I'm lacking the time to get shit together with the boat, but I do have a great race ready to go, just need some prizes and time. Maybe late summer.

you should do a boat vs. bicycle race. maybe along lake washington somehow? that would be hells of seattleish.

Gasworks to Kirkland or something like that would be awesome.

Good boat routes and good bike routes are not the same. the 520 bridge pretty low on the west side so most sailboats have to go under it on the east, and the floating bridge highrises are pretty low too meaning you have to go on the east side of MI under the East Channel bridge .

I threw 8-9 races last year, It was a lot of work, getting prizes and all.

I'm lacking the time to get shit together with the boat, but I do have a great race ready to go, just need some prizes and time. Maybe late summer.

we could start from the public boat launch on Alki, then race the boats back to Magnussen Park. The no-wake restrictions in the cut, he delays of the locks and all the bridges would negate the advantage of being able to take the more direct route.

Hells yes, you could have it be a beat the bridge race, get a sailboat with a tall enough mast that warrants a bridge lifting. If the bikes are too late, too bad. I guess you can't really race around in the cut though.

My boat has a pretty tall mast.

Timely question, Langston, for me, anyway, because I was thinking of posting--as I'm doing right here--to get a sense of whether people would be willing to have a Thursday night ride commandeered by a race. (It seems a shame we have these events on the weekends that people can't/don't show up, too).

Anyway, the race I was thinking of organizing would be called (something like) The Taco Truck (and tequila) Time Trial. It would start at Westlake; racers would race (I think in 30 second staggered starts like a real time trial, but maybe concurrently) to the Rainier Taco truck. Fastest time(s) would have to eat a burrito and take a shot of tequila or two. The race would then recommence to the White Center Taco truck where fastest
time(s) would again have to do the burrito and tequila handicap. Then, the final part of the evening would be a short criterium around in White Center ending up at the Pacific Rim Brewery where pandemonium and prizes would ensue.
I was thinking Thursday June 28th. What say people? If I get the thumbs up, then I'll start doing some organizing.

My boat has a pretty tall mast.

Timely question, Langston, for me, anyway, because I was thinking of posting--as I'm doing right here--to get a sense of whether people would be willing to have a Thursday night ride commandeered by a race. (It seems a shame we have these events on the weekends that people can't/don't show up, too).

Anyway, the race I was thinking of organizing would be called (something like) The Taco Truck (and tequila) Time Trial. It would start at Westlake; racers would race (I think in 30 second staggered starts like a real time trial, but maybe concurrently) to the Rainier Taco truck. Fastest time(s) would have to eat a burrito and take a shot of tequila or two. The race would then recommence to the White Center Taco truck where fastest
time(s) would again have to do the burrito and tequila handicap. Then, the final part of the evening would be a short criterium around in White Center ending up at the Pacific Rim Brewery where pandemonium and prizes would ensue.
I was thinking Thursday June 28th. What say people? If I get the thumbs up, then I'll start doing some organizing.

as does mine, bob.

as does mine.

Anyway, the race I was thinking of organizing would be called (something like) The Taco Truck (and tequila) Time Trial. It would start at Westlake; racers would race (I think in 30 second staggered starts like a real time trial, but maybe concurrently) to the Rainier Taco truck. Fastest time(s) would have to eat a burrito and take a shot of tequila or two. The race would then recommence to the White Center Taco truck where fastest
time(s) would again have to do the burrito and tequila handicap. Then, the final part of the evening would be a short criterium around in White Center ending up at the Pacific Rim Brewery where pandemonium and prizes would ensue.
I was thinking Thursday June 28th. What say people? If I get the thumbs up, then I'll start doing some organizing.

Hells yeah.

Am I the only person who thinks that the plural "Hells" sounds fucking retarded? Hells Yeah? HELL NO. I wish I could explain why this annoys the shit outta me.

isn't alyson rae having some kind of down hill race in early June? something about where she wrecked and scarred her lovely, lovely shoulder?

God damnit, Ben, did you think I was serious? It's like saying zomg or "zoh my god!" At least, to me it is. If you can't handle someone saying something silly (that's right, I said "silly"), chill out.