Mallory Nationals (May 10-11, 2014)

The Loyola sailing team sent 8 sailors to San Diego, California for the fleet racing nationals.  For this regatta, the team needed to learn a new boat called a Flying Junior (FJ).  The FJs look similar to the 420, but are tippier and can point closer to the wind. The team left Thursday night to arrive in California around midnight.  Friday was a practice day where Loyola learned the waters.  The yacht club was about a three mile tow line out to the race course which was located in the heart of the city.  There you would find battleships coming and going every so often.  The regatta was stationed off of a loading dock for a cruise ship.  Saturday came, and the wind was perfect.  Starting lines were packed and crucial with everybody being just as good a sailor as the next.  Sunday was just as good, and by the end all the Loyola teammates were able to sail in a rotation.  Loyola sailed a great regatta and in the end placed 16^th in the nation.