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Daremo

2008-09-24 12:03 PM

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Subject: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

With this funky weather system it is not looking so good to have a swim this weekend. There is a potential tropical depression off the coast of the Carolinas right now and weather.com has it with thunderstorms on Sunday.

Could be my second tri in a row turned into a du .......

Edited by Daremo 2008-09-24 12:04 PM

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LaurenSU02

2008-09-25 7:38 PM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

I'm glad I ended up not signing up at the last minute. Sorry, Rick. I know it sucks having a tri changed to a du .

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efari71

2008-09-26 11:23 AM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

I am a little more confident the swim will be a go than last week. If not, there will 500 disappointed triathletes.

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Daremo

2008-09-26 12:35 PM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

I don't know ... there is a second storm out in the Atlantic that is getting bigger and while it is supposed to stay out to sea, it still has an affect on the surf.

Still, 500 yards is not much to have to deal with crappy surf. I really hope they do the swim! It certainly plays into my strengths NOT to have the swim, but after last week I was really hoping not to have more tris turn into dus.

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SCamp07

2008-09-26 2:20 PM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

I was looking forward to my first race with an ocean swim. I was going to do the Myrtle Beach Tri last year but got injured.
At least the weather looks like it should be clear for Sunday.

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LaurenSU02

2008-09-26 3:22 PM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

Daremo - 2008-09-26 1:35 PM

I don't know ... there is a second storm out in the Atlantic that is getting bigger and while it is supposed to stay out to sea, it still has an affect on the surf.

Yeah. I guess it depends if there are rip currents too...

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DrPete

2008-09-27 6:57 PM

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Subject: RE: Cape Henlopen this weekend ........ not looking so hot .....

From what I've been able to dig up from forecasts and a trip to the beach at Henlopen, today saw some 8-foot surf and lots of rip currents. While the weather IS supposed to improve, the surf forecast definitely isn't looking any better for tomorrow.

Bummer. This is my first Tri, and it's likely going to be a Du.

Being that it would also be my first ocean swim, though, I could probably spare myself the trauma of a near-drowning and I'd be OK with that.