I don't see any restriction on the length or number of crew for watercraft participating in the EC200.
Are there any rules that govern these parameters, or is it simply a case of natural selection?
Talking About Adventure In Small Boats
I don't see any restriction on the length or number of crew for watercraft participating in the EC200.
Are there any rules that govern these parameters, or is it simply a case of natural selection?
There are no restrictions on length as long as you can beach launch the boat and get it in and out of the checkpoints.
All boat classes are restricted to solo or tandem entries.
What is the largest boat that has accomplished that feet?
Just sort of curious what is the biggest boat someone was willing to hand haul out of the water.
The Chirf has allowed a few boats to do the EC that have not fit in the normal boat classes - like an OC-6 that was around 35 to 40 feet long.
I think the B&B EC 22 is probably the largest, discounting Randy's tri, but the Sea Pearls are likely the heaviest at around 600 lbs. Dave
My newest tri 18' weighs about 750lbs. I have not sailed it yet in the EC but currently plan on nx year & the R2AK
FrankenScot was 700+ lbs
I hope to keep Safety Dance, my Highlander, under 900... yikes!
AndyMan
With the inflatable rollers I'm sure you can launch even a larger boat yet. I think last year there was a Angus tri, it had to weigh even more.
Paradox was around 1200 lbs loaded in 2003; I got her up (+/- 90 minutes) and back down (17 minutes by stopwatch) the beach single-handed, with anchors, block & tackle, and hard rollers.
With the right gear there need be no particular limit (I'm still waiting for someone to fulfill my then prediction that a Farrier 32 could work......), but practicality and the spirit of "small boats" comes in at some point.
That first year I brung what I had, but it was what set me off on ever-smaller & lighter EC boats...
You also ask about number of crew. Three are allowed, but apparently only two can launch the Craft.
Wizard wrote:
Paradox was around 1200 lbs loaded in 2003; I got her up (+/- 90 minutes) and back down (17 minutes by stopwatch) the beach single-handed, with anchors, block & tackle, and hard rollers.
With the right gear there need be no particular limit (I'm still waiting for someone to fulfill my then prediction that a Farrier 32 could work......), but practicality and the spirit of "small boats" comes in at some point.
That first year I brung what I had, but it was what set me off on ever-smaller & lighter EC boats...
Size does matter... it is the single problem I have about the R2AK. The boats allowed are tooo big, were is the adventure is sailing a big comfortable boat? I hope they will change the rules and bring to boats allowed into a real adventure size.
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