The Olympic Tornado U.S. National Championships got under way in Dunedin, Florida. Today’s racing got off to a slow start with incredibly mixed weather. The day opened with great conditions, air at about 72 and wind building past 15. The beach launch was delayed as the radar showed a nasty weather band offshore. Sure enough, we witnessed some truly BLACK conditions roll in with hard rain and growing fog. After a bit of clearing, the first (and only) race got under way in fading wind as the fog returned. By 3 pm only one race was completed and the fleet crept in through the fog via GPS or got a tow (see photo). Tomorrow should be much better as the front passes.

Here are VERY preliminary results, very unofficial!

AUT 376 Hagara/Raderbauer
GBR 111 Styles/May
USA 808 Lovell/Ogletree
AUT 3 Hagara/Steinacher
USA 802 Guck/Farrar
PUR 1 Figueroa/Hernandez
USA 804 Daniel/Jacobsen
CAN 2004 Johansson/Curtis
NED 1 Booth/Dercksen
USA 80 Schreyer/Durdin
AUT 1 Lange/Espinola
USA 818 Camp/Pierce
FRA 277 Backes/Voiron
NED 4 Karsenbarg/Heemskerk
ISV 1 Jackson/Avery
USA 815 Scace/Scace
USA 999 Grandfield/Broscheit
CAN 2 Dubuc/L’Abbe
USA 02 Reeve/Gibson