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Author: Ralph Deeds Subject: Double Damned 2011 - Hood River OR Info: (18233 views) Posted: Tuesday 8-16-11 05:27:57 PM |
Wow! :: I just posted some raw footage from the race. A clip :: under full chute and then more footage with our Chicken :: Chute "The Kevorkian" :: :: Sustained 15-17+kts in 30+. :: :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHs83q1InY0 :: :: I hope we get some more Express' up for next year's :: race. :: :: :: The 2011 "Double Damned" Downwind Race will be held :: :: August 6th in the Columbia River Gorge. It's a 42 mile :: :: Downwinder/Upriver from Cascade Locks Oregon to The :: :: Dalles Oregon. It's the Gorge so it's usually Windy ( :: :: Record is 3:53 - Moore 24 - Morgan Larson in 2009 ) :: :: :: :: We would love to have any and all Express' racing. Both :: :: Hood River Yacht Club Express' will be racing ( My :: :: "Monster Express" #87 and the newly relocated Bessie Jay :: :: now known as "Kitchen Remodel") and hope to have a :: :: couple more. :: :: :: :: There should be a strong fleet this year with the Moore :: :: 24 Nationals the week before in Cascade Locks. :: :: :: :: For more information: www.Hoodriveryachtclub.org
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