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2008 Frostbite Regatta
Reports from The Woodlawn Racing Team
The Woodlawn Racing Team was back in action January 18th - 20th, 2008 at the Victoria Frostbite Regatta held at Burke/Crenshaw Park in Pasadena, TX! Updates on the adventures of our sailing hero's are posted below. – Good Sailing, Eric Gregory.
For Best Results - Read This Page Section by Section From Bottom To Top
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Unofficial Final Results
(Subject to Change)
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Skipper |
Sail # |
Club/City |
Score
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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1
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Geoff
Becker |
424 |
San Antonio, MD |
35
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
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3
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9
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6
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1
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2
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2
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2
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4
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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4
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5
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2
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Hew
Hamilton |
565 |
Mandeville,
LA |
39
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1
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2
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1
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1
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2
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3
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6
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6
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4
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2
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1
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2
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1
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2
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10
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2
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2
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1
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2
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4
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3
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Al
Ross |
53 |
Mandeville,
LA |
59
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3
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5
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1
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2
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6
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16
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1
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6
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3
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1
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3
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3
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4
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4
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3
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7
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4
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Ron
Stephanz |
27 |
Madison,
AL |
60
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2
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5
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5
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15
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1
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1
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6
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1
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2
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1
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3
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7
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13
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6
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1
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1
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6
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7
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1
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4
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5
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Ray
Seta |
88 |
San
Antonio, TX |
66
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3
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4
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4
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6
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2
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8
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2
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5
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4
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3
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8
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3
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12
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6
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2
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3
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5
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2
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1
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3
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6
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Brian
Sims |
965 |
Louisville,
KY |
73
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5
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9
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6
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5
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5
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2
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3
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3
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3
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10
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6
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1
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3
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5
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1
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7
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2
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2
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7
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7
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7
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John
Kuc |
38 |
Austin,
TX |
73
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5
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6
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3
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3
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6
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1
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5
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3
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7
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11
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5
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1
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2
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5
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4
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5
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3
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11
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7
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2
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8
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Gilbert
McLachlan |
709 |
Harahan,
LA |
77
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2
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3
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7
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4
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3
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4
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2
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8
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13
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1
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4
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11
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8
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3
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6
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4
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1
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9
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3
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5
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9
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Chris
Macaluso |
65 |
Houston,
TX |
83
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4
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1
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8
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15
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3
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9
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4
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1
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1
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3
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6
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6
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2
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8
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4
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6
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7
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4
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6
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9
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10
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John
Oliveria |
724 |
Helotes,
TX |
83
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7
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10
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5
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7
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10
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6
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1
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8
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3
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5
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7
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5
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1
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3
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5
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6
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3
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3
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6
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2
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11
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Bruce
Garcia |
60 |
San
Antonio, TX |
92
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6
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9
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3
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5
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8
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2
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5
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7
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6
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4
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10
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9
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4
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4
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5
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4
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9
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5
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5
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1
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12
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Mitch
Martin |
118 |
Georgetown,
TX |
92
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6
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2
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2
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8
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5
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6
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4
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2
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2
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6
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3
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3
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7
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8
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6
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9
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10
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14
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5
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8
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13
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Armando
Rivera |
552 |
San
Antonio, TX |
100
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8
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7
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4
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2
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6
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9
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7
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7
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11
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12
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8
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4
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5
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7
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7
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2
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6
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6
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2
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3
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14
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Eric
Gregory |
1 |
San
Antonio, TX |
119
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9
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7
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10
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1
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9
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5
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7
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4
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10
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4
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4
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5
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9
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10
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8
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8
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8
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3
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8
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10
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15
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Bob
Piper |
465 |
Lewisville,
TX |
125
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7
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3
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12
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7
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7
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7
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10
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4
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7
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8
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7
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11
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6
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17
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7
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5
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7
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7
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9
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6
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16
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C.
J. Brustowicz |
691 |
Covington,
LA |
131
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12
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13
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9
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9
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11
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14
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11
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10
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5
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6
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5
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9
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10
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2
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3
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8
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4
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8
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8
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1
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17
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Chuck
Porth |
222 |
Houston,
TX |
134
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4
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6
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6
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4
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7
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8
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8
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9
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5
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14
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9
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4
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7
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11
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8
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13
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8
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5
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13
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12
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18
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Charles
Sudduth |
124 |
Addison,
TX |
135
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8
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4
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13
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6
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4
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10
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8
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5
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10
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7
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2
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8
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8
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17
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13
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15
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9
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8
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3
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9
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19
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Drew
Peerless |
50 |
Houston,
TX |
162
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9
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14
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11
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17
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9
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13
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3
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10
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14
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5
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9
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10
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11
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9
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12
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10
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5
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12
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4
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6
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20
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Michael
Biggs |
862 |
Slidell,
LA |
186
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11
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17
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10
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11
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12
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11
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10
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9
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13
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9
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17
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7
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5
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14
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11
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9
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11
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10
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10
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13
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21
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David
LeBlanc |
66 |
Lacomb,
LA |
192
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14
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11
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15
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8
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14
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4
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11
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13
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8
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13
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10
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14
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6
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11
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10
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11
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15
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6
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13
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17
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22
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Vickie
Stones |
59 |
Austin,
TX |
195
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11
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8
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12
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13
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13
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12
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12
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14
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9
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13
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14
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10
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9
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4
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9
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14
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14
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12
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9
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11
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23
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Marvin
Burrows |
8 |
Dallas,
TX |
200
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12
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11
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14
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12
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10
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17
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14
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16
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8
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8
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13
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8
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12
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9
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9
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12
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13
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14
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11
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10
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24
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Richard
Hoffman |
12 |
Dallas,
TX |
202
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10
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12
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7
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11
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15
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10
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9
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11
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12
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10
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14
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17
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14
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12
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14
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12
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10
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10
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12
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12
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25
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Ray
Mireles |
142 |
San
Antonio, TX |
208
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13
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12
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8
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9
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15
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11
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14
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15
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14
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11
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13
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13
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14
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13
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11
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11
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12
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11
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10
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8
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26
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Eric
Rosenbaum |
94 |
Dallas,
TX |
212
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10
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8
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9
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9
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8
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12
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12
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15
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15
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7
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11
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15
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15
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12
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15
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13
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13
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17
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17
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13
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27
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Bruce
Huckaba |
540 |
Houston,
TX |
219
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16
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17
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16
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14
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13
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16
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13
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11
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9
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16
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12
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12
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10
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7
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14
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7
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14
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9
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12
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14
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28
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Tom
Kern |
151 |
Basking
Ridge, NJ |
219
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14
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13
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11
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13
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16
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7
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15
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12
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12
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9
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12
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13
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11
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16
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13
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10
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17
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13
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11
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14
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29
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Michael
Tishlias |
5 |
Dallas,
TX |
235
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15
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14
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15
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12
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12
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15
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15
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13
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16
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15
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11
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12
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16
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10
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12
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14
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12
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13
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14
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11
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30
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Jerry
McBride |
546 |
Dallas,
TX |
244
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13
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10
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14
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10
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17
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13
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16
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12
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16
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12
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15
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14
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15
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13
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15
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16
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11
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15
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15
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15
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31
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Gary
Spencer |
895 |
Houston,
TX |
259
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15
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15
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13
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10
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11
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15
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13
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14
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11
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15
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15
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16
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13
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15
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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17
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32
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Tom
Wald |
1150 |
St.
Paul, MN |
289
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17
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17
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17
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16
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14
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14
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16
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16
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15
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14
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16
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15
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17
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Sunday, January 20th, 8:36pm - Final Message from Mark Cooper, Commodore of the Clearpoint Model Yacht Club
Well good evening all.
I am sorry this is just now getting posted but
needless to say I
dropped when I returned home after what turned out to be
an
absolutely awesome weekend of sailing and camaraderie.
As the
title says, Woodlawn's Captain Jack Sparrow Wins Regatta. I
will leave that
to be explained by something later but here are the
results of today's final
action.
1st Place: Geoff Becker - 35 Points
2nd Place: Hew Hamilton -
39 Points
3rd Place: Al Ross - 59 Points
4th Place: Ron Stephanz - 60
Points
5th Place: Capt. Ray Seta - 66 Points
Can you say close, close,
close.
Today we started the morning as a good "Frostbite" should with a
32
degree setting on my car as I arrived lakeside at 7:00 a.m. and a
frozen covered ground. Ice was all over my car and as I took the
Kayak
off the roof apparently the water inside the Kayak that had
leaked in was
also frozen solid. WOW!!! True to the forecast we
were greeted with North
Easterly winds about 10 to 15 with some
gusts. This slightly changed over
the day to a more Easterly and
then South Easterly direction making setting
a course difficult and
skippers having to be on their toes to handle the
conditions. Brad
Lauterbach did an outstanding job once again setting a very
enjoyable
to watch course and the winds did the rest. Skippers experienced
wonderful winds with some heavier gusts at times but allowing us to
have
10-minute races all day long. With 2 days of sailing we ended
up sailing 40
individual races or 20 heats with 2 throw outs.
YEOW!!!
All
witnessed some of the most competitive sailing and some very
close finishes
at times. Obviously Al had a fantastic day and gained
ground to take the 3rd
Place away from Ron. What a fantastic weekend
and "Frostbite 2008" is now in
the books.
As mentioned last night's shindig at Clearpoint Church was a
hoot and
I have already mentioned the extra ingredients that were placed
into
certain drinks unknown by me. One thing that needs to be mentioned
is that our Capt. Ray Seta made a special announcement to us that we
are
now able to pass on to you.
Nationals 2008 will release the NOR on May
1st followed by Priority
Registration on July 1st and Open Registration on
August 1st. This
will be indeed a "SHOW" for all ages so be prepared.
Region 5 has some wonderful events held during the year and I also
want to be sure to include our next MAJOR event "White Rock Cup"
which
is already registering NOW. This is a wonderful event that
helps sponsor
Spina Bifida. Sign up today and be apart of a CLASSIC
EVENT!!! You will not
be sorry.
Did I mention camaraderie... Well that could not be truer
than what
I witnessed this weekend. I witnessed some of the best skippers in
this event take the time to repair, tune and help many of those who
needed it especially some of our first time Victoria Skippers. This
just
shows what a great group of skippers that this Class has to
offer and I
thank those of you who did so.
Final race by race and report will be
posted early this week and will
keep you posted when it does.
THANKS
to all competitors for making the "Frostbite" 2008 so
memorable and
exciting. Looking forward to next year.
Good Sailing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _/)
Mark
Cooper
Commodore
Clearpoint Model Yacht Club
http://www.clearpointmyc.org
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Leward Mark
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Speed Demon
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JK
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Waiting for Results
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Budman w/Cool Specs
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Mark Thanks Everyone
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JO gets just Reward
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CJ & Bud
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Waiting on Results
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Man Down!
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Waiting
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Hew Hamilton - 2nd Place
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Geoff Becker 1st Place
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Saturday, January 19th, 10pm - Message from Mark Cooper, Commodore
Clearpoint Model Yacht Club
Good Evening All.
Well Phil summed up the what we had this morning
perfectly and WOW
did it blow as I arrived lakeside with gusts easily
reaching 30 mph
in some spots. OUCH! It was COLD, COLD, COLD (33 degrees on
my car)
but you know what this is "Frostbite" and once again we made ready
for competitors. After last nights unofficial festivities at Willies
Ice
House needless to say some slept in till the very last minute to
turn up
lakeside.
Wind was picture perfect by the time skippers began racing
with gusts
easily in the 15 to 20 but slowly during the day settling to a
very
brisk and wonderful speed that most everyone could handle. Sailing
was at a premium with excellent and some exciting close finishes
being
had. Being prepared to sail these conditions was key. Day 1
finished tonight
with the annual Bar-B-Que Social and once again
raffle. This was a great
evening needless to say with some fun,
fellowship and humor to boot.
Everyone seemed to get full with
delicious food and beverages. If they ever
find out what was flowing
secretly during the evening at the church I am
sure I will be fired.
Lol...
Thanks to some wonderful generosity we
had wonderful raffle prizes
with a complete Vic Rig and Sails, hand made
wooden custom boat stand
as well as Victoria Kit donated by a very generous
Brian Sims of
Vision Sails. THANKS BRIAN... If if was not for people and
vendors
such as Brian we would not be fortunate to have our supplies like we
have.
I was unfortunately unable to grab a copy of the scores
tonight but
the top 3 are Geoff Becker, Hew Hamilton and Ron Stephanz. The
scoring is very close between these 3 and several other skippers are
several points behind. We have sailed 22 races or 11 heats today
with 1
throw out so far. Can you say fast and furious racing. Brad
Lauterbach is
running the show and doing an outstanding job of
keeping everone on the
water.
Tomorrow, weather looks to be once again cold but wind direction
could prove to be difficult if forecast holds true. Only time will
tell
and I will give a report tomorrow night as soon as I can.
Until
tomorrow...
Good Sailing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
_/)
Mark Cooper
Commodore
Clearpoint Model Yacht Club
Home of
"Frostbite" 2008
The Premier Victoria Event To Start The Year
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Saturday, January 19th, 7pm - 9pm - The official Saturday night dinner was held at the Clearpoint Church. As always Mark Cooper provided an outstanding dinner buffet of brisket, sausage, beans, potato salad and Texas pickles - (jalapenos). Top notch raffle prizes kept everyone drooling over the chance to take home some wonderful goodies.... In the photos below, can you tell why we refer to Mark Cooper as Father Mark?
Dinner - Raffle Photos
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Father Mark
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Nelda
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Dinner Line
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CJ
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Wear Are Your Pants????
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Best Buds
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Pirate Table
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Dallas' Finest
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Anti-Pirate Task Force
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Ray Seta Gives Shamless Nationals Plug
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Raffle Prize
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Call Raffle Numbers
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Raffle Prize
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One Lucky Guy
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Tom Always Wins!!!
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Ray Wins Star 45 Kit
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Traditional Gathering for Ice Cream
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Yum Yum
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Saturday, January 19th, 9:30am - 4:30pm - It started off COLD (38 degrees) and blowing 15 to 20 mph!!!!! Anybody out there want to figure wind chill for me??? No wonder they call this FROSTBITE!!!!!! Here are the current standings for day 1 with one throw out.
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Position
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Skipper
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Sail #
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Club/City
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Score
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1
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Geoff Becker |
424
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San Antonio, MD |
20
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2
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Hew Hamilton |
565
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Mandeville, LA |
23
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3
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Ron Stephanz |
27
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Madison, AL |
27
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4
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Al Ross |
53
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Mandeville, LA |
32
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5
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Gilbert McLachlan |
709
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Harahan, LA |
38
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6
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Mitch Martin |
118
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Georgetown, TX |
38
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7
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Chris Macaluso |
65
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Houston, TX |
40
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8
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Ray Seta |
88
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San Antonio, TX |
41
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9
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John Kuc |
38
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Austin, TX |
44
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10
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Brian Sims |
965
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Louisville, KY |
47
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11
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Budman Garcia |
60
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San Antonio, TX |
55
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12
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John Oliveria |
724
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Helotes, TX |
59
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13
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Eric Gregory |
001
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San Antonio, TX |
60
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14
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Charles Sudduth |
124
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Addison, TX |
64
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15
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Chuck Porth |
222
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Houston, TX |
66
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16
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Bob Piper |
465
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Lewisville, TX |
67
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17
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Armando Rivera |
552
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San Antonio, TX |
69
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18
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C.J. Brustowicz |
691
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Covington, LA |
91
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19
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Drew Peerless |
50
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Houston, TX |
97
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20
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Eric Rosenbaum |
94
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Dallas, TX |
101
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21
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David LeBlanc |
66
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Lacomb, LA |
106
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22
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Richard Hoffman |
12
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Dallas, TX |
106
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23
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Michael Biggs |
862
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Slidell, LA |
113
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24
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Vickie Stones |
59
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Austin, TX |
117
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25
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Tom Kern |
151
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Basking Ridge, NJ |
118
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26
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Marvin Burrows |
8
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Dallas, TX |
118
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27
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Ray Mireles |
142
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San Antonio, TX |
120
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28
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Jerry McBride |
546
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Dallas, TX |
131
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29
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Gary Spencer |
895
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Houston, TX |
132
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30
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Bruce Huckaba |
540
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Houston, TX |
136
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31
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Michael Tishlias |
05
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Dallas, TX |
137
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32
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Tom Wald |
1150
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St. Paul, MN |
155
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Day One Sailing Venue Photos
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Pirate Mask
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Lego Capt. Jack
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Ron and Ray
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Mark Starting The Countdown
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Al's Baby
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Windward Mark
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Ray and Mark
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Cheryl & Ray
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JO Y JK
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Budman
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Hew's Rocketship
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Show it off Mike
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Al Ross
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The RD
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Mitch Martin
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A Start
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Racing
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Windward Mark
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Offset Mark
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Racing
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Racing
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Geoff and JK
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Talk, Talk Talk!!!!!
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Thumbs Up Marvin!!!!
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Cheech & Chong
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Mark and Park Security
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Racing
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Leward Mark
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Friday, January 18th, 10:00pm - The 'unofficial official' (or is it the other way around?) Friday night get together was held this evening at Willie's Grill with 28 folks from 7 different states filling out our party. We all had a great time catching up with old friends and getting to know a few new sailing buddies as well.
Here are a few photos of the Friday night dinner provided by Hew Hamilton:
Skippers meeting starts at 9:30am tomorrow morning. Check back tomorrow night for additional updates.
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Friday, January 18th, 4:00pm - The Pirates of Woodlawn have arrived in Pasadena for the Victoria Frostbite Regatta! Our first stop was at Burke/Crenshaw Park where the event's sponsor, Mark Cooper, from the Clearpoint Model Yacht Club was busily setting up marks and preparing to check in boats. As it was raining, windy and 40 something degrees the Pirates decided to head on down to a local restaurant and then check into our hotel instead of tuning our boats. I sure hope it ain't like this tomorrow!!!!!!
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