Hello Weta Sailors,

The second Lake Santa Fe Swarm was a big success. The weather was warm, wind mostly 5 knots with occasional 10 knot gusts, mostly from the East. Both Friday and Saturday evening we had 12 gusting to 15 knot winds which started around 5PM. I was still out sailing Saturday evening late enough to enjoy those winds. We had 4 Wetas participating in the Swarm. Howard Jelks sailed his yellow hulled Weta that he bought used from Devin Van Zandt, around 6 months ago. Gina Hopen and Terry Wheeler who I raced with at the Mug Race May 2025. Those 3 Weta owners live near, and normally sail on Lake Santa Fe. I towed my Weta from Tallahassee. There was a special event in Melrose, Florida (the town nearest the South East shore of the Lake). The event included at least two live bands playing …

Hello Weta Sailors,

I had the only Weta at the Clermont (just West of Orlando) Multihull Regatta. Single handed boats $100, double handed $150 mostly Hobie 16's, Hobie Waves, one A Cat and my Weta.  I saw some familiar faces from the Bluster on the Bay Regatta. We had 3 days of racing, Friday, Sat., & Sun with winds as low as 5 knots and gusts as high as 12 knots, with wind shifts as large as 30 degrees. Air temps in the high 80's and water temp around 75 to 80 all three days. On Friday and Saturday the wind increased right after we came in from racing, to around 18 knots. I only raced Friday and Sunday. On Saturday I gave demo rides all day on my Weta. There was no use in tacking on the header as the wind shifted back the other way before you could …

Bluster Regatta Recap

Last weekend, ten Wetas participated in the Bluster on the Bay Regatta—a record turnout for the event. We enjoyed perfect sailing conditions with temperatures in the 70s on Saturday and the mid-80s on Sunday.

Congratulations to Pete Merrifield for a stellar performance, finishing first in all six races. Bill Swanson followed with an impressively consistent five second-place finishes. The middle of the pack was highly competitive, with frequent position changes throughout each race. It was also great to welcome back former Weta owner Norm Hanson, as well as Gina Hopen and Terry Wheeler competing as a double-handed crew.

Hello Weta Sailors, I know this Event Report is late. The Gator Bowl was December 6 - 7, 2025. Just Devin Van Zandt and myself. Keith MacDonald was registered but could not make it. The 3 of us also sailed in this regatta in 2024. Camping was allowed. The wind started light on Saturday and improved as the day continued. The current was from the North sucking you in the direction of the Buckman Bridge South of the Rudder Club and race area. Saturday evening it started raining and the rain continued on and off through Sunday. The biggest problem on Sunday was the total lack of Wind. So no racing on Sunday. Jon and Donna Hamilton and the Race Pro, Tom Davis, did a great job, putting on the regatta. Jon and Donna had nice welcome party, with lots of delicious food and drink, Friday evening at…