Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: lebhuntfish on August 09, 2017, 10:53:50 am
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Some of you may know that Dave (dvshunter) has entered and is currently participating in a 340 mile race down the Missouri River. Starting in Kansas city Kansas and ended in St Charles Missouri. He is doing this in a two man kayak. If you would like, here is a way to keep track of his progress and the race all together.
Go to raceowl. com (remove the space between. And com)
It is quite the race and Dave has worked hard training for this. Here is his info to look for on the long list of over 450 boats. Check out number 56 in the pic below. Team name is Fubar!
Good luck buddy! And be safe out there on the Missouri River!
Patrick
(http://i.imgur.com/2ZmgL1x.jpg)
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We're all rooting for you Dave!
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Very cool
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If you go to raceowl and find his Team you can click on his underlined boat number and it will show where he is and when he checked in and out at the check it points.
Patrick
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Go, Dave! That is a lot of traffic on that stretch of river! Hopefully, it ain't at flood stage, it's wild enough at normal.
Hawkdancer
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Bon voyage, Dave. Watch for those tug boats and paddle wheelers. :OK
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Go, Dave! That is a lot of traffic on that stretch of river! Hopefully, it ain't at flood stage, it's wild enough at normal.
Hawkdancer
Hawk, the river looked pretty good yesterday when I drove accross it. Just be glad its not the mississippi. It looked pretty rough!
Patrick
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Gooooo Fubar!!!!!
I do not see #6913 though on the tracking checkpoint on the raceowl.com site though.
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Cool adventure.. Giver beans Dave..
Thanks Leroy
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I am trying to find the TV clip that had him and his cousin at the start of the race but I cannot seem to locate it. I think it was on Fox 4 out of KC, but I cannot locate it on their page. Sitting there watching tv last night and, low and behold, there is Captain Redbeard and his cousin right in front of the camera!
I was going to try to swing by the Miami, MO today, which is one of the check points, to see if I could see him, but time constraints with work meant that it just was not happening.
Pat B, not too many tug boats on the Missouri this far up. This time of year it is mainly dredges trying to keep the channel open. I think that is one reason they do it this time of year. Not much barge traffic.
Also, they schedule it on a full moon so they can navigate the river better at night which will help. I keep wanting to txt him to see how its going but I remember what happened when Pat called him and he was on the river. So I will wait a few days :)
Best of luck to Team FUBAR!!!
Neal
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Row, row, row your boat Captain Red Beard. Sound like a real neat adventure.
Bjrogg
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Good Idea Patrick, having a separate thread on Dave's adventure. Thanks for the information on number 56.
GO FUBAR!!!
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Paddle faster guys, I think I heard a banjo playin' ... ;)
GO TEAM FUBAR! :OK
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Out of 447 they were 76th overall & 22nd in their division @ the glasgow check point of which I don't know how many are in @ 8:30 AM today.Don't know how many miles of the 340 they've gone either.
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I expect to see him check in in jefferson city any time. I did notice that there is a lag in time from when they actually check in and when its posted on the web site.
Here is a link to his direct stats. I noticed that these are a little more accurat than the big list. But you have to refresh it.
Patrick
http://raceowl.com/MR3402017/RaceSplits/4351
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Yeah Neal, I thought about texting him to. But I think they are having to use their phones for checking in.
Patrick
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thanks for keeping those of us too stupid to figure out all of the tech stuff posted... :OK
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thanks for keeping those of us too stupid to figure out all of the tech stuff posted... :OK
Nah, no biggie! It took me a while to figure it out to!
Patrick
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Fubar just checked in at the Jefferson City check point. Its right under the bridge, you can see the capital accross the river from the landing. Way to go buddy!
They are currently 77th and 20th in their devision.
I also checked the front runner spot. They have one finished in 37hours and 9min.
Mens tandem, "horse with no name" looks to be the winner.
Patrick
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Thanks, Pat!
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Thanks for the update and the link to FUBAR's check in Patrick, much appreciated.
Go Dave, Go FUBAR.
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No problem guys!
I'm enjoying keeping track of the race. Dave was back out at 530 this morning.
There was several finishers over night.
Patrick
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That's a grueling tough race to participate in I'd say.Kuddos to the Fubar team.
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That's a grueling tough race to participate in I'd say.Kuddos to the Fubar team.
I'd say so Ed, a bit more demanding than 14 canoes floating 55 miles downstream in two days with a half barrel of barley pop for refreshments.
Go fubar. Might have to put a pirate flag on that vessel Captain Red Beard. Thanks for the updates Patrick
Bjrogg
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Well BJ it's what we do when we are in our prime and full of beans.Challenge ourselves.A good experience to remember for them I'm sure.
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Someone snapped a pic of Dave before he left this morning... (A)
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Thats funny Bob!
Ed, your probably right about being in their prime. But I read about a guy that last year was his forth mr340 and he was 79 years old.
I expect fubar to be checking in before long at their next check point. Looks like they got an early start today, they left Jeff City at 530 this morning.
Event staff said that the river has dropped a little and that might have slowed some of them down a bit. Go Fubar!
Patrick
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Aargh! Those are some fast paddlers!, those front runners did better than 9 mph!! Not a sport for folks with bad shoulders and backs. Fun for them that can, though - I will stick "struggling" 10km "runs", although it is mostly walk and a bit of double time now. Go Dave!
Hawkdancer
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Well im a little late reporting but Dave checked in at hermann check point at 12:09 and was back on the water at 12:19. They have one more check point to hit before the finish line in St Charles Missouri. They are currently 104th over all. Go Fubar!
Patrick
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Any way to estimate their arrival time? Carol and I would like to be there!!
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Mike your support is fantastic!!! Would love to be there with ya...
DBar
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Not really sure Mike, I would say it depends on if they stop at the Klondike check point or not. And if they do, how long they stop.
I do know that right now he should be at about Washington Missouri right about now.
They dint have a GPS tracker on their boat but a guy that is about 10 minutes ahead and of him does. That's how I am figuring out his current location. The website only showes check point check it's and out 's.
Ill see if I can figure it out thought.
Patrick
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I just wanna ask, "What took ya soooooo long?!!" >:D
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Well Mike I was eating ice cream if you want to know!
Ok I found this list of check points and cut off times. I'm guessing that Dave will be at the klondike check point about dark. If I read this list right its only 27 more miles to the finish line. So I would say if he decides to push through to the finish he might be there early am. That all depends on when they check out. They have been on the water since 530 this morning with only a 10 min break.
(http://i.imgur.com/1MU3biQ.jpg)
Patrick
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Patrick ..... your all right in my books...:) ;)
DBar
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Ok, scratch that they just checked in to the klondike at 538. They did not stay! They are headed out on the last 27 miles. Looks like they have spead up a bit! So Mike they might be there as early as 8 tonight. Now thats just a guess. But with their current rate its possible.
Do you know where the finish line is?
Patrick
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Patrick ..... your all right in my books...:) ;)
DBar
Thanks Bill!
Patrick
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From what I could find, the finish line is at the Lewis & Clark boat house.
Patrick
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COOL!
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1050 S Riverside Dr. ... I can find that!
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That would really be cool Knoll. I hope it all works out. Take some pictures for us
Bjrogg
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Ok I have a confirmation that Knoll is at the finish line waiting on Dave!
If I figured right he should be landing any time!
Patrick
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Not yet. Tandem canoe just came in.
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It is 9:04pm and the Scuttlebutt is 13 minutes out!
Patrick
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Captain Redbeard has landed!
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Captain Redbeard has landed!
Hide the women..! ;)
Congratulations Guys! :OK
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Way to go Dave!!!
Thanks for the updates Patrick and Mike.
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That was cool.
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We knew you'd make Dave. Nice job
Bjrogg
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Onebow will post pics.
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He finished 83rd over all and 23rd in the mens tandem! Good job brother! I'm happy you made it all the way! Quite an accomplishment!
Patrick
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I have this mental image of Dave crossing the finish line with a tie dye shirt wearing those arm swimmy floats and his red beard flowing in the wind ;D
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Here's what it actually looked like...
OneBow
Photography credits to Knoll
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Great job Dave !!!! I'm tired just thinking about you paddling all that way !
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Thats awesome! Just awesome!
Clint, it took me 10 minutes to quit laughing so I could make this post!
Patrick
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Cool, but no tye dye shirt or pencil stuck in his beard? It kinda looks like Dave. ;)
Bjrogg
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What was their official time?
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Thats what was posted on the raceowl website. They finished in 61 hours and 10 minutes.
Patrick
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As pics show, Dave was a happy paddler. But a TIRED happy paddler! I've never seen him at a loss for words, but it was likely due to exhaustion.
He knows ya'll were on hand, vicariously.
Much thanks to Pat and Eric and Paul.
Night-night all!!
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Way to go Dave, ya made it. Congrats to you and your paddling partner. Right respectable in my humble opinion.
Bottom line - he's done what others have dreamed about, or thought about or never considered actually doing.
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Congratulations and kudo, huzzahs, and attaboys Fubar! That is a worthy feat!
Hawkdancer
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Congrats Dave , that is awesome! Thanks Patrick and Mike
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Dave...you are Da' Man! I can't wait to hear the stories of this adventure... awesome deed! :OK
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Congratulations Fubar!!!Heck of a way to sight see.Thanks for the updates fellas.
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Way to go, Dave. A few years ago a group of college students from Brevard College put in the French Broad River here in Brevard, went to the Tennessee River, then the Ohio then the Mississippi and ended up in New Orleans. Took them about 3 months. Now you have something to shoot for. ;)
Well done, Dave! :OK
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Congratulations Dave! Awesome adventure.
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Hey guys thanks for following along! What a wild adventure it was. We had carp, barges, beaver, and bugs, but we made it. It was a new level of tired of found. We went from Jeff City to St Charles with our heads down and pumping paddled the whole way except to RE water for about five minutes in Hermann. Having done it once now, I'm thinking about going for the record
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Congratulations! That's a serious accomplishment. (and I love that Bob quote by the way :))
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I do love me some Marley. ;D
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Congrats Dave, quite an accomplishment. :OK
Pappy