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Reporting: Great Texas Catamaran Race - Day One Reporting

Added by damonAdmin on Jun 14, 2006 - 06:06 PM

June 14, Leg One Results:Team Cuba Libre Wins First Leg Of the 2006 Great Texas Catamaran Race on a Hobie Tiger, "Read More" to see full results.

June 14, 7:00pmTeam Wild Wild West is the only boat out. Winds are 15 and steady. Team San Diego had a heck of a run with making up huge amounts of time after having to return to replace a rudder and came in the second group of boats.

Team Chums II had a mishap after the boat coming in behind them crashed into them right on the water line. The boat only got a dimple and all the crew was not injured. Now we are just waiting on the last team to arrive.

June 14, 4:30pm A couple of teams have reported in from the water and most of the ground crew has arrived. Blowing 10-15 here on the beach on Mustang Island with nice formed white caps on the water. The last team to leave the beach Wild Wild West, after repairs this morning, left at noon. We are looking for the first 5 teams to finish before dark.

Reports indicate that the race started off at a slow 5 knots from South Padre and have been building since. The head group of tearms, as of the last report, was R3, Team Chums I, McBok, TPR, Yost and Nautigear. Not in order. All but one team were hugging the coast.

Excellent conditions here and lets hope for a good finish before dark. Photos will follow tonight, late, so check back soon.

June 14, 10:00am There off! 14 boats off with 4 left on the beach. 1 broken rudder cam and 2 with various other problems. As of 10:47 CT, one boat was still on the beach redrilling/mending their rudder cams.

Surf, 2-4ft, winds 8-10. Weather system coming in fast. More soon, gotta hit the road, 109 miles to cover for us ground crew.

See you in Mustang Island.

June 14, 9:00am Some talk last night of pushing back the start but the race is going on as scheduled at 10 am

Unofficial Results From Leg One
Place Team Skipper/Crew Boat Corrected
1 Cuba Libre Tomko - Tomko Hobie Tiger 13:06:45
2 TPR Mimlitch - Billings Hobie Tiger 13:17:39
3 TCDYC Green - Fullmer Hobie Tiger 13:30:06
4 R3 Newberry Jr - Shaw Nacra 20 13:45:11
5 Chums II Morris - McQuilken Hobie Tiger 13:47:07
6 Kansas Oklahoma (TKO) Sammis - Bernd Hobie Tiger 13:59:17
7 Chums I Wicklund - Aquila Nacra 20 13:59:56
8 Nauti Gear Piche - McCulley Nacra 20 14:00:32
9 Sailboat Shop Rohrer - Holt Hobie 20 14:02:10
10 Yost Automotive Yost - Wodash Nacra 20 14:07:47
11 McBok Sarabok - McDaniel Nacra 20 14:31:05
12 San Diego Teyssier - Chapman Nacra 20 14:31:50
13 Dallas Webster - Foxall Nacra 20 14:44:11
14 Wild West Racing Beuerlein - Geery Nacra 6.0 15:49:20

Footnote: "On the scene" Race Report by Connie Brown, www.FullTiltPhoto.com
 
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