All wind forecasts for today provided little hope for any racing on the final day of the Kennedy Cup in Annapolis. But after the big breeze of yesterday, many crews were grateful to see the flags hanging lifelessly at the Navy Sailing Robert Crown Center.
Ever the optimist, PRO Bruce Bingman compelled the fleet to get underway though and all were rewarded with a light but reasonably steady easterly breeze. Race 9 of the series started on time with Coast Guard winning the pin and going on to convincingly win the race as well. Series leader Cal Maritime had a tough race finishing 7th but was still ahead of Navy who had been lying second. Cornell returned to top form finishing second while Mass Maritime came third, their third top 3 score of the series. The Race Committee started a 10th race as the last gasps of breeze filtered across the racecourse. But the 30 minute leg time limit expired with the lead boats barely halfway up the first beat sealing the overall victory for Cal Maritime. Coast Guard finished second, 6 points back while Navy ended up third. Back ashore we were honored to have new US Sailing President Gary Jobson on hand to present trophies and regale the crews with Kennedy Cup experiences from his own college sailing days. A hearty congratulations to ICSA Big Boat National Champions Cal Maritime whose team was led by skipper Cole Davis and included Matt Van Rensellaer, Sebastian Laleau, Tom Steele, Kyle Vanderspeck, Evan Wanamaker, Robert Proulx and John Gray who by virtue of their win earned the right to represent the United States at the 2010 Student Yachting World Cup in France next Fall! Final Results 1. Cal Maritime 4,4,1,1,1,1,6,1,7 26 2. Coast Guard 1,2,6,3,3,7,1,5,1 32 3. Navy 2,1,3,8,2,2,7,3,9 37 4. Maine Maritime 7,6,6,2,6,6,4,2,6 37 5. Cornell 10,3,7,4,8,3,9,4,2 45 6. Mass Maritime 3,10,9,5,5,9,2,6,3 51 7. URI 8,5,2,7,9,5,5,9,4 54 8. Kings Point 5,8,5,9,4,4,8,7,8 57 9. St. Mary's 6,6,8,6,7,8,3,8,5 57 There are a tremendous number of people who volunteered their time for the event including PRO Bruce Bingman and his RC gang which included Jan Richardson, Bill Museler, Frieda Wildey, Buck Downes, Leigh Doptis, Fran Wright, Dick Libby and Taran Teague. Chief Judge was Ric Crabbe who was assisted by fellow jurors Dan Trammell and Sandy Grosvenor. Our cadre of safety officers which included Chris Upham, Don Worm, Dick Lunsford, Dick Morin, Mike Brownlee, Henry Morgan, Bill Maclay, Harry Gamber, George Dewhirst, Maureen Mills and Rick Crow. And last but not least, Joan Morin and her Barbeque cast who prepared the feast for the battered teams as they returned to the dock following Saturday's boisterous racing. Thanks to you all for making the regatta a resounding success. Jahn S. Tihansky Director, Varsity Offshore Sailing Team United States Naval Academy 410-293-5608 [email protected] ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
