Sun: Race 9B started the day at 0945 in a nice 5-8 knot north westerly. We raced all morning with a lunch break at noon. Racing resumed at 1300 and finished with 16B at exactly 1500. In the afternoon the wind started increasing to 11-17 with 20 knot gusts, which provided some nice waves and knock down puffs. We sailed a W-4 course with offset and gate all weekend. There were a few OCS and some breakdowns rewarded due to a snapped main halyard and a broken vang shackle. 4 protests were filed, all being disallowed.
Thanks to Josh Putnam and Reed Johnson for helping with protests. Congrats to St. Mary's Seahawks on winning the 2012 KP Dinghy Open! Sat: Sailors arrived to fog and no wind. With a long wait ashore the wind finally started filling in from the West at around 5-8 knots. We left the dock at 12:45 and started the first warning at 1310. The wind was shifty but provided great racing. As the day went on the wind increased to 12-15 with gusts in the upper teens. We tried to get 10 races in before sundown but with a few recalls and then the RC anchor dragging mishap we finished the day with 9A and 8B. We will start the day tomorrow with 9B and then go from there. There was 1 protest resulting in a DSQ. Thanks to the KP Midshipmen for running the event, and to Josh Putnam for helping with the protest. Scores can be found here: http://scores.collegesailing.org/f12/kp-dinghy-open/ Thanks, Michael --- Michael Collins Head Dinghy Coach Dept. of Waterfront Operations and Training U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 516.726.6033 ________________________________________________ maisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=maisa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
