Rumors of oil didn't stop the Fourth of July running of the Rags to Riches Hobie 16 regatta. Pretty cool, lots of boats, colorful sails, and not a spinnaker in sight.

This video also shows how the lake at Grayton (by the Red Bar) sometimes connects with the Gulf, I've never seen it like that, has always been a dune between the lake and Gulf when I was there.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QQx5ZqDX2I

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Memphis, TN

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not a set of beach wheels either! wow.. looks like a great place to have a glass shop! ouch,

nice to see the gulf without oil
lots of nice boats

camera man sure gets a work out! :)

Thanks Damon

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not a set of beach wheels either! wow.. looks like a great place to have a glass shop! ouch,

The sand there is as soft and white as powdered sugar. I'm sure it still wears away a little gelcoat, but takes years, especially on the Hobie 16.

You wouldn't do that on other beaches where the "sand" is made almost 100% of broken shells and pebbles. (not saying where a beach like that may be )

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them turning their boats inspired me!

i just replaced a ripped off gasket in my centerboard well (with my old ripped off gasket). lets see how long that lasts

just 1 turn of my boat like that and its off!

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not a set of beach wheels either! wow.. looks like a great place to have a glass shop! ouch,

The sand there is as soft and white as powdered sugar. I'm sure it still wears away a little gelcoat, but takes years, especially on the Hobie 16.

You wouldn't do that on other beaches where the "sand" is made almost 100% of broken shells and pebbles. (not saying where a beach like that may be )

Actually I've found out the answer to hw long it takes to wear away not just a little gelcoat but glass as well.

3 years.

Damon, were you there?

My boat was the one with all white sails, no numbers, and all the flags, third to start.

I was hoping this was a different video of the start showing exactly what happened at the start.

I had a great start. while I was turned around locking down my rudders, apparently the guy next to me got pushed sideways by a wave ending up directly in front of me. I ended up broadsiding him.

I couldn't tell if I had any damage to my starboard hull where I hit. Race started on a port tack. after rounding the first buoy onto a starboard tack my boat got slower and slower. When we hit a hole in the wind and came to a stop I started sinking backwards. I just knew I was taking on water most likely from the crash and ended up coming back to the beach before making the second buoy.

While I had no significant damage where I hit I found that my hulls had worn much further than the superficial gelcoat and have worn through quite deep into the glass. They're trashed!

I filled up the hull with water today while on the trailer and watched water seep out the worn spots.