The weather continues to provide tough conditions for the 2002 Olympic Tornado U.S. National Championship. Day two opened with overcast skies, the air temperature down 20 degrees from yesterday (55 max) and a MONSTER low tide. The start was briefly delayed until the committee boat could get passed the maze of shoals. The wind was steady at 17–20+ with VERY rough water. Several boats went over with some sailors simply swept overboard. By the middle of Race 1 four boats were on the beach retired for the day with broken equipment or broken spirits. Others came in with broken battens, rudder problems, or shredded spinnakers and went back out after repairs. Only ten of nineteen boats managed to finish Race One.

Conditions stabilized a bit for race 2 & 3 but continued at 17-20. Perhaps it was just the sailors who raised their level of aggression rather than a lessening of weather conditions. In any case, it was a spectacular day of sailing, in spite of the exhausting and CHILLY conditions. When Gerg Scace rinsed off his boat he noted, “You know you’re cold when cold hose water feels warm!” When he squirted Casey Scace she said (seriously), “It’s really neat that they provide heated hose water out here on the beach.”

While NOT taking credit for heated hose water, Tampa Bay Catamaran Sailors again proves that they can deliver a great regatta. Huge thanks go to TBCSI, Sail Honeymoon, all of the sponsors, and to the tireless staff of race committee, judges and volunteers.

Here are unofficial results from day 2 of 4 days of racing.

1) NED1 Booth/Dercksen
2) NED4 Karsenbarg/Heemskerk
3) USA808 Lovell/Ogletree
4) AUT1 Lange/Espinola
5) PUR1 Figueroa/Hernandez
6) USA802 Guck/Farrar
7) GBR111 Styles/May
8) USA804 Daniel/Jacobsen
9) AUT3 Hagara/Steinacher
10) FRA277 Backes/Voiron
11) USA818 Camp/Pierce
12) USA80 Schreyer/Durdin
13) CAN2004 Johansson/Curtis
14) ISV1 Jackson/Avery
15) AUT376 Hagara/Raderbauer
16) USA815 Scace/Scace
17) USA999 Grandfield/Broscheit
18) CAN2 Dubuc/L’Abbe
19) USA02Reeve/Gibson

...thanks for the updates..

...I see the Caribbean teams are hanging in there,...this is their kind of wind/waves,....but the cold thing,....burrrr


..GO Puerto Rico ( Figueroa),......GO US Virgin Islands ( Jackson)

Bruce
St. Croix

Anybody notice which teams are on top ? Seems like a nice day of racing North sea Conditions ? Go Dutchies and our former Australian national now having the Dutch nationality.

Wouter