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Thank you Competitors for a great 2008 Race!

Mark your Calendars for Next Year, Race starts Jan 14, 2009

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2008 Winner Samba Pa Ti

Recent Race News:

January 21, 2008
The Finishers - George and Nancy Dance have worked the Fort Lauderdale to Key West race finish line for 30 years. Read More...

January 20, 2008
Exhilarating ride in Key West race
From Sun Sentinel News
By Steve Waters - Outdoors Writer
The Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race had strong winds, rough seas, fast sailing and, for David Wallace and his crew on Bandana, an exciting and rewarding finish.  Read More…

Saturday 18:00
The Party is Over - Hundreds
of competitors, crew and family enjoyed the awards party held
Friday night at Kelly's in Key West.  The weather was perfect for an outdoor celebration that included great food and never ending free Mount Gay rum.  A special thanks to our sponsors Mount Gay and the Kelly's Caribbean Bar & Grill staff - especially Doug, Erica and Chris (seen right) who hoisted Mount Gay handles non-stop for two hours.
Awards Party Photos

Saturday 08:00
Samba Pa Ti wins Key West boat race
From MiamiHerald.com
By SUSAN COCKING - Outdoors Writer - Samba Pa Ti, a Transpac 52 owned and skippered by John Kilroy Jr. of Los Angeles, mastered a rough ride to top a fleet of 43 boats Thursday in the 2008 Lauderdale to Key West Race.
Read More...

Friday 18:30
Official Race Results Release
Winning is a Breeze for Samba Pa Ti
LARCHMONT, N.Y. (January 18, 2008) - John Kilroy’s Samba Pa Ti grabbed an IRC trifecta in the 33rd annual Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race: first to finish, first in IRC class A and first for IRC overall on corrected time.  Forty three of the forty nine entered boats started shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, and Kilroy charged in before midnight after the 160-mile reach.  Organized by SORC Management, which includes members of the Storm Trysail Club and Lauderdale Yacht Club, the race stretched from Port Everglades to Key West Harbor. Along the way, navigators had to "connect-the-dots" to keep the fleet between all major Florida Keys markers and the Gulf Stream. Entrants, in two classes for IRC, four for PHRF and two for Multihull, ranged in size from a 76' catamaran to two 21' mini Transats, but it was Kilroy's 52-foot Transpac that stole the show. Read more with photos...

Friday 08:01
From Scuttlebutt - Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race: Forty-nine boats started on Wednesday, taking advantage of this tune-up prior to next week’s Acura Key West event. The fleet enjoyed winds in the mid-twenties, and has collected its share of casualties along the 160-mile track, including Sarah, an X-41 in IRC B, which lost her rudder just a mile or so from the Key West sea buoy. Line honors and IRC A victory went to Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy’s TP 52, completing the course in an elapsed time of 10 hours 32 minutes and 25 seconds for an average speed of 15.2 kts, missing the overall monohull race record by 7 and a half minutes. See Scuttlebutt start photos

Friday 08:00
From Sun Sentinel News
By Steve Waters, Outdoors Writer - Sailing race: With easterly winds ranging from 18-30 knots, the sailing was fast in the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race, but some boats also suffered some damage and dropped out of the race.
Read More...

Thursday 15:30
All But One Finished. 
At this time all competitors
are finished and accounted for
except one in PHRF. 
Latest results are posted. 
All is quiet in the Duty office
at this hour as most competitors
are catching quick naps before
hitting it hard tonight.

Team Kelavala II, IRC B.  Just Happy to be Here

Thursday 09:00
Over half have finished. 
At this point 30 boats have finished or retired.  See the latest results posted above.
Sarah, X-41 in IRC B, suffered the latest gear casualty losing her rudder just a mile or so from the Key West sea buoy.
Come back later for race stories and party photos.

Thursday 03:00
It is a gear buster out there!
Shortly after 0100 Matador withdrew after losing her mast just off Marathon.  All crew reported safe.  Matador is a Corsair F31 in Multihull Division A.
Shortly after 0200 The Beast withdrew report a "broken cross beam".  The Beast is a 42 foot Shuttleworth catamaran in Multihull Division B.
Looks like the multihulls are taking a beating.

Thursday 00:00
LINE HONORS goes to Samba Pa Ti, John Kilroy in the TP 52. Samba finished at 23:37 and validating earlier predictions of a pre midnight finish.   She completed the 160 nm race in an elapsed time of 10 hours 32 minutes and 25 seconds for an average speed of 15.2 kts.  Samba missed the overall monohull race record by 7 and a half minutes.  The race record is still held by Carrera in 2005.
Congratulations!

Wednesday 22:00 
No noise from the fleet this evening but the breeze is holding on shore.  Molasses Reef Light, about half way down, reports ESE winds 20-22 kts.  Sombrero Key Light further down the course reports ESE 24 - 27 kts.  On a positive note both towers reports 75-76 degrees so the fleet is wet but relatively warm.  We can also report that it is dark out.

Wednesday 15:30
THEY ARE OFF AND RUNNING! 
PRO Bowie reports "sporty conditions" off-shore.  As forecasted last night, they had 18 knots right out of the East. Seas are up a bit due to the passing cold front.  Four to six foot seas with occasional rollers around the signal boat that was stationed just south of Port Everglades in 50 feet of water.  All competitors are jib reaching and "really going fast".  Should be a fast wet ride tonight.
Patriot, the 76 foot catamaran and early favorite for line honors retired shortly after the start.  Reason for the retirement is unknown at this time but wind and sea condition will certainly create some gear failures. 
We will report notable race activity this evening (if any).  Otherwise, come back tomorrow morning for an update on last night's finishers.

January 15, 2008
Attention Racers, Competitors & Family!
Fort Lauderale, FL - The skippers meeting is officially over.  We have 49 competitors anxious to get to the starting blocks tomorrow.  Boats range from a 76 foot catamaran to 21 foot mini Transats.  The weather forecast announced at the skippers meeting is 15-20 knots true east and clocking – reported by Steve Baig from NOAA  or as he said “Somewhat breezier than nearly perfect.”  Joel Bowie, race chairman, predicts a fast race with some competitors finishing before midnight!  Dave Wallace racing his Oyster 48 in PHRF C declares the initial forecast “Perfect – keeping the apparent abeam or slightly aft all the way down.”  Racers enjoyed more than a few cases of Mount Gay Rum thanks to our generous sponsor. 
Stay tuned to this site for periodic updates.

January 13, 2008
Sailors Hope Speed Thrills
From Sun Sentinel News
By Steve Waters, Outdoors Writer - If the wind blows like it did last year, the sailors on the 49 boats entered in the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race will have plenty of time to celebrate their arrival in Key West. Read more...

December 18, 2007
Sailors Prepare
Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race
From WestMarine.com
By John Gregg, Watsonville, CA. - There’s no better way to celebrate the New Year for sailors than to race in the warm azure blue tropical waters of South Florida. Read more...

December 7, 2007
33rd Annual Event on Track for Record Entries
LARCHMONT, N.Y. - The 2008 Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race is on track for a record turnout when it starts for its 33rd time on January 16. Read more...

 

Multihull Record Holder: Custom 60 - Stars and Stripes Steve and Scott Liebel 8 hours 31 min 4 sec 2007
	Monohull Record Holder R/P 81 - Carrera Joe Dockery 10 hours 24 min 2 sec 2005

 

Tim “Tiny” Miller January 6, 1954 – September 6, 2007 FRIEND TO ALL Tim Miller passed away suddenly in his Fort Lauderdale home on Thursday, September 6th. Tim was an outstanding sailor with four decades of ocean racing, professional captain work and thousand's of sea miles.   Tim was a friend to everyone who met him.  He was known as Tiny to many friends and “Papa” in Key West and the Caribbean for his close resemblance to Hemmingway. Tim unselfishly gave a tremendous amount of his time to working with race committees and race management.  He was an invaluable member of the team that runs this race. We are all shocked and saddened by his sudden passing.  We lost an incredible friend, captain, crew member and team mate. Our condolences go out to his family - Jim and Dolores Miller and his mother, Mrs. Betty Miller.