In addition to the around long island race on sept 22 2012.
There will be a shorter 100 mile marathon from the south end to orient pt. No word on pricing for the shorter race yet. It might be fun for somebody whos not hell bent on doing the full race, but wants a crack at marathon style racing.

Wonder if this will help boost the interest and participants over previous years ?

Turbine power allowed now too.
MD

haha if it's a calm day, turbine power isn't fair, how can we compete with that lol

Those things will run on anything...and keep running...

Pretty neat though!

Hmmmm, maybe someone's dad should have bought a turbine powered boat then if they wanted to be first!


Seriously though, this sounds like a lot of fun! My only fear is that it might dilute or take potential entrants away from from doing the full around the island race.

Maybe, that person can go ***** to daddy to go buy them something else...

I think it'd be neat to see Geico or a big runner try and do it, in theory they could demolish the record weather permitting..

I'd think the turbines will give a good show to the run...

100 miles......that's a sprint especially if its a calm day, turbines could conceivably do that in 35-45 min
Real water starts about 5 miles off Montauk...once you hang the right at Montauk that sh!t gets serious

The only thing sucky about the 100 mile is logistics of having a trailer waiting for you @ orient.
But npba says this is the safest way to conduct the race. 100 mile is 1/2 $ of the full course race

You are correct about the logistics, it's a long way from Port Washington to Orient Point with a truck and trailer, narrow two lane roads.....ask me how I know : (

For canopy boats I'm sure it is safer. Running thru the sound; they could have safety boats positioned, on the South Shore different story.

No canopies

You better hope for rough water then Patrick!....and btw, you, I, and everyone else knows....theres always someone faster.

Really, anything can happen in races like these, Turbine boat breaks, too rough for the cats to run hard, some crazy dude with a 35 Formula enters and is jumping over boats! Anything is possible. Enter that 47 ft beast and run what ya brung!

Eh I probably won't enter.

I some how think this is an engine eater course

Best of luck to all who do though!

I love running out by Montauk, great water, very rarely is it calm.

Catch it on a bad day, you're running towards two story buildings....