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Race Results For The Inaugural Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta
Race By Race Results Will Be Posted Soon!!!!
Position Skipper Sail # Club/ City Score
1 Ron Stephanz #27 Madison, AL 22
2 Charles Sudduth #124 Addison, TX 22
3 John Kuc #38 Austin, TX 28
4 Ray Seta #88 San Antonio, TX 29
5 Bruce Pyles #57 Port Ludlow, WA 40
6 Mark Hogan #234 Austin, TX 47
7 Eric Gregory #001 San Antonio, TX 48
8 Bruce Garcia #60 San Antonio, TX 52
9 Phil Geren #671 Houston, TX 61
10 Armando Rivera #552 San Antonio, TX 62
11 Bob Harmon #00 Garland, TX 65
12 Bob Piper #65 Lewisville, TX 78
13 Barry Fox #553 Dickinson, TX 78
14 Tom Sudduth #36 Midland, TX 81
15 Marvin Burrows #8 Dallas, TX 88
16 Ray Mireles #42 San Antonio, TX 93
17 Dennis Murawski #71 Bedford, TX 102
18 Vickie Stones #59 Austin, TX 110
19 Tom Kern #151 Basking Ridge, NJ 111
20 Thomas Swann #43 Colleyville, TX 120
21 Ronney Jung #67 San Antonio, TX 126
22 Jerry McBride #46 Dallas, TX 127
23 Mitch Martin #75 Austin, TX 143
24 Larry Ludwig #692 Universal City, TX 163
25 Ben Mangum #88 San Antonio, TX DNR
26 Brig North #78 Dallas, TX DNR
         
October 10th, 2005, 3:21pm - Recap of Saturday Nights Chili Cook-Off: We(WSC) Can not tell you what a great feeling it is to have Victoria friends that not only want to come and race at Woodlawn but will step up and volunteer to help put the event on. We must be doing something right to have such great friends in the Victoria Class.   The following is a report filed by Ron Stephanz(2005 Alamo Classic Champion & now Texas Chili Connoisseur)......enjoy a special part of this event:

The Inaugural Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta combined two days of exciting Victoria racing with a new twist: a chili cook-off.  Charles Sudduth from the Les Lacs Yacht Club convinced six other skippers from the Addison club to make a batch of their favorite chili to share with the contestants, regatta staff, Woodlawn volunteers, stray pirates and even the local constable at the regatta.  Saturday evening after the conclusion of the day's racing, the proverbial "feed bag" was tied on.  Not only were batteries on charge throughout the day, but also the chili  pots were simmering as well.  All this combined to overcome the Woodlawn Sailing Club's electrical system.  The electrician was called and he saved the day by restoring power in time for all the chili entries to simmer to their proper degrees of atomic heat.  The chili entries were lined up with all their fixins, ready for the keen eyes, noses and tastebuds of the judges.  A side note: the judges were appointed based upon their geographic distance from the great state of Texas, not upon any prior experience in the field of Texas gastronomy.  The judges were Tom Kern from New Jersey, Bruce Pyles from Washington state and yours truly, Ron Stephanz from Alabama.  The judges gathered before the competition to determine which categories would be used in determining the winners.  In order to not influence the judges in any way, the chili entries were numbered in the absence of the chefs.  Heavy sampling of the entries took place, with copious amounts of water consumed to cleanse the palette.   The following categories were chosen and the winner for each category:

SPICIEST - Bob Piper
MEATIEST - Charles Sudduth
BEST BEANS - Thomas Swann (entry #1)
BEST APPEARANCE - Marvin Burrows
BEST AROMA - Jerry McBride
BEST OVERALL - Thomas Swann (entry #2)

and finally, the MYSTERY category (most like Taco Bell) - Bob Harmon.

Thank you to all the chefs for their participation and good nature.  The chili was great and the effort put into this event was greatly appreciated.   Continuing the tradition at Woodlawn - no one went home hungry!

Submitted by Ron Stephanz - Victoria #27

 
October 9th, 2006, 6:04pm - Sunday's Synopsis: I can't tell you how much drama going into the last race, but let's just say that that every skipper waiting on shore till the end was feeling it.  Going into the last race of the day we had a two way tie for first and second and another two tie for third and fourth. The last race was going to sort it all out. I won't go into details for ya till you can see the final posting of the race by race results on the Woodlawn's website because at this point I'm a bit fried and getting ready for our un-official/official dinner at the Alamo Cafe at 7pm with the winner. But I just wanted to give you a teaser and the top five finishers of the 2005 Alamo Classic.

1st Place  =  Ron "Forrest" Stephanz,  Alabama
2nd Place  =  Charles Sudduth , Texas
3rd Place  =  John "JK" Kuc,  Texas
4th Place  =  Ray "Capt. Jack" Seta,   Texas
5th Place  =  Bruce Pyles, Washington

An unbelievable second day of sunshine, temps in the upper 70's, winds back to our normal 5-10mph from the south and a spot on RD wind all the marks and starts.

I'm sure in the next few days you might hear some more comments from other skippers who have all been cursed with the "Pirates of  Woodlawn" gold coins. And only an attendance to the 2nd annual Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta will break the curse. So to all who came, Thanks and for all that just kept up on the website..Thanks for popping in on the WSC website. Results, Photos, and special reports can be found on www.woodlawnsailingclub.org in the next few days I'm sure after Eric gets some sleep.

Good Winds & See Ya'll next year......
Ray Seta - Commodore WSC
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Tony Seta, Josh Seta and Robert McGonagall Lead Sunday's Raffle Finale

 

October 8th, 2006, 9:54pm - Saturday's Synopsis: What a great day with temps in the 70's light winds from NW to NE at 0-6mph, John Oliveira(RD) had his hands full.  Getting off 16 heats(8 races) before 5 PM was quite an accomplishment. With 27 boats registered, the odd/even system of heats worked perfectly. With wireless technology for the PA system and a crack set of scoring girls, it was pure pleasure hearing your sail # announced for the next heat everytime. As of Saturday night here are the rankings. Complete race by race results will be posted on the WSC site soon after tomorrow races.
1st      Ron Stephanz            Madison, AL              9 points
2nd    Charles Sudduth      Addison, TX               11 points
3rd    John Kuc                      Austin, TX                   17 points
4th    Ray Seta                       San Antonio, TX       18 points
5th    Bruce Pyles                  Port Ludlow, WA     21 points
6th    Mark Hogan                Austin, TX                  26 points
7th    Bruce Garcia               San Antonio, TX       29 points
8th    Eric Gregory               San Antonio, TX       32 points
9th    Phil Geren                    Houston, TX                33 points
10th  Barry Fox                    Dikinson, Tx                34 points
11th   Bob Harmon              Garland, TX                 35 points
12th  Armando Rivera       San Antonio, TX        40 points
13th  Tom Sudduth             Midland, TX                41 points
14th  Marvin Burrows        Dallas, TX                    42 points
15th  Bob Piper                     Lewisville, TX             45 points
16th  Ray Mireles                 San Antonio, TX        51 points
17th   Vickie Stones             Austin, TX                     57 points
17th   Dennis Murawski     Bedford, TX                  57 points
19th   Thomas Swann         Colleyville, TX            63 points
20th   Tom Kern                    Basking Ridge, NJ      65 points
21st    Mitch Martin             Austin, TX                     70 points
21st    Jerry McBride           Dallas, TX                      70 points
23rd  Ronney Jung               San Antonio, TX         73 points
24th   Larry Ludwig             Universal City, TX    91 points


The only other highlight I wanted to mention was the Chili cook-off sponsored by the Charles Sudduth group from Dallas. I can't even begin to tell ya how much they had in terms of quantity. What better judges can we have than to have the ones that think they know the most about Texas chili than the three out of towners Tom Kern(NJ), Ron Stephanz(AL), and Bruce Pyles(WA). These guys had their fill and came up with a winner.  We had so much chili that I think even the lakes ducks are going to get their fill.  Full story to be written by Ron Stephanz with their list of winners, to include "The Most like Taco Bell's", a New Jersey special.  

Good Winds and happy Chili!
Ray Seta - Pirate of Woodlawn!

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The Flag Pole



 
October 8th, 2006, 2am - Eric & Lea Gregory and trusty puppy dog Max finish sorting raffle prizes for Saturday night's raffle.  Eric goes to work on Website updates....
  
 
October 7th, 2006, 9:31pm - Friday's Synopsis: The Alamo Classic has started with about 16 of the 28 skippers checking  in for Fridays practice at the venue. With the passing of a  recent cool front, the temps stayed in the 50's today with a nice  north wind (first time this year for both!). Weather this weekend is  scheduled to be sunny and clear with light north winds and plenty of Mexican food.   Some of ya'll might of noticed that Woodlawn website  was down for the past 35 hours, and it was quite a scare for Eric  and me.   Of all days to shut down the server for routine maintenance,  it had to be yesterday. Well Eric's quick thinking and sweet talking  the server folks, they got us back online today around noon. One way or the other the show would go on!   So continue to check the website for  updates and photos as the weekend sails on.  But don't forget it might  be a long night tomorrow since the Dallas boys are feeding us with the Chili cook-off.  And this is on top of the Texas BBQ we serving  everyone for lunch.  Like it's written in the Sailing Instructions  for Woodlawn Regattas, "Nobody goes home hungry!   See ya at The weather mark! Ray Seta - Vic # 88 "Black Pearl".....argh matey-surrender the booty!!!
 
October 7th, 2005, 9:30pm - Eric and Lea Gregory check on Joe Sheffield and his daughter who are guarding the Venue overnight.  John Oliveira, the RD is also there and he keeps the small group entertained for the next two hours. 
 
October 7th, 2005, 6:45pm - Off we go to diner at Julio's Mexican Cafe & Restaurant. 
   
                        Dinner Photos                             Long Lost Pals

     
        Budman                     The Mireles'            Vickie & Friend          The Seta Clan
 

October 7th, 2005, 5pm – Practice racing ends and there is a run on the registration table. Oh, what is Eric to do????    Rick Elliot, Woodlawn's official Electrician sets up additional outlets for the weekend's racers and for the Chili Cooker's on Saturday night.
       
Practice                    Bruce Pyles the Rescuer           JK                       Vic Sailor Unite     Randy & His Chase Boat

       
  Tony & Rick               Ray Pretending       Go Ahead and Bite         Rick at Work          Lounging Around
 

October 7th, 2005, 4:30pm – 14 Racers on the water.  Water hyson are present on the race course blown loose by Thursday’s Norther.   It’s still in the upper 50’s and some of the Texans have broken out their winter jackets and gloves. 

 

 


 

October 7th, 2005, 3pm –  The check-in is in progress.  Budman has already given Eric a fat lip!  Although it was an accident it came when he was asked to pay up!!!  Hummm….  Ray & JK finally paid up when Red-Beard the Pirate (aka Eric) pulled out his pirate sword and started swinging….No one was hurt but Ray’s and JK’s wallets were bled dry!  

Woodlawn Locals        Sit'n Around
 

October 7th, 2005, 2:30pm – North wind blowing from the clubhouse toward the lake, 50 degree’s and light rain.  The Big Tent has arrived.
       
      Club House        Dock Re-Construction                 Scaffolding Over Mud
 
October 7th, 2005, 12:30pm – Keep checking back to the website for pictures and write ups all weekend long.   Right now the moving trucks should be arriving at the Regatta site with our big top tents, scaffolding and other equipment.  Set-Up will be complete before tonight's get-together.  Practice and early check-in officially begins in 1-1/2 hours.