Larchmont, NY (June 11-12, 2011): The first leg of the Heineken V15 Tristate Championship was sailed June 11-12 at Larchmont YC in the Spring Regatta. The team with the best combined score in 2 of the 3 events wins a year's supply of Heineken, and there are free Heineken kegs at each event, which has captured the imagination of the largely twentysomething-aged dinghy fleet. 30 boats made the trip to Larchmont, and were greeted on Saturday with a building easterly of 20-25 with gusts to 28, whipping up 5-foot waves that caused difficulty in setting a good dinghy course. Conditions failed to improve to allow for a race, which was quickly forgotten at the post-race party. Sunday's conditions were a mild 4-7 knots from the east with no leftover chop, allowing for 8 races.
A number of different teams rounded the windward mark in the top 3 over the course of the day but two teams separated themselves from the pack consistently by the finish, with past vs. present SUNY Maritime coaches Danny Pletsch and Russ O'Reilly doing battle with their all-star crews Marla Menninger and Joel Labuzetta. Pletsch/Menninger took the first and last races of the series, with O'Reilly/Labuzetta winning the majority of races 2-7 to take the title by three points, gaining an early lead in the Heineken Championship. Steve Streit/Leigh Fogwell finished third. Complete results are posted on Yacht Scoring: http://www.yachtscoring.com/...mulative.cfm?eID=514<http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=514> The second leg of the Heineken Tristate Championship is June 25-26 at Cedar Point YC for the New England Championship, followed two weeks later by the Atlantic Coast Championship July 9-10 at Sayville YC. Online registration for New Englands: https://spreadsheets0.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&formkey=dEtuNDNjMkNiZW4yeTNjVEQxVmd2Y2c6MQ#gid=0 Cedar Point questions: Serge Karpow: [email protected] Online registration for ACCs: https://www.regattatech.com/events/SYC/V1511 Sayville questions: Alex Smith: [email protected] Cedar Point and Sayville are both great venues, with Cedar Point hosting the 2003 Nationals and the 2009 New Englands, and Sayville hosting the 2009 Nationals. A limited number of charter boats are available on a first come, first serve basis, same with housing/camping options. PB ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
