Shepard Championship (November 10-11, 2012)

Taking place at the wonderful Columbia Yacht Club downtown, the Shepherd regatta proved to be an interesting weekend for the Loyola teams.
Day one could not be described as anything less than good fall
sailing. The breeze picked up through the day, however, and it all
resolved with a beautiful sunset over the city. Team Griffin2 did well
most of the first day. Pat Griffin and Cat Yardley opened the weekend
with a 2nd and Tom griffin and Diana Perez followed with a string of
2,2,1, and a DNF which ultimately caused the 4th place rather than the
first they would have been in. There is a great race behind DNF, but
some stories are better left untold.

The second day was hectic; it was very windy, and ultimately the
regatta ended without any more racing. On top of all this, the fire
alarm was pulled and everyone was forced to wait outside. It was still
a great regatta to end on, Tom Griffin and Diana Perez got third in B
fleet.  Team Griffin2  finished in 4th place overall.