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Boat camping in a Windrider 17. Day one of the Texas 200, 2020
Boat camping on Day one of the Texas 200 sailboat rally. 60 boats and 100 people. 6 days and 5 nights camping on barrier islands on the Texas Gulf Coast/
Port O'Connor to Sunday Beach in my Windrider 17.
Want to thank Brian & Glenn for the help beaching my boat.
http://www.texas200.com
Ziggy's Website
Bikes, Boats, Bitches and Beer
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2018 Texas 200 - The Boats
Some of the craft that participated this year. Texas 200 - Port Isabel to Magnolia Beach. Some did it in 5 days, some 6. Some didn't make it...all the way. Lots of alternative campsites due to wind conditions. As you can see they are a varied lot. Production, homemade and experimental. Obviously deep keel and shallow draft have their unique characteristics and enjoy slightly different experiences. Hugely different actually.
But they come, and love it, and many come again and again!
This year 45 boats and crews started, 23 finished. Drop out rate is related to wind, waves, injuries and breakages of man and boat. This year took its toll. First two days winds were strong. That's the fun of it! Bring yours, whatever you got. -
Two Hundred Miles in a Garage Built Boat
For the fourth year I set out on a sailboat I built in my garage to sail from the southern tip of Texas two hundred miles north to Magnolia beach to eat a boiled shrimp dinner. -
Two Hundred Miles in a Ho Made Boat (HD)
The 2017 Texas 200 sailboat event done in a 15 foot boat built in a garage.
Music by Ross Bugden https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ
Music by Nicolai Heldas
"Royalty Free Music from Bensound" -
Dovekie 21 "Quetzal" on the Texas 200
Raw video from the 2018 Texas 200 featuring Gordo's Dovekie 21 sailing smartly on a reach. Wind was in the low to mid teens at this moment as we worked our way upwind on the way to Army Hole on the inter-coastal islands
Skippy is properly home!
We drive the trailer round to our shared rear drive entrance, drop off the newly detachable front of the trailer and drag it round to the second private entrance. We turn him around, put the tongue back on and reverse him onto the drive! Success! We can see the side...