Nine teams are on hand at the US Naval Academy to contest the 2011 McMillan Cup aboard Navy's fleet of MK2 44' sloops. The crews were greeted with cool temps and a promising northwesterly breeze in which they were able to practice before racing got underway at noon.
PRO Keith Jacobs and his RC team got a course set up in the Bay Ridge cove between Thomas and Tolly Points. The breeze dropped to near marginal conditions but after a brief postponement, Jacobs persevered and got race 1 started. There were a number of place changes and end arounds during the race and at the end Mass Maritime emerged from the smoke on top with the win. Coast Guard finished 2nd but was DSQ for a mark room incident giving Navy the 2. For Race 2, the breeze solidified and another four leg course was set. KP led wire to wire with Navy coming second and Coast Guard 3rd. With 5-7 knots of wind, a third four leg race was run, this time with Navy coming out on top followed by KP in second and Coast Guard again in third. Given an iffy wind forecast for Sunday, Jacobs opted to run a 4th race, this time selecting a 3 leg course. St. Mary's hit the left up the first beat and struck pay dirt with both shift and velocity and extended on each subsequent leg to win the race. KP got off the line well and also protected the left to round in second where they stayed to the finish. Maine Maritime found their stride and finished the day with a podium position in third. Mass Maritime came back from an OCS to grab a 5th while Navy struggled and carded a 6th. 1. Kings Point 3,1,2,2 Race 1 redress given (1 pt.) 2. Navy 2,2,1,6 3. St. Mary's 5,4,5,1 4. MASS Maritime 1,6,4,5 5. SUNY 3,7,6,4 6. Maine Maritime 7,8,7,3 7. Coast Guard 10,3,3,10 8. Army 6,5,8,7 9. Vermont 10,10,10,10 Racing continues tomorrow. Best regards, Jahn Jahn S. Tihansky Director, Varsity Offshore Sailing Team United States Naval Academy 410-293-5608 (office) 410-293-5233 (fax) [email protected] http://usna.edu/SailingTeam/newsite/VOST/#info.html ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
