Escape from Alcatraz, June 8th 2008.
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59 safety kayakers show up for the Adventure Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon
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Approximate location: 37.80758N / 122.42232W.
Safety kayakers paddling across to Alcatraz
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Approximate location: 37.81754N / 122.42109W.
Sherrif's jet skis and the ferry near Alcatraz Island
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Approximate location: 37.82291N / 122.42109W.
Safety kayakers waiting at Alcatraz Island
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Approximate location: 37.82516N / 122.4201W.
The ferry with 2000 swimmers on board at Alcatraz Island
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Approximate location: 37.82516N / 122.4201W.
2000 swimmers jump in the water near Alcatraz Island
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Approximate location: 37.82433N / 122.41998W.
Alan Kepner and LaRhee Webster watch 2000 swimmers jump into the SF Bay
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Approximate location: 37.82433N / 122.41998W.
2000 swimmers fighting the ebb tide to get to San Francisco from Alcatraz
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Approximate location: 37.82248N / 122.42719W.
The Intrepid Safety Kayaker at the Escape from Alcatraz Swim
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Approximate location: 37.82463N / 122.42086W.
We safety kayakers split up to follow and assist individual swimmers
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Approximate location: 37.81979N / 122.43464W.
The last swimmers make it to the beach
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Approximate location: 37.80695N / 122.45342W.
Safety kayakers landed to collect their reward (a T-shirt)
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Approximate location: 37.80695N / 122.44781W.
We had to launch through some big sets to paddle back to the kayak put-in
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Approximate location: 37.80739N / 122.44818W.
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