NEISA Match Racing Championship for the Larry White Trophy hosted by the New York Yacht Club and Brown University, Newport, RI October 6-7, 2012
Saturday: Conditions for Saturday of the NEISA Match Racing Championship hosted by the New York Yacht Club/Brown were ideal. Great breeze from the S/SW at 8-10 knots to start the day and eventually building to 10-15 with select races of sustained 15-20. All races were sailed in Sonars on a W4 course. A full round robin was completed with the seven teams who arrived, but unfortunately Maine Maritime did not show up. In their head-to-head match, both Conn College and Mass Maritime were OCS and did not return, resulting in the only sail off of the day. Round-Robin Results (to determine Quaterfinal Seeding) 1. Brown 6-1 *Brown beat Tufts head to head 2. Tufts 6-1 3. Roger Williams 5-2 *Roger Williams beat Yale head to head 4. Yale 5-2 5. MIT 3-4 6. Conn College 2-5 7. Mass Martime 1-6 8. Maine Maritime 0-7 Quarterfinal match-ups and winners 1. Brown vs. 8. Maine Maritime- Winner Brown by default 2. Tufts vs. 7. Mass Maritime- Winner Tufts 2-0 3. RWU vs. 6. Conn College- Winner RWU 2-0 4. Yale vs. 5. MIT- Winner Yale 2-1 For tomorrow (Sunday) we will head right into the semi-finals with a best of 5 series and the two winners will represent NEISA to compete for the 2012 ICSA Match Racing National Championship. A best of three finals and petit-finals will also be sailed as long as the breeze holds on. Many thanks to the umpires, Amy Fisher, Alie Bittl, Shaun Kilbride and Brown Freshmen Reid Secondo and James Barry. Also thanks to John Mollicone, Brad Dellenbaugh and my mom Beth for their help for tonights dinner and prep work for the event. Regards, Matt Duggan, PRO ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
