CNU Sailing

Only one A Division Race was sailed on Saturday due to virtually no wind. On Sunday the first race started right at 9:30AM with about 6-10 out of the SSW.  Breeze slowly lightened throughout the day and the last race of B was sailed in about 3 knots of a dying southerly so the R.C. called it a day around 3 PM.  Many thanks to the ODU sailors who spent the first weekend of their spring break running races.

This was a great event for the CNU team. Our fifth place finish was exceptionally good and the fact that both our A Division and B Division pairs placed fifth in their respective divisions was a display of balance that we found most encouraging for the rest of the season.

On Saturday Ben and Lynn got mauled at the start of the first and only race sailed that day and the best they could do was a 10th. But on Sunday they sailed better and better with a bullet in the 4th race. Jessica and Tyler had a great regatta and were most impressive in recovering from a pair of poor starts in the last two races. Their 4th in the final race to preserve our 5th place over Navy was a very impressive performance.

The winds at ODU were pretty tricky, but our team handled them well. Best of all, whenever things were going badly, everyone kept their focus and tended to improve as the race went on. An extra note of thanks goes to Max Plarr who served as the ”ground crew / back-up” for the event.

All in all, this was an absolutely great event as we start to move into the “meat” of the season. For the next few weeks we will be at home or close to home with events at CNU and Hampton. Next week we’ll host the Icefree Invitational at the CNU Sailing Center.

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