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Governor's Cup Regatta - Texas Print E-mail
Written by Juan Mauri   
Wednesday, 06 October 2010 15:56
To make the story short, a couple of days prior to the regatta I drove 59 hours from Dallas to Long Island (back and forward and a touch and go trip) to pick up hull #107. This was the only way we will make the regatta. At the beginning the idea sounded crazy but now a couple of days later I look back and all the effort was so worthy.
"It has been a long time since I have not have so much fun racing sailboats! "
On the first day, races where postponed and rather that just sit and wait, the Texas Viper group (which is really crazy) pop up the blender and start having drinks like it was the end of the planet. From there was pure FUN!

4 races in shifty 8 to 12 knots, lots of lead changes, 4 winners in four races...what else you can ask for? Ok, maybe a couple of big swells for downwind surfing but it can not be perfect, no?
Sailing with Giacomo, my 13 year old son and Rod Favela (145 lbs) meant that we will need to hike extra hard and since it was over 11 years since the last time I had to hike it, it had been painful at times but we always end up with an smile. How we manage to win the regatta, I don't know and I will leave it for later, in the mean time I am looking forward to the next Viper event: Wurfest Regatta (San Antonio, TX).
Drinking  Final Tally from the Pisco Sour Bar prior to the first gun (as reported by our Fleet Captain):

- 4 bottles of Pisco,
- 2 pounds of sugar,
- 40 limes,
- 16 pounds of ice,
- yielding about 20 batches of Pisco Sours.

Results: You can find full results here

http://austinyachtclub.net/scoring/R20100925-Gov%20Cup%20Viper.htm

Don't let your Viper sit at your garage, see you at the next event!!!

Juan Mauri
 
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