On Saturday and Sunday the classic moth national championships were held in Elizabeth City, NC. Abbie and Sev attended Saturday and Chase sailed both Saturday and Sunday. There were 23 boats in the fleet broken out as vintage, generation 1, and generation 2 boats. Of the 23 competitors, seven were "juniors" (under 18). The oldest competitor was 75 years old (coach Bousquet was only 64.)
Some shots of our Crusaders, first heading out to the start area:
And then some taken during the race:
The breeze was shifty and puffy giving challenging conditions.
Winning the championship was Mike Parsons from Philadelphia with finishes of 1-(3)-1-1-1-2-2 = 8. Coach Bousquet finished in 2nd place with 2-1-2-2-(4)-1-1 = 9. Both Mike and Coach sailed the Mistral design, the fastest in the Generation 2 fleet.
The scores for Chase, Sev and Abbie were
Chase: 15-(19)-17-19-16-15-15 = 97 for an 8th place in the Generation 1 fleet
Sev: 20-15-18-11-(DNS)-DNS-DNS = 112 for a 5th place finish in the Generation 2 fleet
Abbie: 16-21-19-21-(DNS)-DNS-DNS = 125 for a 12th place in the Generation 1 fleet
More pictures and video are posted on the Classic Moth Boat Association: FB page
The regatta was written up in Monday's The Daily Advance (the Elizabeth City newspaper): http://www.dailyadvance.com/Sports/2019/09/23/Family-ties-throughout-Moth-Boat-Nationals.html
It was a pleasure having the team down for the race. My Students enjoyed the competition. Look forward to your return.
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