The 11th annual Great Texas Catamaran Race from South Padre to Galveston will be held June 12-15 this year. We will once again have extensive coverage of the event at www.gt300.com. You can also follow the event on Facebook at www.facebook.com/greattexas300. Registration for the event will open March 1. We hope to see you in South Padre for the start of the Great Texas.

Steve Piche
Public Relations
Great Texas 300

I went along with the ground crews last year for my first trip; having been involved with the Worrell 1000 and the Tybee 500, I have to say that Steve and his race administration do a great job, and the logistics aren't as challenging as I'd expected. The Texas geography is more conducive to a spinnaker run than the East Coast races, and the distance makes it a challenge that fits nicely into a long weekend. While this sort of racing isn't for the ill-prepared, the Great Texas has managed to distill off-shore distance racing into something manageable for most weekend warriors. Give it a go.