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Day 3 Report From the Great Texas Catamaran Race
Update! June 16, 5:06pm, Surfside, TX
Crews are scrabbling to secure boats... Just heard a hardcore cat racer say, "Dam, it's blowing!"
June 16, 4:30pm, Surfside, TX
Blowing like snot is about the story today. When we hit the beach shovels
full of sand were ripping across the beach. At the 9 am skippers meeting it
was decided that there would be second meeting to determine the outcome at
11:30am. At the second meeting, Tom the PRO, made the call that leg 3 of the
race was called off due to the weather conditions.
We have arrived in Surfside. Wind 12kts, storm blowing through and very heavy rain at one point on the way here. Teams are on the beach and getting the boats off the trailers in prep for the start tomorrow.
Bundock/Ashby (AUS) Win the 2006 Texel Dutch Open
On Friday June 16 2006, Bundock/Ashby (AUS) won the Texel Dutch Open.
Yesterday the Australian team dominated the races with three bullets
and it seemed as though they would obtain overall victory hands down.
But team Heemskerk/De Boer gave tough competition. With a difference
of one point, Bundock and Ashby won the event. Heemskerk and De Boer
were runner-up and Skomski and Kopylowicz ended in third position.
“It got trick today”, says Bundock. During today's first day, they managed to keep the other teams at great distance, but after that, they could not keep up with Heemskerk. “We made some tactical mistakes. At the second match we chose the left side of the field, but it turned out there was more wind on the right. The last race we got away quite well, but we were on the wrong side of the field again.” The Australians hope the breeze picks up tomorrow: “Wind, waves and sun. Just like home.”
Leg 3 Cancelled, Great Texas Catamaran Race
June 16, 11:30am, Breaking News From Mustang Beach!
Leg 3 Cancelled After Several Delays The race committee cancelled todays racing due to lightning and thunderstorms along todays route. The final leg is scheduled to start tomorrow at 10 AM from Surfside to Galveston Island.
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