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Originally Posted by Ted G (Post 3212075)

Hey, the same thing we are doing Oct 2 and 3 for the Solomons Island race in MD. Oh, and we have golf on Oct 1 for those that would like to play, all the details at www.solomonsrace.com :drink::drink::drink:

BTW, it's too bad that AC was called but it was the right decision, and it will mean a larger boat count for Solomons and the National Championships.

I am looking forward to it Ted !

It was a great event last year in Cambridge..

Thank you Cotner Trailers.com for making one of the best Pit displays I have seen !!! :drink:

http://sharkeyimages.zenfolio.com/im...14776695-4.jpg

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Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 3211890)

CS = Conman Sunkin? LOL What a tool to show his mug amongst folks that know he's a tool, liar and fake. :bigbird: A legend in his own mind.

Yes, and one of the SO admins was there with him... He walked up wearing his red SO collared shirt and said hello to a family member on Friday....:party-smiley-004:

Yes! You cant even see a boat between huge waves!!! Holy smoke!

Chris

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Originally Posted by Panther (Post 3212237)

Yes, and one of the SO admins was there with him... He walked up wearing his red SO collared shirt and said hello to a family member on Friday....:party-smiley-004:

Any pix? I feel the need for some photosmack. :evilb:

What was the spectator crowd like?

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Originally Posted by Panther (Post 3212237)

Yes, and one of the SO admins was there with him... He walked up wearing his red SO collared shirt and said hello to a family member on Friday....:party-smiley-004:

You sure about that ? There is no mention of the visit by who you say he was with on their site.

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Originally Posted by jayboat (Post 3212250)

What was the spectator crowd like?

There were posters up all over the place and articles in the newspaper every day... From a marketing standpoint Trump's did everything top notch from what I was told.

As for spectators, I don't know... I had my daughters christening yesterday and Dee is the godmother so we had to pull her away from the races for most of the day... ;):coolcowboy::grinser010:

She made it back to AC for the awards party though.:drink:

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Originally Posted by catastrophe (Post 3212253)

You sure about that ? There is no mention of the visit by who you say he was with on their site.

Unless someone was wearing a mask, he said hello to her... Why would I lie about it? Either that or she forgot what he looks like and got him confused with someone else...

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Originally Posted by catastrophe (Post 3212253)

You sure about that ? There is no mention of the visit by who you say he was with on their site.

Sunkin has nothing to do with SOS remember? Why mention him, no one there would know who you are talking about, he is a ghost over there! :D

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Originally Posted by Panther (Post 3212255)

She made it back to AC for the awards party though.:drink:

:drink::drink::drink:

Being the Director of Water Ops for the race I can help clarify what the real reasons were for the cancellation:

1) Due to the breaking rollers up to 1 mile offshore the race course had to be moved 2 miles off of the beach. This was outside of the "permited" area that was approved by the USCG. (my opinion - technical B.S.)

2) The inlet was very bad (see sharkey's pictures) and if a boat broke down and needed a tow into Atlantic City Inlet, there was a real chance that that boat being towed or both boats would be swamped and capsized.

3) The rollers are so tall offshore (12-15ft+) that if a raceboat were to break on the course, there was a good possiblity that an upcoming raceboat would not be able to see the broken down boat until they were literally on top of them.

So with #2 & #3 said, it was definately the right call to make no matter how dissappointed we all were. Other than the sea conditions it was an absolutely magnificent day weather wise.

A huge thank you to all of the volunteers, the racers and the fans who came out yesterday!

Dave, IMHO the reasons were 100% justified.... No sense in someone getting hurt or worse killed.

Seeing the pics of that Donzi almost capsizing in the inlet did it for me!

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Originally Posted by DaveP (Post 3212322)

Dave I don't think you have to defend the desicion to any one that was there.I was a good call

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Originally Posted by Panther (Post 3212351)

Dave, IMHO the reasons were 100% justified.... No sense in someone getting hurt or worse killed.

Seeing the pics of that Donzi almost capsizing in the inlet did it for me!

+1 we trust them to make good decisions and this was one of them. Sometimes you have to know when to throw in the towel and come back another day.

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Originally Posted by Panther (Post 3212241)

Holy Sh!t Tim, he was one lucky SOB... Especially taking that wave broadside... they're lucky to have kept going, very lucky...

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damn thats some ruff water:eek:

Disappointing, but absolutely the right decision. I dont think anyone can disagree. We like big water (4-6s, 5-7s), but not 10-12s.

We were out testing on Saturday and it was hairy. Sunday was much worse. Could have gotten ugly real fast.

I just finished processing another 210 images from the Inlet...

After seeing these, everyone will understand why the race was called off... :eek:

Special Thanks to Trumps Marina & Casino

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Originally Posted by SHARKEY-IMAGES (Post 3212767)

I just finished processing another 210 images from the Inlet...

After seeing these, everyone will understand why the race was called off... :eek:

HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!! That inlet was UGLY!!!!

Great pics! Thank You!

Uploading the "After Hours" pics now. :eek:

Everything should be online after that...:drink:

http://www.Sharkey-Images.com/

Enjoy ! :drink:

It's 1:15 AM :eek:

All pics from AC are now online....

Party photos too !:drink:

http://sharkeyimages.zenfolio.com/im...51166706-4.jpg

It's about time you got the pictures on here! - LOL

Thank you for the work you and other photographers do, you put in time take alot of pictures (hopefully sell enough stuff to make a couple dollars?) but most of all you allow people like me a chance to be somewhere I'm not. Thanks again for all your efforts and time!

Joe Gere

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Originally Posted by HabanaJoe (Post 3213071)

You're welcome Joe.

It's very time consuming...

The images are on my site 1st before I can post.

So if you ever are looking for the latest photos they can be found here:

http://www.Sharkey-Images.com

Enjoy !:drink:

Great shots Tim.

Here's a 10 minutes long video of the weeekend.

Enjoy! http://vimeo.com/15161120