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Knowledge Kids at Play  Thirty-two
high school sailors came to Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich CT
over the weekend to race Lasers in the national high school single-handed
championship (Cressy Trophy). Saturday morning, sailors were greeted
by a 30+ knot sou’easterly and dramatic seas necessitating a
shoreside postponed. With Sunday’s forecast promising even more
wind, the outlook for getting the regatta in was bleak. Fortunately
around 1:30 a window of opportunity presented itself and the group
was sent out where three good races were sailed under “changeable” conditions
which ranged from 10-22 knots. A fourth race was attempted but the
arrival of the new frontal system brought with it new 30+ knot breezes
resulting in numerous capsizes and abandonment. In an attempt to
squeeze in another race or two Sunday’s first race was moved
up to 0830. The hoped for easing of the breeze never materialized
as 35 knot gusts were recorded all morning. Ultimately racing was
canceled with the results from Saturday sufficient to constitute
a regatta.
Winner
the full rig division was Blake Warner of Calvary
Chapel School, Newport Beach CA with Caleb Paine
(Point Loma High School) and Cam Cullman (Hotchkiss
School) second and third. The Radial fleet was won
by Joe Morris of Severn School followed by Brendan
Faria (Providence Country Day) and Phillip Crain
(St. John’s School). Complete results can be found
here and some good photos of the event like the
one above courtesy of PhotoBoat can be found
here. |