Olympic Tornado U.S. National Championship

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

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

I got to see a few 'nados with the new rig set-up here in Houston recently. Very trick! Carbon fibered carbon!

Go Charlie and Doug!

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Keep the results coming. I can’t find anything on the web site.