It was a wild day on the Severn River for the first day of the 2011 Navy Fall Intersectional. The wind was out of the southwest all day and a large trapezoid course was set off Triton Point in the mouth of the Severn River under sunny skies. The wind started out in the mid teens, but built throughout the morning and gusts near 30 knots were seen mid day. The wind backed off into the high teens for the end of the day's racing. The course was challenging as the sailors had to navigate through anchored boats in town for the powerboat show and deal with massive wind shifts. Race management had its hands full all day dealing with numerous capsizes and breakdowns. Twelve races were completed per division, leaving only six more to go tomorrow. PRO Gavin O'hare kept things moving all day and judges Herb Larrabee and David Clinnin did double duty as on the water enforcers and rescue boats. A few protests and redress request remain to be settled tomorrow, but 10 breakdowns were awarded today.
Charleston holds a narrow lead over Yale after day 1. Results can be found here: http://scores.collegesailing.info/f11/navy-fall/ Ian Burman Head Coach Navy Sailing Team 410.293.5617 ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
