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
Parents
Former Member
12.5 miles around Key West is a long way to go especially when the weather is rough. We were unlucky last year to have some rough seas in the early portion of the swim and many swimmers had to stop because therir kayakers couldn't handle the waves even though the FKCC race was well supported with plenty of boats, kayakers, and the US Coast Guard. I personally made it nine miles before the coast guard stopped the race. I was very disappointed to find out in the following days that the coast guard decided to stop the race because the other swimmers in the other swim around the island were swimming with out escorts boats. When the coast guard tried to reach the officials of the the other race and couldn't because the Preacher Man was competing and they were unable to tell which swimmers were in which race the coast guard had enough and for the safety of everyone stopped the race. This information came from Coasties that were on the water that are personal friends.
So basically if you want to have a good time and a safe time do the FKCC swim around Key West. Plus the money goes into youth swimming not some preachers back pocket. Sorry if I seem jaded but one man ruined a great day for a lot of people. Oh
12.5 miles around Key West is a long way to go especially when the weather is rough. We were unlucky last year to have some rough seas in the early portion of the swim and many swimmers had to stop because therir kayakers couldn't handle the waves even though the FKCC race was well supported with plenty of boats, kayakers, and the US Coast Guard. I personally made it nine miles before the coast guard stopped the race. I was very disappointed to find out in the following days that the coast guard decided to stop the race because the other swimmers in the other swim around the island were swimming with out escorts boats. When the coast guard tried to reach the officials of the the other race and couldn't because the Preacher Man was competing and they were unable to tell which swimmers were in which race the coast guard had enough and for the safety of everyone stopped the race. This information came from Coasties that were on the water that are personal friends.
So basically if you want to have a good time and a safe time do the FKCC swim around Key West. Plus the money goes into youth swimming not some preachers back pocket. Sorry if I seem jaded but one man ruined a great day for a lot of people. Oh
