Sunday, September 14, 2014

2014 Red Hat Regatta - Grosse Pointe, MI

Day 1

Moderate winds, coming off the shore, made for flat and shifty conditions throughout the day. As the day advanced, wind velocity decreased while the direction maintained, resulting not only in shifty but also puffy breeze. Later in the day, the winner of each race would be the boat that reached the "new" wind first.

R.J. Porter, skipper, and Gaby Ahlstrom, crew, succeeded in their tactics game, while having trouble at the starts. Out of five races, R.J. and Gaby finished with two 1st's, a 2nd, and two 3rd's.

Fin Elliott, skipper, Clare Perry sailing as light wind crew, and Owen Hall as heavy wind crew, continued the trend of fast sailing, until faltering in B division races 3 and 4, as the wind died. Fin and Owen sailed the first set together, wind around 12 knots, receiving a 1st and 2nd. Clare subbed in for Owen as the wind died, crewing for Fin during the last three races. They scored a fluke 9th, a 5th, and a 1st to complete the day on a high note.


Day 2

For the second consecutive weekend, light winds disallowed racing on day two of the regatta. Scores added up, Loyola Academy finished second in the regatta, qualifying for the Great Lakes Championship later in the season while coming short of first by 8 points, not earning a spot to this year's Coast Guard Invite. Loyola Varsity is now aiming to qualify for the Atlantic Coast Championship regatta in two weekends, during Autumn Classic at Chicago Yacht Club.

http://scores.hssailing.org/f14/red-hat/

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