Regatta report

On Saturday September 14 we competed at NYCC in the first VISA varsity regatta of the season. We entered one varsity A/B team with Josh and Chase skippering and one boat in the JV division with Abbie and Sev alternating as skipper. 

Here is a description of the conditions on the varsity and JV courses from the event organizers:  

A beautiful day on the Lafayette river welcomed sailors to the first regatta of the season today. Winds were NE 4 to 10 with gusts higher with some oscillation serving a challenging calm to the course at times. Seas were flat with beautiful skies. The high school regatta season was kicked off with 23 varsity teams from 14 schools. On the JV course we had 18 teams from 9 schools in a single division.

We accomplished five W-4 races in each of two divisions on the varsity course. Races averaged 15 minutes. Congratulations to Norfolk Collegiate School Team 1 for capturing first place followed by Norfolk Academy Team 1 in second and Christchurch School Team 1 in third place.

JV alternated between W-4 and W-3 courses. Ten single division races were accomplished. First Place went to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, followed by Norfolk Academy Team 1 in second place and Norfolk Academy Team 3 in third place.

Our varsity results are below. The highlighted line shows each finish position, the cumulative points accrued and the relative placing in the fleet. The race sequence scored was A division races 1 and 2, then B division races 1 and 2, then A division races 3 and 4, then B division races 3 and 4 and lastly A division race 5 and B division race 5. At the end of the day we finished ahead of a team from Poquoson (on a head-to-head tiebreaker), York, Walsingham, and two teams from Christchurch.

Here are the JV results:

Skippers Abbie and Sev learned a lot and are looking forward to racing again.