Welcome to UK-Halsey in Kemah, Texas

News Flash......Jim Bradley J-109 Surprise 1st at LYC Bay Cup 2008 ---- Uzi Ozeri J-80 class 1st at Frostbite Regatta 2008


 

Our loft can handle your cruising and racing sails. Whether you are a dinghy sailor or a world-cruiser, our staff can build or repairs your sail inventory.

UK SAILS DOMINATES SOME OF THE LOCAL EVENTS
1st. Steve Hammerman - UK Sails
Perpetual trophy - Largest Fleet
2008 HYC Midwinters
10th. Chelsea Bethancourt - UK Sails
2007 Rolex International Women's Keelboat Championship
1st. Doug Weakly - UK Sails
2007 Houston NOOD
1st. Ernie and Carol French - UK Sails
2007 Mutineer National Championship
*2nd. Jorgen Johnsson - UK Sails
*4th. Charles Q. Kamps - UK Sails
2007 Soling North American
1st. Steve Hammerman - UK Sails
3rd. Uzi Ozeri - UK sails
2007 Southern Circuit Stop # 1

Sheldon Alsup Finished 2nd. in PHRF - UK Sails
John Kolius 4th. ORC - UK Sails

2007 Bay Cup I
 
Chelsea Bethancourt and crew sail to top ten finish at
Rolex International Keelboat Championships

Shoreacres, Texas

November 12-17 brought some of the top women’s keelboat crews to Houston, Texas to compete for the Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Championships. Sailed on J/22’s in Galveston Bay, the event included top talent including Olympic medalists, world champions, and America’s Cup veterans. During this 12th biennial running of the event and sailing out of Houston Yacht Club, almost 40 all-women crews competed for four days in trying conditions. Among those crews was the youngest skipper in the fleet, 17 year old Chelsea Bethancourt, sailing Rift with a full set of UKHalsey Houston sails, who managed to post a top 10 finish through eleven races. The local crew racing with Chelsea included her mother Dana Bethancourt, Patricia Escorihuela, and Sandra Baldridge.


From Dana.

We had a great regatta, meeting all of our expectations and goals. Chelsea did a great job at handling the big breeze and the light breeze. The Galveston Bay chop was excruciating at times, but we were able to keep our speed. Our sails were very fast, even when we had less than stellar starts we were able to foot off for speed and get back up to the top of the pack, especially in the race we got 3rd! This was an amazing experience for everyone, but especially Chelsea. Hopefully, this will be a spring board for her sailing career.

UK/Halsey Houston would like to congratulate Chelsea and her crew on such an outstanding result and wish them well in their future endeavors; we know she will be someone to watch for in the coming years!

UK Halsey Sailmakers - Texas
 · For technical advice and go fast tips, Contact:
 

Pedro Gianotti
UK-Halsey Houston
2031 Anders Ln, Suite J
Kemah, TX 77565
281-334-3464


texas@ukhalsey.com

 


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