(Lake Texoma, TX)- JD Hill's gorgeous J/122 SECOND STAR has been sailing
the "Redneck Riviera" on Lake Texoma for the past few years and having a
great time not only sailing their boat on weekends with friends and
family, but hitting the occasional race and showing the locals on that
giant lake in north Texas (and southern Oklahoma) how to get around the
race track.
JD
had this to say about their experiences on the lake and dealing with
the massive drought besieging Texas, "Here in North Texas, we don't have
anywhere near the breadth of competition you guys have on the coasts,
but we do have our fair share of great sailors. SECOND STAR (J/122 #74)
has already locked up its second straight Texoma Points Championship
(essentially our version of Boat of the Year honors for the combined
spinnaker fleet for 2010 and 2011).And until this fall, where a drought caused extreme low water levels (too low to use the any of the travel lifts) and the stagnant water and heat caused a bacteria bloom in the water (making diving the bottom unsafe), we hadn't lost a single distance race for nearly 2 years. I'd have to count, but our record in distance races the last 2 years is something like 10-1. We finally lost a 50-mile race this fall, but all 3 boats who corrected over us lived on a hoist (a substantial advantage against boats without means to thoroughly clean their hulls)."
JD and crew are planning on joining other J/122s and J/Sailors down in Florida this winter for Key West Race Week and the rest of the J/Fest Winter Circuit-- he hopes to meet you'all there and enjoy the great racing and camaraderie of J sailors enjoying their boats!
