Sat: A beautiful day on Horseshoe Bend of the St. Mary's River. Sailors were greeted by the impressive schooner, The Spirit of Massachusetts, as she was visiting SMC most of the week. Such a site seemed only appropriate as MAISA sailors honored Ann Campbell for her 35 years of service running our conference.
Also fitting for Ann's final America Trophy (in an official capacity) was the awarding of The Robert Purrington Award to (grandson) Michael Campbell. This trophy is awarded annually to the graduating senior from MAISA who has made outstanding contributions to college sailing through his/her efforts, not only by competing, but in the promotion of the sport, by fostering sportsmanship among teams, maintaining quality of competition, and contributing to the overall performance of our district. The recipient is not necessarily the best sailor in MAISA but embodies the selfless spirit of true competition and commitment to excellence in support of college sailing in the MAISA district. Event PRO, Stan "The Man" Hyatt, was the first recipient of the award in 1997-98. Winds were from the East, later becoming Southeast at 15-30 before racing had to be postponed around 3:30 with 8A and 7B completed. Courses were W-3's, W-4's (with gates) and triangle/windwards when necessary to keep the majority of the fleet upright. Stovy Brown and Barbara Herbig were afloat as jury. Danny Pletsch and the SMC team spent a lot of time rescuing the back end of the fleet. Sun: Westerly winds from 5-17 knots made for tricky racing under beautiful skies. Courses were W-4’s with gates all day long. Sailors and spectators alike were treated to a show by the MD Dove who went out for a sail. Thankfully, they did not take out the pin end of the starting/finishing line, but it was close. Several protests were handled by the jury during lunch breaks and one request for redress was heard at the end of the racing. Congratulations to Georgetown for winning the America Trophy and to all of the top eight schools who will be representing MAISA at the ICSA National Championship Semi-Finals hosted by the USC Sailing Team, The US Sailing Center of Long Beach, and The PCCSC. Georgetown St. Mary’s Navy Hobart ODU NYM Cornell Washington College Complete scores may be found at: http://scores.collegesailing.info/s11/america/ ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
