Hello please invite all, we will have coffe and fruta, toast etc(on the house).. at hotel hacienda starting at 6:30 a, this monday 11 on june 2012.
come see Mr. paul lundgren swim out of punta chivato to san carlos guaimas, he will part from chivato at 8am this monday
Looks like departure point has changed....leaving Punta Chivato tomorrow Monday.. as the owner of the Hotel Haciena confirmsCypress - 6-10-2012 at 12:38 PM
chivatojoe, Welcome aboard! Good luck to the swimmer. He's gonna need it.LaTijereta - 6-12-2012 at 05:27 AM
Update... From his SPOT device looks to be about 30 miles out...
Google Earth updated on the link provided..mexicoliving - 6-12-2012 at 06:27 AM
Excellent! Go Paul Go!chuckie - 6-12-2012 at 06:46 AM
Good on him!Skipjack Joe - 6-12-2012 at 06:48 AM
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Originally posted by Hook
Looks like he is making for a location that is well south of Guaymas.......maybe coming ashore around Guasimas or further south.
Interesting. Surprised no one else has tried this yet.
Hrumph ......
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
I will do it next year !!!!
And with one hand tied behind my back.Pompano - 6-12-2012 at 07:18 AM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
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Originally posted by Hook
Looks like he is making for a location that is well south of Guaymas.......maybe coming ashore around Guasimas or further south.
Interesting. Surprised no one else has tried this yet.
Hrumph ......
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
I will do it next year !!!!
And with one hand tied behind my back.
Old stuff. Been there, done that..
I recall a few long-distance swimming events that occurred in the SOC in the last 35 years. Most of which were unplanned, unlike this one.
Hah!...Thank Poseiden, one of those swimmers is most probably lurking & reading this now.
But for real hard-core adventure, nothing beats ...taking a siesta during an outgoing tide & floating out of the Bay.
comitan - 6-12-2012 at 08:12 AM
2012-06-12 08:05:10 - Swim Called at 24 Hours
The Solo Cortez Crew pulled Paul at 24hrs. Conditions worsened in the
night: choppy swells, very windy and cold. Paul's on board resting and
talking. We are SO PROUD of Paul & his amazing crew!! Send your love. What
an amazing journey we've all been able to partner in. Thanks for including
us all, Pablo!!Curt63 - 6-12-2012 at 09:35 AM
Nice try Paul. I dont have the arms or the stones for that kind of adventure.BajaBlanca - 6-12-2012 at 10:59 AM
good try !Hook - 6-12-2012 at 11:03 AM
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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Quote:
Originally posted by Hook
Looks like he is making for a location that is well south of Guaymas.......maybe coming ashore around Guasimas or further south.
Interesting. Surprised no one else has tried this yet.
Hrumph ......
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
I will do it next year !!!!
And with one hand tied behind my back.
OK, Mr. LaLane. Dont forget to eat your Wheaties that morning. And dont forget your Spandex swimming outfit.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the great Alcatraz escape
thebajarunner - 6-12-2012 at 01:56 PM
Which is both true, and likely irrelevant to this thread.
But, good try , Pablo,
Makes more sense to me than walking around the peninsula in the middle of Summer!
How far did he make it?
Gonna try again??durrelllrobert - 6-12-2012 at 02:03 PM
When I was a young teenager I remember Florence Chadwick, who had a restaurant near us in San Diego, swiming the English Channel both ways (46+ miles)
but I thik the SOC would be much mre difficult and scary.LaTijereta - 6-12-2012 at 02:44 PM
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Originally posted by thebajarunner
But, good try , Pablo,
Makes more sense to me than walking around the peninsula in the middle of Summer!
How far did he make it?
Gonna try again??
2012-06-12 10:46:19 - From the Crew
Paul put in an amazing effort. He pushed through incredibly challenging conditions with lots of jelly fish, wind and currents. In 24 hours he
conquered 30 miles. With one and a half times the distance left to travel, core temperature cooling, and legs dropping in the water, the crew pulled
Paul from the water. He is safe, talking, and resting. Everyone has lots of jelly fish stings, but none of them serious. He put out an incredible
effort, and he is considered everyone’s hero down there. So proud of him!
Can't wait to hear from the whole crew. On their way to Loreto now.shari - 6-12-2012 at 06:34 PM
good effort Paul...I have a question...wouldn't a swimmer wear some sort of protective suit...lycra or something to protect them from jellyfish
stings?desertcpl - 6-12-2012 at 07:05 PM
Shari
are you talking about wearing protection, it might have another name for it
comitan - 6-12-2012 at 07:27 PM
Lycra
Is what is used in this area for protection from jelly fish.Fishmagician - 6-13-2012 at 04:29 PM
Talk about tremendous effort and dangerous to boot, damn lucky nothing more than jellyfish got him. Better conditions and you'll make it next time.
yup!
