First ever NW Multi starts well

The very first NW Multihull regatta was held in Port Townsend, WA May 18-19 and featured a wide selection of “big” boats from Corsair F-24’s to the Prosail 40 Catamaran “Dragonfly” and a separate one design class for the Weta Trimaran.
Saturday morning started off with a light drizzle and even lighter winds.  The big boats were off the start line slowly drifting out to the straits for a 24 mile distance race, leaving the bay wide open for the Weta’s to do some buoy racing.  Four close races were run on Saturday in winds ranging from zero to 10kts.  At the end of the day Mark Iverson was leading the Weta fleet with an impressive 1-2-1-2 = 6 points!
Sunday morning saw a little more rain and heavier winds hanging in the upper teens with gusts into the 20+kts range.  The larger boats stayed in the bay on Sunday for buoy racing sailing a slightly longer course than the Weta’s.  With clear air and some real breeze on the Weta’s were able stretch their legs in planning mode – FINALLY!  Unfortunately Steve Keever on “Vesper” really wanted to test the limits of his Weta harness by falling of the boat prior to the starting signal on the first race!  At least he got it all on his GoPro!
The rain stopped, the sun started to burn through and the winds lightened up for the remaining 3 races.   Terry Crockett sailing his Weta for only the second time ever, was improving his speed and closing in on the competition.  With tight racing and frequent lead changes, Mark Iverson and Jeff Carson battled it out for first place the entire weekend.  On the 8th and final race Jeff managed to squeak by Mark and tie up the series at 13 points, winning on a tie breaker.
Everyone had a fantastic time and the Weta’s were truly a hit with all of the big boat sailors!  Now we just need to get more sailors to join our growing fleet!
Special thanks to the Port Townsend Sailing Association and NW Multihull Association for their excellent race committee work and party on Saturday night!  This was a great first regatta and we hope an annual event for the multihulls in the PNW!
Weta Class Results:

1    583    Carson    3    1    2    1    2    1    2    1    13.00
2    274    Iverson    1    2    1    2    1    3    1    2    13.00
3    388    Keever    2    3    4    3    5/DNS    2    3    3    25.00
4    199    Crockett    4    4    3    4    3    4    4    4    30.00
LINK to Steve Keever’s video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQpY_LkjqQk