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RS Aero Viridian Firecracker Regatta at the Viridian Sailing Center, Dallas

by RS Aero International Class Association 9 Jul 2019 03:37 PDT 29-30 June 2019
RS Aero Viridian Firecracker Regatta 2019 © VSC

Light winds and hot Texan temperatures saw a reduced schedule of three races at the Viridian Firecracker Regatta, mixed with the occasional refreshing dip to keep cool!

The twenty RS Aeros were spread over the three RS Aero Classes. Congratulations to the winners; in the RS Aero 5s and RS Aero 7s Max Nilsson (Fort Worth) and Griffin Orr (Corinthian SC), respectably, had clean sweeps whilst the RS Aero 9s was much closer at the top of the results sheet with Andrew Vandling (Rush Creek YC) pipping Matthew Romberg (Austin) and Eric Roman (CSC) by just a point.

With thirty RS Aeros on the dock at the Viridian Sailing Center now, the Firecracker Regatta and Viridian venue are established as a fantastic RS Aero base. Viridian provides a key focal point for the Texas RS Aeros and visitors keen to travel and join in with a charter.

5 Rig Results:

PosSkipperClubR1 R2  R3 
1  Max Nilsson   Fort Worth Boat Club  1  1  1  
2  Aubin Hattendorf   Viridian Sailing Center  2  2  4  
3  Andrew McConnelly  Viridian Sailing Center  6  3  2  
4  Chandler Self   Sea Star Base Galveston  4  5  3  
5  Camryn Colonna   Rush Creek Yacht Club  3  4  6  
6  Tracy McConnell   Viridian Sailing Center  5  6  5  

7 Rig Results:

1  Griffin Orr   Corinthian Sailing Club  1  1  1  
2  Jack Hattendorf   Viridian Sailing Center  2  2  2  
3  William GriffithViridian Sailing Center  3  3  3  
4  David DeVries   Viridian Sailing Center  4  4  4  
5  Mark McNamara   Lakewood Yacht Club5  5  5  

9 Rig Results:

1  Andrew Vandling   Rush Creek Yacht Club  3  1  2  
2  Matthew Romberg   Austin 4  2  1  
3  Eric Roman   Corinthian Sailing Club  1  3  3  
4  Craig Berleme   ILCA  2  6  5  
5  Brig North   Corinthian Sailing Club  5  4  4  
6  Forest Atkin   Corinthian Sailing Club  7  5  6  
7  Greg Wallace   Corinthian Sailing Club  6  7  7  
8  Robert Kembel   Viridian Sailing Center  8  8  8  
9  Marc Nilsson   Fort Worth Boat Club  9  9  9  

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