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• aka. La Perla Negra

This is a Gamboa cayuco.

Contents 1 Boat & Name History 2 About the Cayuco 3 Seasons 3.1 Awards & Achievements 3.2 Crew Members 4 Fastest Race Times 4.1 You can add your cayuco to the list following these instructions

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Boat & Name History

In the middle of 2001, Mr. Jay Gibson convinced a young crew in search of a good boat to take their chances and build one. These kids chose two out of five raw boats that CREBA had in storage and took them to Gibson’s house in Gamboa. The construction began immediately and in January 2002 the two boats were in acceptable condition for training and travel. One of the boats was named Anacardium, the scientific name of the type of wood that it was made out of (Espave); the other boat was named after a river close to a famous surfing spot, Rio Teta.

The first season of the Anacardium was very rough because of the many tedious modifications that had to be done in order for the boat to be completely finished. It wasn’t until three weeks before the Ocean to Ocean race that the boat was completely ready. Up to that point, the Anacardium was known as a good boat and with great potential, but it wasn’t a favorite. To the surprise of many, the Anacardium came back and beat the favorite boat of that year, becoming the second boat in the history of the Ocean to Ocean Cayuco race to win first place in the same year it was built.

[edit] About the Cayuco

Material: Wood, Espave (Anacardium Excelsum)
Creator: Jay Gibson, Rolando Gittens, Galileo Sarasqueta, Jorge Mendez & Manuel Pinzon.
Owner: Creba
Category: Juvenile
Year of Construction: 2002
Preferred Color: Black
Mascot or Symbol: Anarchy
Lenght: 29 Feet
Weight: ~300 Pounds
Steering: Normally easy. Difficult for sharp turns.
Displacement: Good top speed, bad acceleration, good momentum conservation.
Other: High sensitivity to rudder. Best for light crew.

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[edit] Awards & Achievements

• 2002:
  

Balboa Yacht Club Cup: 3rd Place, Juvenile/male.
Gamboa Regatta: 4th Place, Juvenile/male.
Ocean to Ocean: 1st Place, Juvenile/male. Stretches won: 2nd, 4th and 5th. Miraflores Lake record set.

• 2003:
  

Balboa Yacht Club Cup: 3rd Place, Juvenile/male.
Atlantic Cup: 1st Place, Juvenile/coed. Record Set.
Gamboa Regatta: 2nd Place, Juvenile/male.
Ocean to Ocean: 4th Place, Juvenile/male.

• 2004:
  

Balboa Yacht Club Cup: Did not compete.
Atlantic Cup: Did not compete.
Gamboa Regatta: Did not compete.
Ocean to Ocean: 5th Place*, Juvenile/coed.
*Crew had one hour of training.

[edit] Crew Members

• 2002: Pacer: Galileo Sarasqueta, Power House: Jorge Mendez, Bailer: Manuel Pinzon, Steer: Rolando Gittens (captain). Juvenile/male.

• 2003: Pacer: Galileo Sarasqueta, Power House: Jorge Mendez, Bailer: Manuel Pinzon, Steer: Rolando Gittens (captain). Juvenile/male.

• 2004: Pacer: Galileo Sarasqueta, Power House: Jorge Mendez (captain), Bailer: Dianne Cornejo, Steer: Hernando Ibañez. Juvenile/coed.

[edit] Fastest Race Times

• Balboa Yacht Club Cup: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
  
• Atlantic Cup: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
  
• Gamboa Regatta: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
  
• Ocean to Ocean:
  
  • 1st Stretch: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
    
  • 2nd Stretch: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
    
  • 3rd Stretch: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
    
  • 4th Stretch: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
    
  • 5th Stretch: 00:00:00.00 Open/Juvenile/male/female/coed category, YEAR.
    

By: Galiz89

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