Hampton Bay Days
Saturday started with cloudy skies and light, variable breeze from the East. Then sunny skies and steady Easterly for the remainder of the day. Eight races in A and six seven races in B were completed before the wind completely died. Three protests and one redress were filed resulting in two DSQ.
On Sunday wind delay was in effect until about 10:30 when the wind finally filled in from the West at 7-10 knots for the rest of the day. We finished a complete rotation by 1:00 pm with 10 races in each division. Thanks to all the parents and friends who came out to support the sailors and enjoy a beautiful weekend on the shores of Strawberry Banks.
IMAGE: Maxwell Plarr & Amy Polhemus
Thanks to all the parents and friends who came out to support the sailors and enjoy a beautiful weekend on the shores of Strawberry Banks. Our team sailed quite well in this event. The score doesn’t indicate how well since this was the first event Maxwell Plarr sailed as a collegian. Nervousness and less familiarity with the rules than we would have liked gave Max finishes of 7 and 4 when he could easily have been 3 and 3. But we use this event to give our new people sailing time and our developing people more experience. Max and Amy showed that they are a pairing who will be doing a lot of sailing for CNU in the future.
IMAGE: Taylor Gray, Lynn Ball, Tyler Million, and Matt Lythgoe
This was Maxwell’s second regatta and third & fourth races in college. Max was still making the switch from catamarans to small college dinghies. However, his sense of honesty needs no work. After finishing one race, he realized that he hadn’t taken the correct number of penalty turns for a rules infraction and withdrew from the last B race. As our assistant coach, Jim White, has said many times, “We may not have the best sailors, but we do have the most honest.” We now know Max belongs on our team!
| Scores | A Div. | B Div. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fordham | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2. Maryland | 23 | 51 | 74 |
| 3. Ocean County | 48 | 31 | 79 |
| 4. U/Penn | 52 | 36 | 88 |
| 5. Old Dominion | 55 | 38 | 93 |
| 6. Christopher Newport | 59 | 48 | 107 |
| 7. Hampton | 67 | 71 | 138 |
| 8. William and Mary | 76 | 72 | 148 |
| 9. Virginia | 71 | 94 | 165 |
| 10. Salisbury | 80 | 89 | 169 |
| CNU A Division | Matt Lythgoe Tyler Million |
3-9-8-4-10-9-5-7-1-3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNU B Division | Maxwell Plarr Amy Polhemus |
7-4 |
| Taylor Gray Lynn Ball |
4-5-2-4-6-4-6-6 |