Please select your home edition
Edition
X-Yachts Leaderboard 2024 4

Wetas have a Spring Fling in the Midwest

by Tim Wieringa on 14 May 2014
Wetas have a Spring Fling at Michigan - May 2014 Tim Wieringa
It's official, the Wetas are racing in the Midwest!

Three Wetas met at the Univ of Michigan sailing club for their Spring Fling Regatta. We joined two 470s, two Albacores and a Laser for six races and an outstanding lunch. The course was a windward- leeward course with a long reach leg on the first lap. The winds could be best described as constant change. We had winds from 5 to gusts of 15+, with three or four shifts on every leg. The event was well run and MSC is a great and gracious group of people.

The Wetas were sailed by racing newcomers Michael Boks (18) Tim Wieringa (with daughter Alexis on the three final races) (910). Boat 622 was sailed by MSC board member Carey Jones to third place finish on corrected time. The Wetas received great reviews from the MSC members that tried them out during the lunch break and after the racing was done.

Thanks to the University of Michigan for a great regatta!

Results: click here

C-Tech 2020 Tubes 728x90 BOTTOMBarton Marine Pipe GlandsRS Sailing 2021 - FOOTER

Related Articles

Australian 16ft & 13ft Skiff Championships Day 5
All set for a final day showdown at Belmont 16s Sailing Club The competition clearly isn't over until the final race. The 16ft Skiff National Championship is shaping up as a two-skiff showdown, with Bosker holding a two-point lead over Belmont 16s' Shade to Order.
Posted today at 9:21 am
GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: New 24-hour distance record
Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium covered 459.78 nautical miles yesterday This second edition of the GLOBE40 is proving to be one for record-breaking feats. The Class40 BELGIUM OCEAN RACING - CURIUM, skippered by Benoit Hantzperg and Djemila Tassin, has once again broken the 24-hour distance record
Posted today at 8:06 am
Liv Hägström tops the 2025 Women's Global Rankings
Swedish WASZP All-Star narrowly finishes tge year ahead of Hawaii's Pearl Lattanzi Swedish WASZP All-Star Liv Hägström ends 2025 at the top of the table, narrowly finishing ahead of Hawaii's Pearl Lattanzi.
Posted today at 7:50 am
Countdown to 38th Biennial Puerto Vallarta Race
Less than 50 days until sailors push off the docks of San Diego Yacht Club With less than 50 days until sailors push off the docks of San Diego Yacht Club and head south for the sunny skies of Puerto Vallarta, SDYC is putting the finishing touches on what is sure to be an exciting multi-day offshore race of the 2026 season.
Posted on 9 Jan
2025 World Match Racing Tour Final day 4
Final Four emerge after thrilling Quarterfinals Day four at the WMRT Final Shenzhen Baoan for the 2025 Match Racing World Championship saw the final four skippers emerge from a challenging and hard fought quarterfinals in light and unpredictable airs.
Posted on 9 Jan
Inside RORC Transatlantic Race navigator's mind
How three elite strategists are reading the Atlantic RORC Race Officer Chris Jackson sets the scene for the weather outlook, setting the strategic backdrop for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race.
Posted on 9 Jan
Jon Partridge steps down from role at RS Sailing
After 25 years of dedicated service to the brand After 25 years of dedicated service, Jon Partridge has made the decision to step down from his role as Managing Director of RS Sailing.
Posted on 9 Jan
Australian 16ft & 13ft Skiff Championships Day 4
A small-rig north-easterly provides a spectacular course Champagne conditions on Belmont Bay today at the 2026 Skelcon 16 ft & 13ft Australian Skiff Championship, with a small-rig north-easterly providing a spectacular course.
Posted on 9 Jan
Marine Auctions: January Online Auctions
The bidding will open on Friday 23rd January at 5am AEST The bidding will open on Friday 23rd January at 5am AEST and will close on Thursday 29th January 2026 at 2pm AEST. Settlement Thursday 5th February 2026.
Posted on 9 Jan
STS Young Endeavour returns to Festival of Sails
Australia's greatest sailing celebration is set for a spectacular beginning Australia's greatest sailing celebration is set for a spectacular beginning, with the iconic STS Young Endeavour confirmed as the official start boat for the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race presented by Holiday Inn & Suites Geelong.
Posted on 9 Jan