Quo Vadimus V16-8m

When Jerry first told me that his tandem hull turned pedal drive would be mine following this adventure, he also told me that naming it is on the new owner. 

Together we decided that our team name for the race is Third Enveavor. This name is drawn from Jerry's path leading to this effort to compete in the 340. For me, it is my 6th time to sign up, and hopefully my fourth finish. It is my Third attempt at sub50 hours and Third Endeavor in pedal drives. Production Hobie; home built Three man by Ricks design, and now tandem light build by Yancy by Ricks design. 

That covered the team name, but I was never drawn to Endeavor as the boat name. Too space shuttley or Cruise shipy.  I realize those are not words. 

This adventure, this drive forward, this fourth boat in four years of the 340 is more than a change in equipment, it is a forward progression. Quo Vadimus is a Latin phrase translated roughly to mean Where are we going? Or Where we are going. It is not the most popular way to say it in Latin, but I'm connected beyond that. A well made sitcom that only lasted two years, Sports Night, used the phrase in one of their episodes. A CEO of the company that bought out the Cable company they worked for named his company Quo Vadimus. He was not lost, but rather would use the question as a motivator in how they can continue to be progressive and outside of the box. Check out the show. It is usually on Netflix. 

Quo Vadimus falls within that same reasoning in this endeavor we have been on. I plan to use it as a tip of my hat to Rick Willoughby as he continues to strive to develop and progress to more innovative designs. 

In racing, it will be a question to inspire for much of the race, then more concrete of a question in case of fog or second night hallucinations. 

Quo Vadimus V16-8m