Gatun Lake public ramp ...early morning madness.
"Launch the cayucos".

Dennis Huff backs out the Slave Galley

Deception crew making sure they get their last minute necessities. "We forgot the bailer"!!

Jungle Crews heads out to the starting line.  Front Runner also making its way out.

Lone Star rush
Tito Stabler as point man

Off to the starting lineup

Starting lineup for the Gatun Lake leg of the race begins to take
shape

Trophy boat lineup increases in no time as the start time nears

Seems a bit quiet for the line up in the foreground

But out there in the background, juggling for the right position still goes
on.

The "Winklers" escort boat doing their pep rallying ...

... with none other than the "Voice of the Cayuco Race", Johnny Bates!!

Senic Route ponders their thoughts, Rocky Robbins at coxain

They're off ... on the lake stretch, enjoying the shipping scenery as they
race towards the Banana Channel

Making the turn out of the first islands of the Banana Channel the
Carioca leads...

Second place NIC is only seconds behind in hot pursuit.

Carioca trailing NIC in Buena Vista Reach in the vicinity of the Frijoles
Channel.

Photographs by
El Señor Jim

Trophy Boats
1.  NIC-Hernando Ibañez-5:33:22
2.  CARIOCA-Tomas Pinzon-5:35:55
3.  LONE STAR-Tito Stabler-5:50:10/
4.  RAPID TRANSIT-Gabe Prieto
5.  ALMOST-Larry Quinn/
6.  SUDDEN IMPACT-Peter Chan
7.  RIO SENALES-Kevin Moss/
8.  DEAR DICK-Pedro Icaza/9th. UTMOST- Jason Husum

Female
1.  DECEPTION-Allison Doubek-6:07:30
2.  JUNGLE CREWS-Joan Gonzalez-6:13:25/
3.  FRONT RUNNER-Cristina Crump-6:40:27
4.  SHORT CUT-Tania Kat-6:49:49

Mixed
1.  Delfin-Jose Castrellon-6:29:44
2.  FINAL MOST-Roy Dalton-6:49:22
3.  SCENIC ROUTE-Robert Lady-6:54:58/
4.  GONE PALANTE-Michelle Jacobs
5.  THE MOST-Mark O'Masta/
6.  NI'DEA-Angie Whittemore

Patch
1.  EXPRESO COMANDO-Moises Betancourt-6:01:55 (Canal Area Police)
2.  PREDATOR-Thomas Morris- 6:05:41
3.  SLAVE GALLEY-Richard Grimison-6:24:00
4.  DEFIANCE-Terry Wong
5.  THE VIKING-Louis Cooper
6.  HIGH ANXIETY-Nelson Estrella
7.  BEE LINE- Jose Gonzalez
8.  RED-ED-Ted Henter
9.  BRUISED REED-Robert Dunn
10. DAUNTLESS-Carlos Best
11. RIO BOQUERON-Ernesto Grant
12. TEQUILA SUNRISE-Norlan Maldonaldo
13. ULTIMATE MOST-Rita Cruz

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