Great to see the Texas RS Aeros getting together for their first event at Canyon Lakes' Wurstfest Regatta.

This was the last event of the 2015 Texas Centerboard Circuit.

 

Unfortunately Rod and Patrick could not make it, but well done to Hank for driving over from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Ash from Houston!

 

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'Wind forecast of 40 knot gusts kept a lot of sailors away but for those of us who are Wurstfest die-hards, we are there no matter what. Saturday saw a gusty 18-25 knot North breeze. Hank got away in the first race but decided to stop 200 feet from the finish and let the fleet catch up. I managed to stay dry the entire day until a 25+ knot gust caught me right before the finish and, well the boat isn't that hard to right. I can say one thing about a '9' in 25 knots - I sure wish I was in a '7'! LOL.

There was a lot of interest in the boats. I haven't talked this much my entire sailing career. I know of at least one sailor who hit the local dealer the day after Wurstfest was over. Hank and I will be there next year hopefully with a good showings for Aeros.

Good sailing!'

Top Tips from Hank Saurage (with the benefit of hindsight!);
- Know the course. Don't stop early or sail beyond the leeward mark!
- I now know having two rigs is smart, as I could have used the '5' on day 1.

- Don’t get so trashed the night before a regatta that your brain malfunctions in the races

 

 

Pos	Sail	Class	Rating	Skipper	Yacht Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1	502	Weta 4.4	78.5	John Luzius	2-Slo Lake Georgetown	1	1	1	2	4	[8]	9
2	388	Weta 4.4	78.5	Darin Keever	GBCA	2	2	2	1	3	[9]	10
3	1626	RS Aero 7	88.3	Hank Saurage	Pelican Yacht Club, LA	[3]	3	3	3	2	3	14
4	617	Flying Scot	89.6	Mike Lindstrom	Conroe Yacht Club	4	4	[5]	4	1	5	18
5	1625	RS Aero 9	86.4	Ash Beatty	MISA	[7]	6	4	5	5	4	24
6	777	Harpoon 5.2	96	Jennifer Loehlin	Austin YC	5	5	8	[18/DNS]	7	2	27
7	31272	Int 420	97.6	Cass Meyer	Lickidy Split	8	7	6	[18/DNS]	8	1	30
8	109	Johnson 18	86.4	Yeoshua Cohen	conroe yacht club	10	9	9	[18/DNS]	6	6	40
9	1614	Vanguard 15	90.5	Thomas Kaczmark	lwsc	6	8	7	[18/DNS]	11	10	42
10	46	Raider 16	91.4	Joe Mcdonough	Lake Canyon YC	9	[18/DNS]	10	18/DNS	18/DNS	7	62
11	168	Harpoon 5.2	96	Chip Bunata	grapevine saling club	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	9	12	75T
12	212	Weta 4.4	78.5	Larry Sowle	Lake Canyon YC	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	10	11	75T
13	11	Int Canoe	79.1	Mike Mashl	SAYC	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	12	13	79
14	0	Zuma	103.2	Darby Cox	Lake Canyon YC	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	13	14	81
15	581	Weta 4.4	78.5	Brig North	Corinthian SC	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	90T
15	1628	RS Aero 7	88.9	Patrick Melley	Half Moon Bay YC, CA	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	90T
15	1622	RS Aero 7	88.9	Rod Favela	Rush Creek YC, Dallas	[18/DNS]	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	18/DNS	90T