Sailing Beyond Lake Travis with Chris Lewis

Thursday March 3rd 2022 from 7:00PM-9:00PM in the Clubhouse. Note that the date has changed.

Chris and Karen Lewis have sailed extensively on the Gulf and East Coasts as well as internationally. This discussion will touch on venues, formats and boat types, ranging from one-design windward-leeward competitions to the Newport-Bermuda Race. Chris will also identify organizations and initiatives that enable you to expand you sailing horizons beyond Lake Travis.

Chris Lewis has sailed competitively from the age of eight. He grew up racing Int. Cadets, Lasers, 505s and the Laser 5000, competing in Europe, Japan and Australia. Team racing at college, he became Captain of the University of London and the British Universities teams sailing in Fireflies, Larks and Enterprises. During a career in Engineering, he moved to keel boats, racing J80s, J70s, IC37s and the RS21. After owning an Olsen 34 while in Alaska, Chris and Karen purchased a J/44 named Kenai 25 years ago upon moving to Texas. They have cruised and raced Kenai over tens of thousands of miles from as far south as Veracruz, Mexico to Halifax, Nova Scotia. As the holders of the SORC “Islands in the Stream Series” they are currently sailing to defend the title.