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
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Re: Olympic Tornado U.S. National Championship
[Re: David Parker]
#13807 12/06/0211:37 AM12/06/0211:37 AM
The boats started coming in thanksgiving week and I got a chance to check them out. If they are ever in your area you need to go and see them. The way some of the stuff is rigged is slick.
Go Robbie, USA 804
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Re: Olympic Tornado U.S. National Championship
[Re: catman]
#13808 12/06/0203:14 PM12/06/0203:14 PM