page application and sending it to the Coast Guard Marine Event Permit Coordinator who, unless it's really an out & out unsafe event, will rubber stamp it. The primary purpose of the permit is so that the Coast Guard knows what's going on & can alert other ship traffic in the area on race day. It doesn't necessarily enhance the safety of the event.
The event on Friday the 20th is in its 32nd year (they're the ones who apparently don't have an official Coast Guard permit but they've got over 3 decades of experience in putting on the event; and in 2006/2007 the race director opted to do a personal swim around Key West once each month for a year - now that's some personal experience). Their website is www.southernmostrunners.com/.../IS-Press-2007.htm
The event on Saturday the 21st is the sanctioned one and I'm not sure how many years they've been doing it. Their website is www.fkccswimaroundkeywest.com/
Hope this helps. An educated consumer.......
Gary
