| regatta report - sloops qualifier 2003
Saturday September 27 started out cold, grey and windy (˜18-22), and pretty much stayed that way. The trip included 4: John Porter (skipper), John Rather (crew), Jonathan Seltzer (heavy crew), and Anna Bargren (light crew). Upon arriving, the team encountered several problems before even getting out on the water, such as the boat not being rigged for a spinnaker. But soon all was ready and John, John and Jonathan headed out for the first race … only to hear the announcement that spinnakers would not be allowed for the time being because it was too windy. This was apparently good reasoning because not 5 minutes had passed on the water before MN lost its entire standing rigging. On the first start, there was a general recall, and as the boats were turning back, the team decided to tighten the jib halyard. Jonathan started to crank the halyard when the lever snapped slitting his wrist. They quickly got him to the race committee boat for medical attention, and then raced to shore to pick up the unprepared Anna for a quick crew switch as the sequence clock was running. However, even after missing the start by about 45 seconds, WI caught up to the other boats during the race, finishing with a second. Back at the docks, Jonathan was treated for a minor cut that just looked bad, and jokes started circulating about the guy from WI who tried to commit suicide after a terrible first start. Anna stayed in and hiked a lot with John and John for the next race, and Jonathan went back in on the third. After many more breakdowns, the race committee decided it was one too many at around 2:30 and ended the day at four races out of 12. Sunday was much warmer and sunny, despite the predictions for rain. The wind was much less also, so John and the other teams were able to sail the spinnakers with their newly acquired rigs. Triangle courses continued and rotations ran smooth, so that by 3pm, 7 of the 8 races needed to finish the regatta were completed. The last race of the day was a bit unusual as well. First the predicted storm threatened nearby, so Jonathan switched in as the wind picked up. Then the race committee, apparently remembering the frightening conditions of the day before, decided that the spinnakers would again be prohibited. No sooner had the fleet reached the windward mark when the wind died completely, leaving the sloops struggling their way up the river without spinnaker. Although the team had to throw the anchor twice to avoid going backwards spirits remained very high among all the teams, as talking and singing could be heard from shore for the entire run. Many of the top teams had very close scores, making it an undecided, competitive and fun regatta up until the very end. This win means that the team will be heading to NY for the ICSA Sloop Championships at Eckert College November 7-9!! - Anna Bargren
A division = 11 Races
TOT
1. Wisconsin 41 John Porter 2005, Anna Bargren 2007
John Rather 2004, Jon Seltzer 2004
2. Northwestern 42 Ward Detwiler 2006
Chris Stahl 2005, Brian Sabina 2005
3. Indiana 45 Harrison Richardson 2005, Jenn Gaker 2005
Barret Rhoads 2007, Karen Truitt 2007
4. Ohio University 47 Steven Bauer 2005
Mark Paisley 2005, Karl Felger 2006
5. Minnesota 48 Zachery Coelius 2004
Jennifer Wilson 2006, Ben Burgum 2004
6. Michigan 59 Chris Amory 2005
Ben VanDam 2005, Thomas Martin 2005
7. Ohio State 64 Adam Dunki-Jacobs 2004
Nick Milano 2004, Dave Alvarado 2006
8. St. Thomas 72 Dan Shinozaki 2006
Evan Hughes 2004, Blake Arnold 2006
9. Miami 90 Nicole Finefrock 2005
Jocelyn Pollak 2007, Sarah Paisley 2004
10. Michigan State 108 Mike Fong 2007
Corey Schoenherr 2006, Eric Bombery 2005
11. Hope 113 Siobahn Cole 05, Robby Croswell 07, Andrea
Mojzak 04, Charlie Sierzant 07, Luke Brenner 05
12. Denison 121 Abigail Bacon 2005
Aaron Rosenthal 2006, Greg Mecoli 2006
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1
Wisconsin 2 7 2 3 3 7 3 1 3 8 2
Badgers 9 11 14 17 24 27 28 31 39 41
2
Northwestern 3 5 3 1 2 5 5 3 2 7 6
Wildcats 8 11 12 14 19 24 27 29 36 42
3
Indiana 5 3 1 BKD 9 8 2 BKD 5 3 1
Hoosiers 8 9 13 22 30 32 36 41 44 45
4
Ohio University 1 6 7 2 1 2 6 9 7 2 4
Bobcats 7 14 16 17 19 25 34 41 43 47
5
Michigan 4 BKD 5 6 6 1 10 4 6 4 8
Wolverines 9 14 20 26 27 37 41 47 51 59
6
Ohio State 7 4 6 5 8 6 4 7 4 6 7
Buckeyes 11 17 22 30 36 40 47 51 57 64
7
Minnesota 8 2 4 6 4 4 9 4 1 1 5
Gophers 10 14 20 24 28 37 41 42 43 48 +20 = 68
8
Miami 9 10 8 9 10 9 1 8 8 9 9
Redhawks 19 27 36 46 55 56 64 72 81 90
9
St. Thomas 12 1 9 4 5 3 7 6 9 5 11
Tommies 13 22 26 31 34 41 47 56 61 72 +20 = 92
10
Michigan State 6 8 DSQ OCS 9 10 8 10 10 11 10
Spartans 14 27 40 49 59 67 77 87 98 108
11
Hope 11 9 OCS 10 12 11 11 12 11 10 3
Flying Dutchmen 20 33 43 55 66 77 89 100 110 113
12
Denison 10 11 10 8 11 12 12 11 12 12 12
Big Red 21 31 39 50 62 74 85 97 109 121 +20 = 141
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