State of play, January 8, 2014.

Routes received: 118 (55%)
Routes to be assigned to vetters: 0
Bumped for pre-vet revision: 0
Being vetted: 22
Returned for post-vet revision: 9
V2/3/etc routes awaiting vetters' approval: 2
"Good to go": 85 (39%)

We're now into the post-New Year rush and the annual pre-deadline logjam. while route comments were being turned around within three or four days, it's now likely to take a couple of weeks or more.

For clarification, the deadlines are as advised in the Planning Notes distributed after the late October draw:

Those who've previously completed five or more crossings: Saturday, January 18
All others: Saturday, February 15
Standby List closes: March 14

Please LET ME KNOW NOW if you're likely to miss your deadline, for whatever reason.

So far there have been very few withdrawals; only three people have been offered places on the event from the SBList. No two years are the same…

More…

Than means around 96* routes to come, including 21 from folk or groups who've done five or more crossings and whose deadline for route submission is January 18.

The 5+ deadline applies to groups with include a five-or-more timer even if that person isn't the designated group leader.

Good luck meeting those deadlines folk…


* I know… the maths doesn't quite add up but some folk have teamed up since the participant list was drawn up, a withdrawn pair was replaced by two solos… etc etc etc