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The final day of racing
for the Chubb U.S. Junior Single and Doublehanded Sailing Championship for
the Smythe and Bemis Trophies started ominously with thunder clouds
chugging across
Galveston
Bay. The rain storms disrupted the wind patterns and so PRO Jim Tichenor
held the fleet on shore until 1315.
After the fleet arrived at
the starting line the wind did not cooperate immediately. The wind
oscillated and finally made a big move to 180 degrees. The wind came up and
the races were on.
In the Laser Caleb Paine
from Southwestern YC (San
Diego) won race six but Charlie Buckingham from Newport Harbor YC (CA) came
in second and clinched the Singlehanded Championship with one race to go.
In the 420 Class, things tightened up when Alan Palmer and Katherine Gullick
from Portland YC (ME) won race six. Regatta leaders Sam Williams and
Margaret Rew from Bay Head YC (NJ) came in fifth and slipped two points
behind Palmer and Gullick. The teams needed to sail the seventh race before
a drop race would be allowed.
The wind made one more
effort to mess with everyone’s mind and the RC adjusted the race course for
race seven. Charlie Buckingham was enjoying a victory lap when he relaxed
just a little too much and death-rolled on a downwind leg. O well, he threw
out the nineteenth and still won the regatta. Defending 2005 Champ Cam
Cullman from American Harbor YC (Rye,
NY) won the race and finished tied on points with Caleb
Paine but finished second with the tie breaker. Great racing, guys!
In 420 race seven, Molly
Lucas and Charlotte Williams won the race and finished third overall. Sam
William and Margaret Rew finished second but could only watch as Alan Palmer
and Katherine Gullick finished fifth. These two teams both finished with
fifteen points but the Palmer and Gullick team won on the tie-breaker. Both
teams sailed an excellent regatta.
TCYC put on a great show
and the RC team got in enough races for a throw-out in very challenging
conditions. Hats off to everyone.
There will be an update
tomorrow to report the winners of the sportsmanship awards which will be
announced tonight at the awards diner.
Thanks to all of the
volunteers for a very successful Championship season!
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