What a difference a day makes. Sunday in Annapolis dawned clear and cold for the 12 teams contending for The Intrepid Trophy with shifty northerly winds of 5-15 knots.
4 first round flights were completed with the two top scoring teams from each flight advancing to a final round robin. Navy and Michigan State advanced from Group A while Mass Maritime and St. Mary's advanced from Group B. After a single round robin final, Navy, Michigan State and Mass Maritime finished in what was determined to be an unbreakable three-way tie for first place at 2-1 with St. Mary's at 0-3 as time for further racing had expired. It was obvious that every team competing climbed the match race learning curve throughout the weekend as the final round featured tight racing with numerous place changes, penalty inducements and a near photo finish in the last match as Mass Maritime nipped Navy by a quarter length to create the tie situation. Final Round Flight 1 Navy def. Michigan St. Mass def. St. Mary's Flight 2 Michigan St. def. Mass Navy def. St Mary's Flight 3 Michigan St def St. Mary's Mass def. Navy This event would not have been possible without the incredible efforts of the 20 umpires who supported both the Capt. Prosser Team Race Regatta as well as the Intrepid Trophy Match Race event. Including: Angelo Buscemi, Jeff Borland, Sandy Grosvenor, Hugh Elliott, Dan Trammell, Jim Walsh, Mike Jones, Maureen Mills, Sharon Hadsel, Dick Morin, Dave Pyron, Don Becker, Betsy Altman, Jim Capron, Wayne Bretsch, Ian Berman, Ken Ward, Pete Levisic and a few others whose names escape me at the moment. Regards, Jahn S. Tihansky Director, Varsity Offshore Sailing Team U.S. Naval Academy 410-293-5608 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
