12 Teams showed up at Navy to try their hand at match racing aboard Navy's fleet of Colgate 26s.
The day featured challenging conditions and a format unfamiliar to many of the competitors. The first flight saw northwest winds 5 - 8 knots at the start with a dark squall crossing the course mid race. The breeze built to 20 - 25 with higher gusts and shifted right 30 degrees. With some teams unsure of their start sequence, only two matches properly sailed the first flight with Coast Guard topping Cornell and SUNY Maritime besting Army. Flight two was sailed in 25 knots and a building sea. All four pairs successfully started with Navy topping Army, Michigan State beating Coast Guard, St. Marys on top of Purdue and Webb besting Michigan. Following this flight, racing was suspended and competitors adjourned ashore to dry out and listen in on an impromptu match race basics seminar led by ISAF Umpire Sandy Grosvenor. The breeze abated sufficiently and competitors were sent back on the water for a third flight which was run in more docile 7 - 17 knots in more protected section of the Severn River. In flight 3, Navy topped SUNY Maritime, Michigan State beat Cornell, Mass Maritime beat St. Marys, and Michigan beat Webb. Racing continues Sunday. Regards, Jahn S. Tihansky Director, Varsity Offshore Sailing Team U.S. Naval Academy 410-293-5608 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group 1 Group 2 Navy 2 0 St M 1 1 Mich St 2 0 KP 1 1 CG 1 1 Mass 1 1 NYM 1 1 Mich 1 1 Cornell 0 2 Webb 0 2 Army 0 2 Purdue 0 2 ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
