The Woodlawn Racing Team was back in action January 20th through 22nd at The Frost Bite Regatta in Pasadena, TX!   Updates on the adventures of our sailing hero's has been posted below.  – Good Sailing, Eric Gregory.

Sunday, January 22, 2006 - The Top 3 Skippers Are: (1.) A.J. Moritz (TX), (2.) Geoff Becker (MD), and (3.) John Kuc (TX).  Congratulations guys and special thanks to Race Organizer Mark Cooper and Race Director Mickey Petersen of The Clearpoint Model Yacht Club for putting on such a wonderful event. 

Although not very "FROSTY" mother nature did "BITE" with thick fog during the morning hours and rain during the afternoon...Wet and soggy the sailors raced on through Sunday fighting to save every point they could toward their final point totals!  Here are the  final day race results for the 2006 Frostbite Regatta...Click Here for The Race By Race Results Spreadsheet.

 
Snarling Pirates!!!!!

Mando, aka Black-Beard	Vickie-Vic	Ray & JK, Capts. Jack and Barbossa	Bud & Tom, Pirate Scum	Ray vs. Ray

Click Here for Gary Ward's Photo Collection

Saturday, January 21, 2006 - Here are the results after day #1:

An overcast sky and a high temperature of 64 degrees. 10-15mph winds early settling to 0-5 toward the end of the day.   A light sprinkle made the steep bank slippery and one person did fall.  Ray Seta was having electrical problems and in between breaks he could be seen ripping out his electronics and replacing it with all new components.  Mark Hogan was horribly sick and after the first race he announced that he was going home.  We hope that he makes it home OK and gets over what ever it is that's attaching him.
The big news tonight was that JK took a corner to quickly on the way back from racing and the force knocked over a tool box in his truck which smashed into both his and Ray's boats!!!!  Ray's shrouds were broken but easily fixed.  The guys worked on JK's boat a couple of hours before heading over to the Clearpoint Church for the Saturday night dinner.  As always Mark provided a wonderful meal at Clearpoint, but unlike previous Saturday night get-togethers racers were given first rate participation plaques.  Each one of these fine plaques was hand made in the same fashion as the beautiful glass Frostbite trophies.  Speaking of the 1st through 3rd pace trophies...the word 'trophy' is truly an understatement for these magnificent pieces of art work.  Any fine art museum would be lucky to have such wonderful works in their facilities.   
After dinner around 15 of us went over to the Cold Stone Ice creamery.  Going out for ice-cream on Regatta Saturday nights has been a tradition for Team San Antonio for several years.    Plenty of small talk and race replays but in general just great fun hanging out with friends....

Here are some photo's taken throughout the day:

Lake Side Photos
Saturday Night Dinner Photos

Friday, January 20, 2006 - All 10 of the Woodlawn Pyrates have arrived and pillaging and looting has begun in earnest!!!  

The water level is much lower than in years past but the lake still has plenty of water left for sailing.  The temperature reached 72 degrees today and winds were high with a periodic sprinkle of rain.  This isn't my idea of FROSTBITE!!!!  This weather is all in advance of a norther which will blow through tonight bringing North winds and a cooler day tomorrow.

This evening 28 skippers including all 10 Woodlawn Racers had dinner together at Willie's Grill.   We all had a great time catching up with old friends and getting to know a few new sailing buddies as well.  After dinner a bunch of us gathered out around Capt. "Rummy" Mark's truck to consume grog and talk racing.  As some folks would turn in for the night others would take their place extending the party late into the evening.  A few photos of this evening's tale gate party are shown below:

Here's the forecast for Saturday and Sunday:

Saturday Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy. Cooler. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 20 mph in the morning becoming northeast and decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.   Saturday Night Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers in the evening...then a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms after midnight. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.   Sunday Mostly cloudy with rain and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming north and increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.

 

Thursday, January 19, 2006 - Here are the 2006 Victoria Rankings for the Woodlawn Pyrate Racing Team released by our Class Secretary just moments ago:

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - The official "look" memo:

Bring all Pyrate gear for massive take over of Pasadena del Isle. Red Beard, Eric and I will be bringing special surprises from SA and from the official Capt. Jack's Pyrate store from Disney Studios (supplied by our West Coast Pyrates (Joe and Dollie Tidwell). Capt. Rummy (Mark Hogan will be bringing the toasting grog of his choice and we will be sure to pack the Alamo Classic shirts (Black) for Saturday night dinner.  White Woodlawn Racing Team shirts for Sunday and Photo Op.   Always take your San Antonio Victoria '03 Nationals shirt for Saturday racing.  And maybe Team Texas "Don't Mess With Texans!" shirt for Friday practice.

And the the rest of Texas watching us here..............................
Be Scared - Be very Scared!

We shall - "Take Everything - Give Nothing Back!"

Capt. Jack

Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - OK, I received a bit of criticism about my pyrate get-up this morning so here are some distractions to throw everyone off my case....I have plenty of extra eye patches and earrings for Frostbite so expect the chart below to expand......Red-Beard.....

 

Capt. Jack O' and  First Mate JK	MAX The Pyrate Dog
J.O. our Busy R.D.	Dude, Must I  Say More!!!!

Monday, January 16, 2006 - OK you mangy sea mutts...we pyrates are preparing for the big invasion of Frostbite isle!!!!!  Together we TeamSA Pryates make up  over 26% of this years participants.  For the rest of you 28 doomed sailors beware!!!! we're coming to get ya....

Red-Beard The Pyrate

Sunday, January 15, 2006 - Extreme competitiveness amongst the Pirates of Woodlawn was evident as they practiced and tuned for next weekend’s Victoria Frostbite regatta.  6 Victoria’s, 1 Wind Warrior and 1 Sea Wind made it out to the lake to battle in the 15mph SSW winds!!!   No one skipper proved to be dominate as finishing places changed with each race and tuning session.   Special thanks for the breakfast tacos at noon followed by Mama Seta’s famous spaghetti and meatballs during the afternoon break.  There are no skinny pirates at Woodlawn…lol…!!!   Be sure to check back over the weekend as we post updates on the exciting exploits of our 10 member Pirate Team competing at this year’s Frostbite regatta in Pasadena, TX….

Eric Gregory, a.k.a. Red-Beard The Pyrate, Woodlawn Sailing Club Victoria Fleet Captain '06

Monday, January 9, 2006 - Notice to all Victoria Skippers!!!: We will be having a Special Victoria R/C Sailing and Tuning Day on Sunday, January 15th at Woodlawn Lake in preparation for The Frostbite Regatta to be held in Pasadena, TX on January 20th - 22nd.  All are invited to join in on this Victoria Fiesta!  This should prove good practice for the 19 boat starts to be held at Frostbite this year.  Tacos will be provided first come first serve to sailors.  Feel free to bring a food donation.  Drinks are as always on the house....

Woodlawn Pyrates currently signed up to attend the 2006 Frostbite Regatta are: Ray "Capt. Jack Sparrow" Seta,  Armando "Black Beard" Rivera,  John "Capt. JK  Barbossa" Kuc,  Eric "Red Beard the Vampire Pyrate" Gregory,  Larry "The Boat Building Pyrate" Ludwig,  Ray "The Gentlemen Pyrate" Mireles,  Mark "Capt. Rummy" Hogan,  Tom "Darn Yankee Pyrate" Kern,  Bruce "Budlight-Pryate" Garcia  and  Vickie "Vickie-Vic" Stones.  Come on out and wish the Team well before the Frostbite Victoria R/C extravaganza!

Eric Gregory, Woodlawn Sailing Club Victoria Fleet Captain '06

Sunday, January 8, 2006 - It was a fantastic sailing day for the Woodlawn R/C Fleet with sun shine, 77 degrees and SW winds at 10mph! 10 OD39's, 1 IOM and 1 Wind Warrior started off the day running windward/ leewards into a perfect breeze....After the mid-afternoon break 5 Victoria's raced around the buoys practicing for the upcoming Frost Bite Regatta to be held in Pasadena, TX on Jan. 21st-22nd. Our next sailout will be held Sunday, Jan. 15th starting a 12pm sharp for the Victoria R/C and Sunfish fleets. This will be the last big practice for Team San Antonio's 10 Frostbite participants and it promises to be a blast! All Victoria's are welcome to come on down and join in on the fun at Woodlawn Lake!!!!!! Best Regards, Eric Gregory