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TCDYC Takes all the Marble in Great Texas
The morning started was kicked
off with an 8 AM Skippers Meeting and a 9 AM start to the second annual
Surfside to Galveston Dash. This
year there were 13 Dash Boats and 12 of the 13 left the beach first,
most with help from a GT300 sailor. The last boat to leave
the beach, Team Brian, returned briefly to the beach due to some
boat issues. After
readjustments were made, they quickly headed out through the surf. The
twelve GT300 boats were ready and waiting when the horn sounded at
10 AM, and all headed out through the surf with no problems. For
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Team TCDYC
Gets Line Honors and leadsTeam Sailboat Shop by 1:41
This
is turning out to be a GREAT race! This
morning the wind was blowing pretty good and the waves were curling into
the shore. All 12 boats lined up and at the sound of the horn,
headed off through the surf. A collision occurred between Team
Yost Auto and Team Chums, leaving Team Yost with a gash in their hull. They
headed back to the shore for a quick fix with Gorilla Tape. About
15 minutes later, after repairs were made, Team Yost headed back out
through the surf. For more Story and Pictures,
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Team Sailboat
Shop Takes the Lead in Great Texas
This morning 12 teams left the beach
at Mustang Island, while Team Tybok Racing waited back to see how they
negotiated through the rough surf. After
seeing that all the teams had no problems getting out, Team Tybok headed
out for a sail. Team Royal Orange had some problems with the main
sail popping out, so they returned to the beach. After two attempts
at locking it in, they were on their way as well. For
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Team Royal Orange Takes Lead in Great Texas Race
Young
guns Jared Sonnlekar and Colin Page of Team Royal Orange were first on
the beach, followed by I20 Teams Yost Auto, Salva Vida, Chums and Tybok. Team
Sailboat Shop was the first F18 to hit the beach, followed by Teams Quiksilver,
TCDYC, Zhik, RuffRider, Dallas I, Corpus and Puke Sailing. Aside
from Team Puke, all boats arrived in one piece. For
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Mike Fahle Wins Wave Midwest Championships
It was extremely close racing at Indianapolis both on the race track
and on the waters of Eagle Reservoir. The top three sailors were nearly
in a tie by the end of the regatta. The troops were treated with passes
to Indy, the garages, drivers and speed trials before the regatta. Then
a Rules Seminar and dinner. What a great regatta hosted by Skip Kaub.
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It
was an Awesomely Wild Finish for the Tybee 500
Boats were flying across the finish line one
right after the other, all heated up under spinnaker in winds over 15
mph, sliding up the beach just missing unknowing spectators. Chuck Bergeron
was yelling, "Get back, everyone. Get Back!" TCDYC has really
gotten it all together these final few legs, taking line honors only seconds
ahead of the Dutch Team Whike For More Stories and Pictures,
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They
are Off Early on the Final Leg to Tybee Island
Race Officials called for an early start
today and so the teams set off through mild surf and 7-8 mph winds. Three
teams managed to struggle through the surf, but all got out in a reasonable
fashion. The Dutch team apparently is not used to getting up early. Their
boat was still sitting up by the brush and not even close to the beach
with 3 minutes to go before the start. Then with less than a minute to
go they were running the boat to their pole position. It didn't appear
that they were dressed yet, nor had any of their gear ready to go. But,
they shoved off right on time anyway. I guess you can be a bit Cavalier
after their performance yesterday -- starting in 24th position and winning
the line honors. For Stories and Pictures, Click
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Dutch
Team Comes from Behind in Tybee 500
The Dutch Team made a huge comeback from the
24th starting spot to take line honors at ar ound 5:30PM. TCDYC had their
best finish of the series, coming in around 6 minutes later. Good on Texas.
Velocity 1 closed the time by a couple of minutes on N20 leader Royal
Yellow by finishing 3rd. It was a great finish between Royal Yellow and
Royal Orange sailed by youngster, Jared Sonnenklar. For Story and Pictures,
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The
Start from Dayton was Horrid
It was ten minutes before the first boat could
manage to get through the surf, set the spinnaker and finally get going.
One by one, little by little, a boat here, a boat there. It is now 25
minutes after the official start and there are still 10 boats that have
not negotiated the surf and attained flat water. Three boats have returned
with broken parts -- mostly rudders. Having the
pole position seemed to pay off for Royal Green -- they and Jake's Seacats
Team were the first to get their kites up and running. Royal Yellow got
in the mix as well. . For more story, Click
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They
Finally Arrive in Daytona
It was amazing.., using the tracking information it was apparent that
most of the fleet made pretty good time until they got to Ponce Inlet.
And then they all just died there.That was at 4PM. We easily expected
the fleet in by 5PM and at 6PM on the outside guess.No,
it was around 7PM when the first team drifted through the very choppy
surf. And it was Team Royal Green with Leondro Spina and Jamie Livingston
taking the line honors for the first time.Many-time
winner of this and the Worrell 1000, Kenny Pierce was ground crew for
the Royal Teams. He said, "I knew they had it in them. Leondro was
saying he just wanted to finish, but I told him that he was better than
that." Livingston, of course, if a very seasoned sailor of these
events and we all felt for sure he "knew the way." For more
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They
are off to Daytona Beach -- 4th Leg of the Tybee 500
There was very little surf and very little wind.
Consequently there was absolute chaos as they simply could not break through
the waves. The surf would knock the fleet backward by two feet for every
foot they gained. Finally, they all made it and the boats headed out around
Cape Canaveral and the NASA Launch site. Had they fleet been here a few
days earlier, they would have had to trail around the Cape, as Security
would not let them within 125 miles of the area when they are about to
launch a shuttle. For more Story and pics, click
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They
are Off to Cocoa -- 3rd Leg of the Tybee 500
Without mishap the fleet blasted through some mild surf and were off without
much ado. Seacats sat offshore working on something for several minutes
and then finally got underway.The fleet all started on port tack to get
through the small surf because the wind was blowing on shore from the
northeast. While Royal Yellow had the pole position, the Dutch Team, who
was about half way down the line, tacked first to startboard, ducked sterns
and got off to a nice lead. Yellow appeared to have blown the tack, but
got it going and were about 50 yards behind in second spot.For More Story
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Light Air
Continues the Second Leg of Tybee 500
Again the wind is out of the SE 5-10 mph. As for our reporting on these
first two legs it appears we are AWOL. It was looking good to have the
Media Bus raring to go late last evening, but alas, that was not to be.
It may not be done until a week or so from now. So, it is now Plan B,
C, or D. Plan B entails using our Honda Odyssey and pulling our two boats
with it, but it needs to have a transmission cooler added before doing
so. Now, it appears the vehicle and I will be ready to roll at 11AM, hopefully
in time to greet the fleet at Jupiter. For more, Click
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Tybee 500
Race has started in Light Winds
Light air out of the southeast will give the fleet some pleasant spinnaker
sailing on its first leg from Islamorada in the Florida Keys to Hollywood,
FL, just south of Ft. Lauderdale. "Welcome to Hollywood, Baby!"
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Breezy
and Great Sailing at Pensacola Midwinters
Good breeze and 70 degree temps gave all 31 teams their
money's worth, and sent the them home with tales of spills and thrills
as promised. Action began on Friday with the Nacra 17 fleet burning off
three races, and provided warm up races for the N20's and open fleet in
medium breeze. The breeze came up Saturday in the 10 - 15 range and 4
races were burned off quickly allowing for plenty of prep time for an
awsome bar-b-q. Can't decide which makes a better meal for a hungry group
of sailors, bar-b-q or pasta, but a hush fell over the crowd as we gathered
in the shelter of Kirk's shop and stuffed our faces on them comfortable
wooden picinic benches. For
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Great
Conditions for Tradewinds Midwinter Nationals
Nearly 60 boats turned out for the annual BIG regatta of the winter in
the Beautiful Florida Keys. The largest class was the Nacra20, followed
by the Wave, H16 and F18 -- all very competitive. For the full story and
lots of pictures, click here!
Mike
Phillips RePeats as Steeplechase Champ
Mike Phillips of Miami teamed up with All Star crew, Kenny Pierce, and
captured the title for the second year in a row, winning the infamous
Old Lawne Chair (Best Time) and the Rick White Perpetual Trophy (Best
Time Corrected). They were the first across the finish line on both days
of the 110-mile trek around the Upper Florida Keys. For more story, results
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It
was White over Green for the Wave Nationals
Leah White of Key Largo was the second woman to ever win the Wave National
Championships. The first to do so was Kathy Kulkoski of New Jersey. White
entered the last day of sailing 12 points behind Patrick Green of Put-in-Bay,
Ohio. Green is a past National Champion, this year's North American Champion
and has won every regatta he entered this year. But White rattled off
a bunch of bullets while Green got stuck in traffic. It was a real nail
biter. For full story, Results and pictures, click
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A
new Crossword Puzzle is Now on the Site
You can work the Catsailor Crossword that we
post every month, right here on the website. The themes change every month.
This link will take you to a list of puzzles that you can play right on
line. They are fun and use all sorts of sailing and multihull sailing
clues. Enjoy! Click
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Wave
North Americans -- It Goes Green Again
The Hobie Wave North Americans were held on the Outer Banks of the Carolinas
at Duck. This is an awesome venue with flat water and normally good winds.
For the second year in a row, however, the winds heard the Waves were
coming (a boat design that flourishes and adores heavy air). Yes, light
air dominated the regatta, although on Saturday some sea breezes did kick
end and made some sailors smile again. For more story and pictures, Click
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Mike
Fahle Breaks 8-Regatta Winstreak of Patrick Green
The Governor's Cup put on
by Eagle Creek Sailing Club in Indianapolis, September the 6-7, was a
hard fought battle between at least 7 of the top fleet sailors, with positions
separated by mere points. For more Stories and Pictures, Click
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Patrick
Green Rolls On to Capture the Wave North Coast Championship
Green is winning just about everything in sight for the Wave Class..,
having won the Nationals a year ago, the North Americans this past year,
the Atlantic Coast Championship, the Midwest Championship and now the
North Coast Championship at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. For more story and pictures,
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Ashby
is Perfect on the Fourth Day of
A-Cat Worlds and Races Canceled on Friday. Ashby Wins
In winds of around 10-12 mph, light chop and no kelp,
Glenn Ashby of Australia sailed two near-perfect races to take a 2-point
lead over USA’s Lars Guck in the 2007 A-Cat World Championships
in Islamorada, Florida in the Florida Keys.
In both races today Ashby managed to stretch out his lead. In the second
race he was challenged closely by Luc Du Bois of Sweden
For the first Ashby held the lead all the way around with Guck staying
close a first, but fading. Scotty Anderson of Australia was in the mix
of things. Pete Melvin of the USA had a bad first leg, but made it back
to the low teens in position around the last weather mark, but managed
to finish in 9th place thereby maintaining a solid 3rd place overall.
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After
Some Dicy Sailing, Pease Glaser Wins Only Race of the Day, But Guck Takes
Overall Lead
Positions were all over the place in light winds and lightly choppy seas.
The lead changed numerous times, and many sailors gained in positions,
then lost, then gained. At the final horn it was Glaser taking the honors,
but Guck taking second and putting a boat between he and Ashby (they had
been tied going into today's race. There is now only 1 point separating
first from second and 3 points from second to third. For more story and
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Lars
Guck of USA and Glenn Ashby of Australia Tied for A-Cat Worlds
It has been a nip and tuck battle on the second day of racing in lighter
air and less seas, with Ashby gaining a one-point lead after the third
race, but Guck came back the last race of the day to tie things up overall.
Pete Melvin of the USA has moved into a pretty solid 3rd place. Other
Americans are Matt Struble, Charlie Ogletree and Phil Kinder, who hold
down the 6, 7 and 8 positions. A strong showing so far for the USA. For
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Lars
Guck of USA Takes Lead in A-Cat Worlds
It was looking like Glenn Ashby of Australia was going to dominate this
event, but Guck moved up from 10th to 2nd in the first race of the day,
then won the second race, with Ashby falling back to around 5th. Pete
Melvin had a great second race which will help his standing, finishing
just behind Guck. For more story and pictures, click
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