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September 8th, 2008
Route #17

The grand finale, and a big surprise. Read the report here.


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September 8th, 2008
Route #16

Bill is in the home stretch. Read the report here.


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August 18th, 2008
Route #15

A ten mile day. Read the report here.


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July 28th, 2008
Route #14

A big group of friends joined Bill for Route #14. Read the report here.


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July 13th, 2008
Route #13

This was the longest route of the trip. Read the report here.


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June 29th, 2008
Route #12

Slow going at Double Branch. Read the report here.


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June 6th, 2008
Route #11

Bill and crew had a little mishap to start the day. Read about it here.


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May 30th, 2008
Route #10

Bill gets back in the saddle to continue his journey. Check out the report.


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May 1st, 2008
Routes #8 and #9

Bill made headway the past two weekends in completing Routes #8 and #9. Select a date from the list at right to view the reports.


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April 20th, 2008
Route #7, Tough Going

Bill and company completed Route #7 in rough conditions. Read the report here.


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April 8th, 2008
Route #6, Fishin' with Friends

Bill had company from some old friends for Route #6. Read the report here.


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March 18th, 2008
Route #5, Back on Track

After a couple weekends away due to prior commitments, Bill got going again on the Paddle Around the Bay. Read the report here.


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February 18th, 2008
Route #4, Heavy Wind

Bill paddled solo on Route #4 and faced a pretty fierce wind, but did manage to catch fish. The day's total was 5 miles. Read his report here.


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February 12th, 2008
Route #3 Is In the Books

Route #3 started off with windy conditions, but turned out to be a very nice. The day's total was 8.4 miles.

Click here for photos and notes of Route #3.


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February 4th, 2008
A Big First Weekend

Bill kicked off the Paddle Around the Bay this past weekend in a big way, completing the first two legs of the trip for a total of 16.4 miles.

Click here for photos and notes of Route #1 and Route #2.


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January 17th, 2008
The Kayak is Ready

This brand new Wildernes Systmes Tarpon 160i was donated for the event by Wilderness Systems and Andy Thornall & Co. We’ll be auctioning it off after the paddle with proceeds going to the American Heart Association.

Wilderness Systems Tarpon 160i.


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January 10th, 2008
Route Planning

Dates for the first three routes have been set. Route #1 is scheduled to take place on February 2nd. Check back that following week for trip photos and commentary - fish caught, sights seen and friends found along the way.

 

Route #1:
South Skyway to Bishop Harbor

Route #2:
Bishop Harbor to Cockroach Bay

Route #3:
Cockroach Bay to E.G. Simmons Park

Route #4:
E.G. Simmons Park to Apollo Beach

Route #5:
Apollo Beach to Bull Frog Creek

Route #6:
Bull Frog Creek to Archie Creek

Route #7:
Davis Island to Ballast Point

Route #8:
Picnic Island to Gandy Boat Ramp

Route #9:
Gandy Bridge to Cypress Point Park

Route #10:
Cypress Point Park to Ben T. Davis Beach

Route #11:
Courtney Campbell to Double Branch Creek

Route #12:
Double Branch Creek to Safety Harbor

Route #13:
Safety Harbor to 4th Street

Route #14:
4th Street to Gandy Bridge

Route #15:
Gandy Bridge to Demens Landing

Route #16:
Demens Landing to Bay Vista Park

Route #17:
Bay Vista Park to North Skyway

 

 

 

 

 

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