Inaugural Cortez Electric Boat Marathon
April 16, 2010
Overview:
A 25.2 mile electric boat race starting at marker #49A near the Cortez/Longboat Key Hwy 684 bridge and finishing at Small Craft Festival docks. The only means of propulsion allowed during the race must be derived from an electric motor supplied by either batteries or fuel cells. Boats cannot add or charge batteries or fuel cells at any point on the course during the race. There is a mandatory 15 minute stop at the 8.1 mile mark at Bay Front Park. There are multiple boat ramps available along the course in case any boat needs to exit the race early. Any boat not completing the course within 6.5 hours will be disqualified from the competition. A chase boat will be on hand to lend assistance if needed.
The course is set up so that a 4' draft boat could participate but any boat
that draws 30" or more should pay good attention to the channel markers and have
an accurate depth sounder onboard as Sarasota Bay has many shallow areas.
Classes and Awards:
•Single Hull: Any single hull boat with a length to beam ratio less than 6 to 1. Two awards will be given for this class: Best overall and best handicapped by waterline length (1.34 times the square root of the waterline).
•Multi Hull: Any boat with two or more hulls. One award for fastest time.
•Extreme Class: Any single hull boat with a length to beam ratio greater than 6 to 1. One award for fastest time.
2010 Schedule:
Friday April 16: (race)
9:30 AM: Skippers meeting at Small Craft Festival docks. All boats must be in the water by this time. Course maps will be given out to any participant who needs one.
9:50 AM: Boats at starting line at marker # near bridge.
10:00 AM: Race starts.
5:00 PM: Wrap up meeting at festival docks. Awards will be given to anyone who cannot attend the regular awards ceremony on Saturday evening.
Saturday April 17: (Small Craft Festival)
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM: Boats on display at Small Craft Festival. Demo rides may be given to the public if you choose to.
6:30 PM: Dinner at Bayside Banquet Hall in Cortez.
8:30 PM: Awards ceremony at Bayside Banquet Hall.
Sunday April 18: (Rain date for race)
Race has same schedule as for friday.
Small Craft Festival continues on loose schedlue.
Race rules:
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All boats must comply with USCG safety regulations.
All boats must comply with USCG safety regulations.•All passengers must have a properly sized PFD available.
All passengers must have a properly sized PFD available.•No taking on or charging of batteries or fuel cells during the entirety of the race.
No taking on or charging of batteries or fuel cells during the entirety of the race.•Solar panels are allowed to be charging batteries during race.
Solar panels are allowed to be charging batteries during race.•Boats are expected to have a paddle, oars or alternative means of propulsion available but if anything other than an electric motor is used for forward propulsion the boat will be immediately disqualified from the competition. A paddle or oar may be utilized to assist with docking at the stopping point at Bayfront Park or to push off in the case of grounding.
Boats are expected to have a paddle, oars or alternative means of propulsion available but if anything other than an electric motor is used for forward propulsion the boat will be immediately disqualified from the competition. A paddle or oar may be utilized to assist with docking at the stopping point at Bayfront Park or to push off in the case of grounding. •Sail boats are allowed but you cannot unfurl your sails during the race. There is only one bridge that needs to be considered and it is at a turnaround point on the course so if a boat can't get under the bridge we will ask that it perform a 540 degree turn before the bridge instead going under the bridge and doing a 180.
Sail boats are allowed but you cannot unfurl your sails during the race. There is only one bridge that needs to be considered and it is at a turnaround point on the course so if a boat can't get under the bridge we will ask that it perform a 540 degree turn before the bridge instead going under the bridge and doing a 180.Entry fee:
$50 for private individual or $100 for commercial entry.
Please send to:
Electric Boat Association, PO Box 279, Marshallberg, NC 28553
Fee includes 11 x 17 laminated course map.
Inaugural Cortez Electric Boat Marathon
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