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Florida 300 Coverage [1]

Added by DamonLinkous on May 16, 2016 - 06:05 PM

The Florida 300 starts Tuesday, May 17th from Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Race headquarters at the start is the Guy Harvey Outpost Islander Resort.

TheBeachcats.com will be posting stories and pictures each day along the way. The photos will be posted to the 2016 Florida 300 album at

http://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures?g2_itemId=109100 [2]

Videos will be posted to the Florida 300 Youtube channel [3]

Also please these Facebook Pages to follow the race.

TheBeachcats.com on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/thebeachcats/ [4]

The Florida 300 Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/sailseries/ [5]

Here is a quick list of the start and finish locations, the beach starts and landings can be quite a spectacle so come by and say hi and watch the show, get motivated and join the fun next year!

Start dates and locations: Starting time is 10:00am.

Day One Start: Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Islamorada, FL - waters near the Islander resort, MM82.1 US‐1
Day Two Start: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Key Biscayne, FL - beach near the Silver Sands Resort
Day Three Start: Thursday, May 19, 2016, Palm Beach Shores, FL - beach near the Seaspray Inn & Beach Resort
Day Four Start: Friday, May 20, 2016, Vero Beach, FL - beach at South Beach Park
Day Five Start: Saturday 21, 2016, Cocoa Beach, FL - beach near Best Western

Finish Dates and Locations: Finish times depend on weather and competition, usually between 2pm and 6pm.

Day One Finish: Tuesday, May 17, 2016, Key Biscayne, FL - beach near the Silver Sands Resort
Day Two Finish: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, Palm Beach Shores, FL - beach near the Seaspray Inn & Beach Resort
Day Three Finish: Thursday, May 19, 2016, Vero Beach, FL - beach at South Beach Park
Day Four Finish: Friday, May 20, 2016, Cocoa Beach, FL - beach near Best Western
Day Five Finish: Saturday, May 21, 2016, Daytona Beach, FL - beach near The Mayan Inn

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2016 Florida 300 Updated Notice of Race (NOR) [9]

Added by DamonLinkous on Mar 24, 2016 - 05:27 PM

Florida 300 Updated Notice of Race has been published. Please read carefully and note the safety equipment, including Personal Locator Beacons (PLB's), required for each crew.

Also for those on the fence and want to "try out" distance racing on the Florida Coast or can't take the whole week. There are now TWO single leg events that can be entered. The Dogfight, raced from Vero Beach to Cocoa Beach, and the Space Coast Challenge raced from Cocoa Beach to Daytona Beach. These are two separate races so you can enter one or both to join the fun.

http://florida300.com/nor [10]

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Florida 300 Early Registration Extended to March 20, 2016 [14]

Added by DamonLinkous on Mar 01, 2016 - 06:22 PM

NOTICE: 2016 Florida 300 Early Registration extended to March 20th.

There are a lot of exciting new features and sponsors for the race being finalized now, so the Florida 300 organizers have decided to push back the deadline.

This is to allow for some announcements that should be coming soon that could convince those on the fence to jump into the race.

Watch this space for further news.

Registration Open Now on www.Florida300.com [15]

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