Saturday: 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.
Sunday: Sunday was another gorgeous day in Annapolis, with sunny skies, temperatures around 70 degrees and a nice southwesterly breeze at 8-15 knots. The fleet left the dock early this morning for six more races per division on a trapezoid course set off Triton Point in the mouth of the Severn River. The wind was shifty again , making for another challenging day. PRO Gavin O'Hare was helped this weekend by the PROs for the ICSA Singlehanded Nationals - Erik Schneider and Frank Ustach and they were able to complete the regatta by 1230. Herb Larrabee was on the water judging again today and was busy all weekend. In total, 13 breakdowns were awarded, 5 boats were granted redress, two scoring discrepancies were corrected and one protest was heard, resulting in a DSQ. Yale University started the day off strong and pulled away from the pack to secure the victory in the 2011 Navy Fall Intersectional. Complete 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]
