NYCkayaker 135 racers, 3 media boats, green messenger bags and 16 mph predicted winds!

[bonnie13 at earthlink.net]

OK for the boyz, but hey, howzabout the grrlllz? Alex McClain from Maine? Nicki Mocke? NY's own Stefani Jackenthal? 

see ya sunday! thanks for the forecast! 




-----Original Message-----
>From: Ray Fusco <drkayak at optonline.net>
>Sent: Oct 14, 2009 11:40 AM
>To: nyckayaker** <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker 135 racers, 3 media boats, green messenger bags and 16 mph predicted winds!
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>What do they ALL have in common...MAYOR'S CUP New York City Kayak  
>Championships - this Sunday October 18th 8:15am!   www.nymayorscup.com
>
>First, thanks to al those who have supported in this rebuilding year!
>Second, the race will NOT be shut down.  We have a plan.
>
>We have 27 in the surfski division.  That includes Team USA and Team  
>Holland.  Some returning racers such as Bevan "if this van is a  
>rocking" Manson and Jaka "I am not South African I am Italian" Jazbec,  
>Sean "i'm really better than Hank" Rice, Philippe "I talked too much  
>in the Caribbean race and got dropped" Boccara, Pat "If I only had  
>more Fenns on the damn East Coast" Hemmens and Wes "with a name like  
>that he better make his momma proud" Hammer!   Its a race boyz...its a  
>race!
>
>We also have east coast stalwarts..like Joe "If i have to write one  
>more article on surfskis and not win one of these damn races I gonna  
>kill myself" Glickman, Tom "Thanks god the barge is gone" Kerr, Ed "My  
>1950's surfski works just fine Ray" Duggan,  Wes "I want to be Rob  
>Mousley" Echols,  Eric "I wasn't winning enough on my OC1 so I  
>switched to surfskis" McNett and of course Craig "The little engine  
>that could" Impens!
>
>We have 8 OC1's and OC2's teams!  This is a huge showing of some of  
>the best Outrigger paddlers on the East Coast!  We have 4 double skis,  
>18 Fast Sea kayaks, 15 sea kayaks, 7 tandems and 12 Challenged  
>Athletes tandems!
>
>Glicker has penned a terrific piece on surfski.info   http://www.surfski.info/content/view/1117/147/
>
>For the LIVE webcast we have 3 media boats and a great media team for  
>a series of pre race interviews, start coverage, race coverage, finish  
>coverage including great video clips, still photography and the LIVE  
>web cast all on surfski.info.
>
>I am committed to the environment and to the River so I recycled all  
>of my vinyl banners and signage and had Green Recycled small deluxe  
>messenger bags made by a small Boulder Co company called EcoLogic  
>Designs!  They are made with post consumer bike tires, cordura fabric  
>and vinyl banners....very cool.
>
>Attached is a photo and they will be on sale on Mayor's Cup web site.   
>Reduce Reuse Recycle people...just do it.
>
>The weather...predicted are 16mph winds, 40% chance of rain and 50F  
>temps.  Bring a paddling jacket and an open mind because we may need  
>to make some last minute changes but the race will be on.
>
>Looking forward to a great race.
>
>Thanks,
>Ray
>
>
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