Rick,

I think Marc Reiter has a point, sort of. Sailors in south Texas seem to gravitate more toward races in La. Fl. Ala. etc. and have easy access to ocean-style sailing. It's rare for the high-plains and mountain sailors to go that far south unless it's a nationals or some other major event. However, several of us travel to north Texas for events and we've had them join us for races in our area.

Maybe split Texas between the mountain and southern divisions. You also might consider grouping Utah with the mountain division, rather than the So. Cal. region.