REGATTA HIGHLIGHTS:

Teams arrived promptly at 9:00. Boats were rigged and in the water by 9:30. A skippers meeting was held at 9:30 and we had a 30 minute discussion about team racing. Everyone decided that if there were time after the races, we would sail a team race scrimmage/clinic. The first race started at 10:30. 8 races were sailed with A and B division racing together. Races were concluded at 3:00. After a lunch break, everyone went back out for team racing at 4:00 and sailed until 6:00 Team Racing Results are below.

Temps were in the 60s and everyone got very sunburned. Races 1-2 were sailed in a steady 15 knot northerly with gusts near 20 which caused 3 capsizes. Races 3-4 were sailed in a very shifty 5-15 knots. We moved the race course farther away from land for the remainder of the races. Races 5-8 were sailed in a shifty, dying 2-12 knots. The shifty, puffy conditions made for some great racing and interesting spectating.

Thanks to the teams that made it to the regatta during spring break. Thanks to the people who helped with the races: Jon Few USA ‘03, Joe Arbour USA ‘08, Bernard Moseby Jr. USA ‘09, Chaz Stewart USA ‘10, Meghan Alesce USA ‘09.

Sailors for TAMU

A-Division: Derek Whallen
            Laura Sanders
		
B-Division: James Harrington
            Paul Coppala

Racing Results

            A   B   TOT
1 USA       14  9   23

2 TAMU      25  19  44

3 MIAMI/OH  14  34  48

4 UWF       29  20  49


A DIVISION = 8 races 

1 USA  14 
Paul Kleinschrodt ‘08 1,5-8 
Ashley Hall ‘08 2 
Kate Brobston ‘08 3-4 

Ashley Hall ‘08 1
Paul Kleinschrodt ‘08 2,4
Pat Benefield ‘08 3
Adrian Roe ‘10 5
Jessica Jacobson ‘09 6-8 

2 MIAMI/OH 14
Ryan Zupon ‘10 all

Andy Hoffman ‘10 1-4
Deanna Sundling ‘07 5-8 

3 TAMU  25
Derek Whallen ‘07 all

Laura Sanders ‘07 all 

4 UWF  29
William Abbott ‘08 all

Adrienne Dahlberg ‘10 ALL 
 
 

B DIVISION = 8 races 

1 USA  9
DC Furey ‘09 all

Ashleigh Turner ‘09 1-4
Seth McGonigal ‘09 5-8 

2 TAMU  19
James Harrington ‘07 all

Paul Coppala ‘10 all 

3 UWF  20
Bryce Van Dam ‘09 all

Tyler Reese ‘07 all 

4 MIAMI/OH 34
Alex Zalar ‘08 all

Abby Heckler ‘07 1-2
Andy Hoffman ‘10 4-8

Team Race Scrimmage Results

The team racing began at 4:00 in a shifty 3-13 knots. The blue team was mostly USA sailors and a UWF team. The red team was a combination of other teams and USA alum. Thanks to Jimmy Wacker for bringing his 40 foot spectator boat with all the extra sailors and many yacht club members who enjoyed spectating the action.

4 of the 5 races were extremely close with multiple marktraps and passbacks on every leg. There were very few collisions, but many fouls and 360 penalty turns. Thanks to the sailors for putting in an 8 hour day on the water.

BLUE TEAM 4-1

Skippers:

Paul Kleinschrodt USA ‘08

Ashley Hall USA ‘08

DC Furey USA ‘09

Bryce Van Dam UWF ‘09 

Crews:

Pat Benefield USA ‘08

Kate Brobston USA ‘08

Ashleigh Turner USA ‘08

Billy Abbott UWF ‘08 
 

RED TEAM 1-4

Skippers:

Karl Kleinschrodt USA ‘06

Seth McGonigal USA ‘09

Derek Whallen TAMU ‘07

Ryan Zupon MIAMI/OH ‘10 

Crews:

Adrian Roe USA ‘10

Paul Coppala TAMU ‘10

Andy Hoffman MIAMI/OH ‘10