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Reporting: Great Texas 300 Day One Report
The first of four legs of the Great Texas 300 sailed Wednesday June 13th was a 100 mile drag race up the coast of South Texas. The leg was won by local Texas sailor and four time previous winner John Tomko with crew Ian Billings on a C2 F18. Right on John's heals (only 1 minute 27 seconds after 100 miles) was John Casey and Dalton Tebow from Orlando sailing the Cirrus F18.
Read more for leg one race results and schedule.
| Rank | Boat | HelmName | CrewName | Class | Elapsed | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2WIRESAILING | TOMKO | BILLINGS | AHPC C2 | 6:11:33 | 9:55:26 |
| 2 | CIRRUS R USA | CASEY | DALTON | CIRRUS | 6:13:00 | 9:57:45 |
| 3 | MONKEY BUSINESS | PICHE | BALL | C2 | 6.44.00 | 10.47.26 |
| 4 | QUIKSILVER | BEUERLEIN | BETTLER | C2 | 6:46:58 | 10:52:11 |
| 5 | SAILBOAT SHOP | ROHRER | HOLT | TIGER | 6:57:56 | 11:09:46 |
| 6 | CHUMS | WICKLUND | CERDAS | I20 | 6.51.45 | 11.34.21 |
| 7 | SALVA VIDA | KERSEY | KERSEY | C2 | 7.25.15 | 11.53.33 |
| 8 | YO BABY! | GALWAY | ATWOOD | TIGER | 7.33.02 | 12.06.01 |
| 9 | YOST AUTOMOTIVE | YOST | VERRET | INFUSION | 7.47.32 | 12.29.15 |
| 10 | DALLAS | WEBSTER | FOXALL | I20 | 8.33.29 | 14.25.54 |
June 12th, Tuesday, 9 pm, Tiki Condos, South Padre Island, Opening Ceremonies
June 13th, Wednesday, 9:15 am, Press Conference, Beach in front of the Tiki Condos
June 13th, 10 am, Beach in front of Tiki Condos, Race begins with a beach start of all boats.
June 13th, 4-7pm, Mustang Island State Park, First Leg Finishes with boat finishing on the beach. Time of finish dependent on weather.
June 14th, Thursday, 9:15 am, Press Conference, Beach at Mustang Island State Park
June 14th, 10 am, Mustang Island State Park, Race begins with a beach start of all boats.
June 14th, 4-7pm, Matagorda Beach, Second Leg Finishes with boat finishing on the beach. Time of finish dependent on weather.
June 15th, Friday, 9:15 am, Press Conference, Matagorda Beach
June 15th, 10 am, Matagorda beach, Race begins with a beach start of all boats.
June 15th, 2-4pm, Surfside Beach, Third Leg Finishes with boat finishing on the beach. Time of finish dependent on weather.
June 16th, 9:15 am, Press Conference, Surfside Beach
June 16th, 10 am, Surfside beach, Race begins with a beach start of all boats.
June 16th, 1-3pm, East Beach Galveston, Fourth Leg Finishes with boat finishing on the beach. Time of finish dependent on weather.
June 16th, 7pm, Awards Ceremony at Boudreaux's on the Bayou in Galveston.
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