Matt Layden of Rio set sail Saturday as part of the Ultimate Florida Challenge. Follow along on his journey by going here:

http://blogs.scripps.com/tcpalm/challenge/
where his wife will be posting his progress daily. He has already passed through two checkpoints along with four other teams as of Monday morning. From Chokoloskee it's 110 miles to Flamingo then about 40 to Key Largo. He should be there by late Tuesday early Wednesday. Then it's up to Sebastian Inlet - this should be quick.

He's going to be cruising up the outside if weather permits and may make it Jacksonville in two days. Then the hard part begins - dragging his boat 40 miles overland from the St. Mary's River to the St. John's - yikes!

Stay tuned.

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