From: "Jim Alabiso" <jim@jumpingfish.net>
Date: Jul 3, 2012 9:35 PM
Subject: Swim Across St. Johns Saturday, July 7 - Fleming Island to Mandarin
To: "UpTheRiver" <UpTheRiver@jumpingfish.net>
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(Schedule for July/August below this announcement)
Swim Across the St. Johns 2012
Fleming Island Marina, Orange Park to County Dock, Mandarin
Swimmers, Crew and Friends,
Thank you so much for your participation. Details for the Swim Across the St. Johns on Saturday morning, July 7 are attached. Please read the brief which provides most of what you need to know for Saturday including schedule and directions.
We are looking for a person good with a camera to photograph the launch at Fleming Island (8:45am) and the finish at County Dock (10:45am).
Swimmers: Ian Cherry, Eric DePetris, Luis Etchenique , Monique Kovacs, Joni Roberts, Eric Wendorf, Amaris Zelinske
Boat Crew: Captain Ray Sutton, Candice Davis, Jen Carasa, Jim Alabiso
Kayaks Crew: Mike Addison, Paramedic with St. Johns County
If for some reason you need to cancel, please email me so another swimmer can join. Call or email if you have any questions. 904 673-4549. Schedule for July/August below.
Swimmers and crew, please make a minimum of a $30 contribution to help cover the boat and fuel costs. To donate online please go HERE and click the donate button on the right. It is preferable to do so online rather than swim day. Please also print, sign and bring the attached waiver.
What we are trying to achieve:
· Provide a venue of safe open water swimming courses in the St. Johns.
· Demonstrate safety as we work with the City of Jacksonville to sanction St. Johns Open Water Swimming events and St Johns River centric triathlons.
· These swims provide a dress rehearsal for the USMS sanctioned Race Across the St. Johns in October.
· Great practice for cross current, tidal and 5K swims.
If you are a swimmer, boater, paddle boarder or kayaker and would like to swim or join us on the water. please send an email to jim@jumpingfish.net. We appreciate your support!
The attached documents provide all the information you need or are curious about. The first 3 are essential*, the rest optional.
· SASJ 2012 Expedition 9 Brief*
· Waiver*
· County Dock Approach Graphic*
· GPS Mile Marks & Nautical Map
· 2011 Swim Statistics
· Velocity Estimates for 7/7/2012
Friends and family can see us off at Fleming Island Marina and should be on the outermost dock by 8:45. Another option is to be at County Dock around 10:45 to watch the swimmers come in. Additional boats and kayaks welcome!
Forecast for Saturday, July 7 at 9am
Temperature: Start 81 °F Finish 81 °F; Surface Wind: S 5-7 mph
Sky Cover: 59% Precipitation Potential: 26%
We have never had to call a swim but we will cancel in the event of lightning. Will email forecast changes to the team as we get closer to Saturday. Usually changes this far out.
See you Saturday!
Cheers,
Jim
*** July/August Schedule ***
If you would like to participate in upcoming St. Johns River swims, give me a shout. Here's the schedule. We need a minimum of 3 swimmers for each event. Boaters, kayakers, photographers always welcome!
Swim the Across St. Johns 2012 – Expedition 9 – Saturday, July 7 (Full) (details attached)
Swimmers: Joni Roberts, Luis Etchenique (alumni), Eric DePetris (alumni), Eric Wendorf, Amaris Zelinske, Monique Kovacs, Ian Cherry
Meet 7:30 Swim Time 09:00 to 11:00
Swim the Across St. Johns 2012 – Expedition 10 – Saturday, July 21 (Max 6)
Meet 6:30 Swim Time 07:30 to 09:30
Confirmed Swimmers: Robert Scheff, Eric DePetris, Ian Cherry, Eric Wendorf
St. Johns 2 Bridges Swim (11-Mile) – Expedition 7 – Saturday, July 28th (Tentative) (Max 6)
Meet 9:30 Swim Time 10:30 to 02:45
Confirmed Swimmers: Eric DePetris, Eric Wendorf. Ian Cherry
Swim Across the St. Johns 2012 – Expedition 11 – Saturday, August 4 (Max 6)
Meet 6:30 Swim Time 07:30 to 09:30
Confirmed Swimmers: Ian Cherry
St. Johns Downtown Expedition Swim Opportunities – 4 Bridge Swim
1.1 miles through Main St Bridge, to Acosta Bridge, under the Railroad Bridge to the Fuller Warren. If you are a swimmer, boater, paddle boarder or kayaker and would like to swim or escort, these are the optimum times in the next 2 weeks. Sunset is approx 8:30.
Swim Date & Slack/Flood Time
5-530 SAT 06/30 04:52 pm Completed. Jim A
6-630 SUN 07/01 05:52 pm Completed. Joni R, Seth K, Jim A
6-630 SUN 07/08 05:53 pm
7-730 MON 07/09 06:46 pm
Swim/Race Across St. Johns
Distance: 4 Miles, 6 K,
Category: Middle Distance Swim
Timing: 2.5 hours before slack water before flood tide at Mandarin Point.
Course: Fleming Island Marina to County Dock in Mandarin. (precisely 3.86 miles) It takes approximately 2 hours to swim the course. Depending on boat arrangements we may do an orientation cruise 30 minutes before meet time. Note that the race is on 10/20.
Group Practice Swims – Maximum of 6 Swimmers
07/07 SAT, 07/21 SAT, 08/04 SAT
Race Across the St. Johns (providing all permits are secured) – Maximum of 50 Swimmers
10/20 SAT Meet 8:00 Swim Times 09:30 to 11:30
St. Johns 11 Mile, 2 Bridge Swim
Distance: 11 Miles, 17 K
Category: Middle Distance Swim
Timing: 1 hour after the beginning of ebb tide measured at Mandarin Point.
Course: County Dock in Mandarin, under the Buckman Bridge to the Fuller Warren Bridge by RAM. (precisely 10.7 miles). It takes 4-4.25 hours to swim the course.
Group Practice Swim – Maximum of 6 Swimmers
07/28 SAT Meet 9:30 Swim Time 10:30 to 02:45
Race
2013 To be determined
