2008 ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship Newport, RI New York Yacht Club, Brown University, and Salve Regina University May 30-June 1, 2008 Day One Highlights: Competitors arrived to a dying northerly breeze that postponed sailing until the early afternoon when a southerly breeze finally filled in. Group One and Group Two rounds were completed by 6pm with great race management led by PRO Chip Johns, Ned Jones of Laser Perfromance in the mark boat, and Commodore George Hinman of the NYYC in the finish boat. A fabulous group of umpires are on hand for the event led by Chief Umpire Steven Wolff. A total of 42 races were sailed on the Collegiate N course in 5-10 knots of wind. The top four from each group have advanced to the Championship round of 8 with a first race scheduled for 10am on Saturday. A double round robin is planned for this group, and a single round-robin is planned for the Consolation round (bottom 6 teams). A windy and rainy forecast for Saturday. Day Two Highlights: Saturday's racing was delayed slightly with passing thunderstorms and showers moving through from the west. Once things cleared racing was underway, finishing the Championship first round as heavy fog rolled in. Visibilty was difficult for the last races of the round. The Consolation round was completed in heavy fog as well, with South Florida going 5-0. At 4:30pm racing was called for the day as the fog only thickened. The Championship second round and final four will be completed on Sunday, with a better forecast in store. 34 races left to sail. Boston College leads heading into the last day with a 6-1record. Day Three Highlights: Boston College makes it two in a row! After postponing racing ashore for an hour in the morning due to heavy fog, competition got underway by 11am for the second Championship round of the top 8 teams. Boston College distanced themsleves from the rest of the fleet, while Brown made the biggest move of the day with a 6-1 record to make the final four. Georgetown and Charleston made the final four as well with consistent performances. Racing started in a moderate 10-12 knot southwesterly that built to a steady 15-20 knots with decent chop and lots of spectators. Very close and impressive team racing amongst the top teams. Congrats to BC on the victory, Georgetown in second, Charleston beat Brown in the last race to take third overall. Win/loss grids, blogs, photos, and more information can be found at http://www.collegesailing.org/ A huge thanks to the following: PRO: Chip Johns Race Committee: John Ingalls and Mike Hill Mark Boat: Ned Jones, Tucker Adams, and Fred Strammer Finish Boat: Commodore George Hinman, Dr. Robert Salk, and Abby Cheif Umpire: Steven Wolff and his entire umpire team Coach Boats: Dayton Carr and Dr. Thomas Enright, help from Chase Hogoboom and Ben Siegal Switch/Shuttle Boats: AJ Evans, Richard Hale, Will Brown, Lisa Russell, and Chen Spectator Boats: Judy and Tony Knowles and Dr. Robin Wallace Land Coordinator: Hannah Lichtenstein Scoring: Torey Pellegrini, Kelly Jordan, Lauren Grygiel NYYC: Brad Dellenbaugh, Beth Duggan, Daniela Burtin, and Kathy Macpherson Regatta Chair: Susan Daily ICSA President and Rep: Mitch Brindley Trainer: Kalya Medina Sail Newport for their support and use of powerboats The Brown and Salve Regina sailors for their help on and off the water Final Results
Place Team Record 1 Boston College 14-3 2 Georgetown 11-6 3 Charleston 9-8 4 Brown 8-9 5 Harvard 7-7 6 St. Mary's 7-7 7 Stanford 4-10 8 Navy 2-11 9 South Florida 5-0 10 USC 4-1 11 Wisconsin 3-2 12 U/Washington 2-3 13 Texas 1-4 14 Notre Dame 0-5 ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
