2008 Season |
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Icebreaker Club Series: 1st Place, PHRF working sails LakeFest Regatta: 1st Place, Fleet 5 PHRF spinnaker Leukemia Cup Regatta (aboard Sea Witch): 1st Place, PHRF working sails Texoma Classic: 2nd Place, PHRF spinnaker Asbury Smith Memorial Cup: 4th Place, PHRF spinnaker Solstice Club Series: 4th Place, PHRF spinnaker Wunderlick Regatta Cedar Mills Beer Can Series: 1st Place, PHRF spinnaker Cedar Mils Regatta: 2nd Place, PHRF spinnaker Sundowner Club Series: |
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Crew Calendar |
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Ahab |
Tink |
Pirate Mike |
Whiskers |
Bryan |
Elaina |
P.G.B. |
Gin |
| Icebreaker I & II | 2/23 |
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| Icebreaker III & IV | 3/8 |
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| Spinnaker Training | 3/9 |
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| North Sails Seminar | 3/15 |
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| North Sails Mini-Regatta | 3/16 |
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| Icebreaker V & VI | 3/22 |
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| Cedar Mills Beer Can Races 1 & 2 | 3/29 |
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| Icebreaker VII & VIII | 4/5 |
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| Spinnaker Training | 4/6 |
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| Lakefest Regatta | 4/18-4/20 |
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| Cedar Mills Beer Can Race 3 & 4 | 5/10 |
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| Solstice III & IV | 5/17 |
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| Texoma Classic | 5/24 |
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| Cedar Mills Beer Can Race 5 & 6 | 5/31 |
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| Solstice V & VI (Caney Creek Regatta) | 6/7 |
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| Solstice VI & VIII | 6/21 |
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| Wunderlick Regatta | 8/30 |
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| Sundowner I & II | 9/6 |
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| Sundowner III & IV | 9/20 |
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| Sundowner V & VI | 10/4 |
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| Sundowner VII & VIII | 10/18 |
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| Cedar Mills Regatta | 10/25 |
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| Sundowner IX & X | 11/1 |
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| Christmas Party | 12/6 |
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The Elusive Silver Cup Or in this case, a ceramic boat on a cyprus knee (a really cool trophy in any case) |
2008 Lakefest Regatta Crew Susan Hill, Steve LaMay (front), J.D. Hill, John Kleinberg, Elaina Wesel, Bryan Wesel, Michael Brooks, Thomas Morris and Ann Ramsey (not pictured) |
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Second Star 2000 Beneteau
First 33.7 Length Overall:
328 27 hp Yanmar
diesel Base PHRF 129 (standard), 126 (racing model)
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Designed by Berret/Racoupeau, the First 33.7 follows in the tradition of the Beneteau First racing series. Inspired by the success of the First 36s7 and First 42s7, she has a fast hull and efficient deck layout and sailplan. | |
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Second Star at home on Lake Texoma | |
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| This view taken forward from the Navigation Station | This view facing aft from the forward stateroom |
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Sailplan
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2007 Season |
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Icebreaker Club Series: 2nd Place, working sails division 1 LakeFest Regatta: 2nd Place, working sails division 1 Asbury Smith Memorial Cup: 1st Place, PHRF working sails Solstice Club Series: 1st Place, working sails division 1 Wunderlick Regatta: 1st Place, PHRF working sails Sundowner Club Series: 1st Place, PHRF working sails |
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Wunderlick Regatta Crew front row: J.D. Hill, Michael Brooks, Susan Hill, Melanie |
Lakefest Regatta 2007 Crew Michael Brooks, Coach Steve LaMay, Jennifer Morris, Thomas Morris, Susan Hill, J.D. Hill, Tyler Parr |
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Syndicate Head and Tactician Susan Hill |
J.D.
Hill, Jr. (a.k.a. Captain Ahab) |
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The infamous "Pirate Mike" Brooks
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John "Whiskers" Kleinberg |
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West Coast rock star Bryan Wesel joined mid-season to lend a helping hand, errrrr, foot. |
Elaina, the fairer half of the sailing Wesels |
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Thomas (P.G.B.) Morris gets his trim on |
Coach Steve "it's LaMayzing" LaMay demonstrating an important sailing technique – how to pass a sobriety test. |
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Team Second Star proudly sponsors
Guinness Draught

BRILLIANT!!
| A word of warning to mariners everywhere: Grills Don't Float! |
What's wrong? Don't tell me somebody dropped a winch handle! |
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Fear the infamous Lake Texoma Dock Goose! |
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J.D. &
Susan Hill
3601 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 905 Dallas, TX 75219
469.583.9218 twohills@swbell.net