The Chuck Nevel JV Regatta

On May 24, Loyola varsity sailors hosted the Chuck Nevel JV Regatta. The regatta is named after the great former coach of Loyola sailing who always showed special dedication in making the JV team a fun and educational experience.

Fantastic conditions including a perfect 10 knot breeze, warm temperatures and sun made this regatta a huge success. Tom Cook an Chris Lynch fought it out all day for the win with Chris Lynch taking it in the end by only one point.  All of our JV sailors did fantastic and they should be very proud of their performances. The results of the regatta were as follows:

           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Chris Lynch/             1 1 1 4 2 1 2 1 2

   Sidney Finan

15

2 Tommy Cook           2 4 2 4 1 1 2 2  1  

 Alejandra Edery

16

3 Matt Zampa            4 5 5 2 4 3 6 6 4

   Jen McDermott

38

4 Scott Hallman        3 6 4 5 3 4 5 4  5

   Luke McLaughlin

39

5 Shea Svnstterdat  5 2 3 7 7 7 7 7    3

   Emily Volini

46

6 Ryan Bernardi       6 3 8 6 6 6 5 4   6   

    Emily Norris

52

7 Andy Ahlstrom     8   7 6 6 3 8 8 7  7

   Mystery Crew X

53

8 Matt Woppel         7 8 7 8 5 6 8 3 7

    Maeve Whalen

    Katie Maunsell

59

Great season, JV!

Special thanks to coach Zac Hernandez for serving as race committee.

The Qualifiers

The MISSA (the midwest interscholastic sailing association) holds two qualifiers in the fall for national events. The first is the Mallory fleet race qualifier and the second in the Baker team race qualifier.

On April 26 and 27, Loyola sailors competed at Chicago Yacht Club for one of two Mallory Qualifying spots. The breeze was on day one as Cliff and Davis Porter in A and Alex Post and Tommy Holmberg in B put up strong finishes. The day was called early due to excessive wind with Loyola in a three way tie for second. Day three started slow with Loyola dropping a few spots. Clifford and Juliann Sargis in A and Alex and Ciara McHugh finished strong, however as Alex closed out the regatta with two wins bringing the team to a second place finish.

The next weekend, May 3 and May 4 Loyola sailors competed for the one qualifying spot at team racing nationals. Luckily, Loyola brought a big team of varying sizes to accommodate for the ever varying conditions. Loyola was buoyed by the huge plays of Clifford Porter and finished in third place.