The last race of the series was a 1.5 hour distance race, Fort Walton turned it on with a warm, sunny and windy conditions!
Chris Kitchen and Brian Harrison were dueling out the front of the pack, Brian using his local knowledge to his advantage when Chris got a bit confused and starting going back upwind to early, he then had to turn around and follow Brian to the correct bottom mark, however he slipped back in front of him to be the first to round and start heading upwind to the finish. BUT there was no stopping Toni and Randy who powered past Chris and Brian on the upwind, using their extra weight which had been a hindrance on the downwind to their advantage to win the race and the regatta. This is the first time that a double handed crew have won a big Weta regatta, admittedly conditions were good, the windy short courses on the first day suiting the extra weight upwind and the extra pair of hands around the corners, but there is no taking away that they sailed awesomely to not lose out to much on the downwinds and keep their cool to take it out!
Chris was buzzing with how today went he says "everyone sailed really well and the windy and warm conditions made for awesome sailing. Thanks so much to Fort Walton Yacht Club for putting on a great regatta, great sailing and great people, it was a lot of fun!"
Check out the full results here http://www.fwyc.org/Regattas2013/Weta/2013%20Weta%20Results.htm
Thanks Ronstan for the awesome swag for prizes!
Check out more photos here http://www.wetamarine.com/wetafest-day-three.html
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