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Great race!! The old man and I had alot of fun. Like the pursuit format. Breeze o' plenty.
Looking forward to the Rum Races!!

Enjoyed the racing and the fine food afterwards. Please give the ground crew a big Thank You!
Thanks GBCA for putting on another great regatta!!

Now 19 boats...!

Great issue!  Incredible kiteboard pics!

Looks like a nice weekend for offshore. Plus a meteor show...

http://earthsky.org/tonight/lyrid-meteors-increase-while-moon-waxes-throughout-weekend

Maybe GB finally getting the attention it deserves...

http://backthebay.org/

Blind Ambition In the news!

http://www.khou.com/video?id=202438681&sec=548462&ref=articlevidmod

Wow! That was quite an event.
All the competitors were really stoked about it.
RC did and incredible job despite some trying conditions

Check out the Lacy pics, especially pages 3-4. As soon as they saw the camera they would pull some big air.
Scott actually waded out in knee deep water to get the up close pics.
Awesome!!

Very nice. A great addition to the club!

Wow! Excellent food Saturday!

3/15 Kickoff party 7pm at HYC, Gary Jobson meet & greet RSVP roxana.gomez@lls.org
5/13 "Tee Off for a Cure" Country Place Golf Course, 11am (no contact info given)
6/22-23 Race for a Cure Regatta at HYC

From the J105 Class Facebook page:

Bill Zartler and his Solaris team will be keeping the title of J/105 Midwinter Champion. Despite placing seventh in Sunday?s only race, Solaris hung on for the two-point victory and back-to-back Midwinter Championship trophies. With crew Chris Lewis, Karen Lewis, Gustavo Eacobar, Michael Byrne and Cynthia Powell, Zartler completed the nine-race series with 28 points and a line of 8,1,5,1,3,1,1,1,7. Host Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, TX claimed the top two boats of the event, as Bill Lakenmacher?s Radiance placed second with 30 points. New York?s Paul Beaudin on Avici came in third at 40 points. Zartler praised the Race Committee for fulfilling their goal of nine races, and also commended the stellar competition. ?It was great to have competitors coming from all over the country, and see the fleet continue to grow? he said. Teams were postponed on shore in the morning when a line of storms came through. When the AP flag came down and the 13 boats were sent to the race course, winds averaged 10-12 knots. Greg Turman?s Horny Toad won Sunday?s only race, trailed by Beaudin and Lakenmacher. The top five: Bill Zartler, Solaris (28 points), Bill Lakenmacher, Radiance (30), Paul Beaudin, Avici (40), Greg Turman, Horny Toad (52), James Macdonald, Distant Passion (52). The J/105 Class extends its appreciation to the Lakewood Yacht Club and all of its volunteers. Complete results may be found at www.j105mw.com.

Next speaker series topic: Courses and Tactics 3/13, 6:30 pm, Villa Capri

Looks like Zartler and his crew on Solaris are still the J105 whisperers. Followed by Radiance
Yea! Local boats!!
Will there be racing on Sunday? Nice frontal passage this am...

Looked like an easy 20+ knots out there today (3/9)
Should be some great war stories!