10PM CST, Friday, October 6th - Beautiful and Sunny today at Woodlawn with a 5 to 10 mph SE wind.  Set-Up got underway early this morning and by 12pm the 40x30 skipper's rigging tent and scaffolding were in place.  City crews painted the railing leading to the dock and removed the construction fence.  Everything has come together and the 2nd Annual Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta is now underway.  Practice racing began in earnest around 3:30pm with as many as 20 boats being out on the water at one time.   Skipper packages were distributed which included raffle tickets, event T-shirts and lunch bracelet's.  T-Shirt sales have been brisk and we expect to be sold out by the end of the regatta.  This evening 37 of us met at Julio's Mexican restaurant for dinner and socializing.  Photo's are posted below. 

Tomorrow's forecast calls for East winds at 8mph and 90 degrees.   Breakfast treats will be available starting at 8am.  The skipper's meeting starts at 10am and racing begins at 10:30am.  Here's our planned schedule for Saturday, October 7th:

     8:00 AM - 9:30 AM         Late Check-in/Registration/Coffee & Juice
     10:00 AM                           Skippers Meeting 
     10:30 AM                           Racing Begins
     12:00 PM (Approx.)       Lunch Break (1 Hr)
     ? - 5:00 PM                       Racing no later than.... 
     5:30PM                              Raffle Part 1
     6:30 PM                             Chili Cook-Off Contest at Woodlawn Lake

Raffle Callers getting ready for Saturday nights events!	Josh Seta	Randy pumping up his chase boat.
Keep on Pumping, Almost There!!!!	Mitch Martin and Family from Austin, TX!	The Sailing Barge and Rescue Boat #1
Awning Over Woodlawn Club House Patio	40X30 Rigging Tent	Under The Rigging Tent!
All Our Flags Are A Flying!!!	Mike Biggs of Slidell, LA	Dinner Get-Together at Julio's Mexican Resturant!
Dinner Get-Together at Julio's Mexican Resturant!	Andrew Parks of Conyers, GA and Ron Stephanz of Madison, AL	Mark Cooper from Houston, TX Waves At The Camera.
The Damn New Jersey Yankee and Budman Down a Couple of Cold Ones...	Some of the 37 Participants At Our Dinner Get-Together at Julio's Mexican Resturant!
	Mama Translating Dinner Orders for the Waitress	Lea & William Gregory
Mark Cooper examining Will	Charles and Ann Sudduth of Dallas, TX
William's First Regatta	The Godfather	After Hours Sailor Training.
Will and Ray Visiting With The Dimayuga Family.	Wake Up Phil!!!!!!!	JK Discovers Will
Josh and Will

 

2AM CST, Friday, October 6^th - Click Photos Below for Today's Audio Update.  -   (Remember to turn on your computer's speakers and there's no mouse over effect so just click the photos once and wait a few seconds...To stop the audio or prevent it from replaying simply press the [ESC] button on your computer.)

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First Test Audio Update From Eric Gregory.  (Click Here For Audio)

1st official report: Friday AM - The Practice Day for the Alamo Classic has finally arrived and this Regatta organizing Pirate's day has just begun.  Good thing I got that hours worth of sleep this evening!  Our Set-Up Crew will begin arriving as early as 11am this morning and we expect valiant competitors to be arriving all afternoon.  Woodlawn's Treasurer, Ray Mireles, will have his table set-up at the clubhouse by noon to collect late registration fees, hand out participation packages and sell T-Shirts and Raffle prizes!  At 7pm this evening we plan to meet at Julio's Mexican Cafe & Restaurant located at 1620 Fredericksburg Rd.  for a Dutch (Pay Your Own Way and B.Y.O.B.) informal get together.   I've posted a map below for those planning to attend.

Map and Driving Directions To Julio's Mexican Cafe & Restaurant - Plan to Rendezvous at 7pm on 10/6/06
Maneuvers			Distance
	1:	Start out going EAST on S JOSEPHINE TOBIN DR toward ALEXANDER AVE.	0.1 miles
	2:	S JOSEPHINE TOBIN DR becomes CINCINNATI AVE.	0.2 miles
	3:	Turn LEFT onto N ZARZAMORA ST.	0.7 miles
	4:	Turn RIGHT onto W KINGS HWY.	<0.1 miles
	5:	Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto FREDERICKSBURG RD / TX-345 SPUR.	<0.1 miles
	6:	End at 1620 Fredericksburg Rd San Antonio, TX 78201-5038, US
Total Est. Time: 4 minutes     Total Est. Distance: 1.24 miles

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Weekend Weather Forecast -

Friday Oct 6  Mostly Sunny High 94°F Low 69°F Precip:   20% Generally sunny. Hot. High 94F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Winds: NE at 7mph UV Index: 9 Very High Humidity: 48% Sunrise: 7:30AM Sunset: 7:14PM

Saturday Oct 7  Partly Cloudy High 89°F Low 65°F Precip:   10% Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Winds: NE at 8mph UV Index: 8 Very High Humidity: 55% Sunrise: 7:31AM Sunset: 7:13PM

Sunday Oct 8  Partly Cloudy High 89°F Low 65°F Precip:   20% Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the mid 60s. Winds: NE at 7mph UV Index: 9 Very High Humidity: 48% Sunrise: 7:30AM Sunset: 7:14PM

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As my final act of the night here's a Who's Who list of racers expected to arrive for the 2nd Annual Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta:

The Who's Who List of Victoria Racers Competing at The 2nd Annual Alamo Classic Victoria Regatta
Name	City, State	Club	Sail #
Michael D Biggs	Slidell, LA	Greater New Orleans Model Sailing Club	724
Charles Sudduth	Addison, TX	Les Lacs Yacht Club	124
Hew Hamilton	Mandeville, LA	MBRC	565
Bob Piper	Lewisville, TX	Les Lacs Yacht Club	465
Marvin Burrows	Dallas, TX	Les Lacs Yacht Club	508
Cathy Eagan	Pass Christian, MS	Mandeville Baywaveland Racing Club	775
CJ Brustowicz	Convington, LA	Mandeville Baywaveland Racing Club	691
Jerry McBride	Dallas, TX	Les Lacs Yacht Club	546
Tom Kern	Basking Ridge, NJ	Sunset Lake Model Yacht Club	151
John "JK" Kuc	Austin, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	38
Mark Hogan	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	1234
Budman Garcia	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	60
Don Keeney	Buchanan Dam, TX	Austin Model Sailing Club	185
Al Ross	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville Baywaveland Racing Club	46
Larry Ludwig	Universal City, TX	Randolph Area Model Yachting Association (RAMYA)	692
Ray E Mireles	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	42
Captain Jack Seta	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	88
Mitch Martin	Georgetown, TX	Austin Model Sailing Club	118
Phil Geren	Houston, TX	Clearpoint Model Yacht Club	767
Chuck Porth	Houston, TX	Clearpoint Model Yacht Club	222
Dennis Murawski	Bedford, TX	Les Lac Yacht Club	71
Eric Gregory	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	14001
Thomas M Swann	Colleyville, TX	Les Lac Yacht Club	43
Richard Azzam	Madison, AL	Rocket City Model Yacht Club (#228)	1362
Chris Macaluso	Houston, TX	Clearpoint Model Yacht Club	65
Ryan Ross	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville Baywaveland Racing Club	45
Dee Dimayuga	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	205
Ben Mangum	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	44
Armando Rivera	San Antonio, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	552
Andrew Parks	Conyers, GA	Southeast Model Yacht Club	721
Ron Stephanz	Madison, AL	Rocket City Model Yacht Club	1327
Mark Cooper	Houston, TX	Clearpoint Model Yacht Club	150
Vickie Stones	Austin, TX	Woodlawn Sailing Club	59