Day 3 Report
The wind gods were fickle today during the third day of racing for the
U.S. Women's Championship For
the Adams Cup and Men's Championship for the
Mallory Cup. While the direction was consistent, velocity was minimal
and inconsistent all morning and into the early afternoon. PRO Wayne Coulon
made the difficult decision to postpone Race 7 for over two hours to wait
for the highly anticipated afternoon breeze to fill in. However, it did
not. Wind velocity of 1-3 knots with puffs up to 4 knots is what the sailors
made due with during a very tight Race 7 for both the men and women. With
the he long delay and light winds, only one was was complete today. This
leaves the men with three more races an the women with four in order to
complete the full boat rotation by end of racing on Saturday.
The race course is approximately three miles off Point Loma, and with the
help of San Diego Yacht Club's Corinthian, the boats are towed out when the
breeze is under eight knots. The most unfortunate incident of the day
resulted from a tow line snapping while under tow, causing a double man
overboard incident, and a broken mast on Bow #3. With the quick response of
the sailors and the support boats, both men were rescued quickly and the
spare boat was added into the men's rotation.
In the Men's Championship, the Camet family from San
Diego Yacht Club held fist place by adding a bullet to their scores
in race 7. Chris Busch was called OCS and after his restart, finished 6th
place to retain 2nd overall. Scott Young moved up into 3rd place after
finishing 3rd in the race, over Paul Wilson in 4th place after finished 4th.
In the Women's Championship, Jennifer Wornock of the Kaneohe Yacht Club (and
notably a San Diego native) improved her overall score greatly by taking 1st
in Race 7. Colleen Cooke of SWYC finished 3rd in
Race 7, however it was not enough to move into 1st Place, where Betsy Altman
is holding on four points ahead of Colleen. Betsy took a 4th in Race 7.
Natalie Coleman- Fuller and Kaitlyn Storck are now tied for 3rd place, with
26 points overall.
After racing, the crews enjoyed world famous El Indio Mexican food, Ballast
Point Brewing company beer and tasty margaritas on the SWYC lawn.
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