Sponsor names flew high in the air as the sails were raised on South Beach in Miami on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I tried to capture the excitement as the teams prepared to launch. These Catamarans are 20 feet long sailing under rugged extreme conditions such as Devils Teeth where two currents meet causing waves to go straight up in a white wall. Teams sometimes go 18 hrs a day to stay ahead of the others. And the rules are simple, begin in Miami, keep the land on your left and go as fast as you can. It's a good idea to stop at check points along the way. Finally reaching Virginia Beach.
The teams were:
Alexander On The Bay
Bay Wind
Canada
Castrol
Cat Fever
Dallas
EarnYourPotenisl.com
Fully Involved
Guidant
Key Sailing
Lexis-Nexis
Outer Banks
PI Sailing
Pyacht.com
Redhook Ale
Sail For Sight
Spitfire Racing
Tommy Bahama
Tybee Island
Waterfront
Following insert is from Wikipedia.com, the free encyclopedia.
The origins of Worrell 1000 can be traced to a bet in a bar at the Worrell Bros., a Virginia Beach resort restaurant. The bet was between the owners of the bar, Michael Worrell and his brother, Chris.[1] The bet was that it was impossible to sail a sixteen-foot catamaran from Virginia Beach to Florida. On October 1, 1974, Michael Worrell and his crew Steve McGarrett left the Virginia Beach oceanfront with hopes of reaching Florida in one piece. Although they did not win bet they still sailed through two hurricanes and had to make multiple boat repairs. After twenty days, they had to stop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida due to their catamaran being in poor condition.
Later, Worrell thought of turning the 954-mile journey into a regular regatta. The inaugural race, called "Worrell Bros. Coastwise Race", took place in May 1976. Four teams participated in the race. For that first race, limited to 16-foot hobie cats, there were very few rules. The participants could sail day and night, but they were supposed to come ashore and phone the restaurant once every 24 hours. The course was flipped with the start in Fort Lauderdale and the finish in Virginia Beach, to take advantage of the prevailing winds. The only team to finish the first race was that of Worrell and crew Guerry Beatson.
In 1979, Michael Worrell sold his half of Worrell Bros. to his brother Chris, who shortened the name of the race to Worrell 1000.[1] In 1985, the rules were changed to allow any boat within 20-foot length, 8-foot beam, instead of just hobie cats. In 1987, the rules were changed to allow unrestricted beam.[2] There was no race from 1990-1996, but it returned in 1997 as a production class event. Since 2000, the Inter 20 catamaran manufactured by Performance Catamarans of Santa Ana, California is the only boat allowed. Recent Regattas have been canceled to sponsors not covering their financial commitments[3], however, each year the race is planned.
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Sailing spitfire-Spituba 05by bryce656,599 views
nice vintage music. was expecting to rick rolled every second.
johnovegas 3 weeks ago
What a great race.
peyronimo 2 years ago