1998 Gulf Coast Regionals
Bay-Waveland YC
Bay St. Louis, MS

A small but talented fleet showed up to race. With winds in the 15-20 knot range and 1-2 foot seas, thirteen sailors competed in a total of eight races. Five races were sailed on Saturday and three on Sunday. At the end of Saturday seven competitors were separated by nine points.
Sunday racing conditions were same as Saturday's, but must have looked a lot worse as all sailors put in a Jens rig before leaving the dock. Once on the water many were taken out. After the first two races on Sunday, Hank and Ash were tied. An eighth race was needed to see who would win a trip to Puerto Rico for the 1999 Worlds. Hank and Ash finished first and second, respectively. Congratulations to Hank Saurage in qualifying for the 1999 Sunfish Worlds to be held in Puerto Rico.

Final Results

Name           R1   R2   R3   R4   R5   R6   R7   R8  Total   Circuit Pts
H Saurage       4    5    1    2    1    4    1    1     14      13
A Beatty        8    1    3    3    2    1    3    2     15      12
T Edwards       5    2    4    4    6    2    2    3     22      11
J Liebl 	3    7    2    2    2    3    4    5     27      10
B Stieffel      6    4    5    1    3    7    6    4     29       9
C Edwards       1    6    6    7    4    6    5    6     34       8
T Meric 	2    3    7    6    7  DNS  DNS  DNS     53       7
P Wuersher      9    9    9    9    8    5    7    7     54       6
P Christman     7    5    8    8    9  DNS  DNS  DNS     65       5
M Warren       11   12  DNF   11   10    8    8    8     68       4
A Carbonette   13   10   10   10   11    9  DNS  DNS     77       3
A Edwards      12   11  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS     93       2
S Waller       10  DNF  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS  DNS     94       1