Tuesday, June 26

It was a long but productive day on Lake Pontchartrain.  After yesterday's disappointing racing,   PROs Nathan Adams and Chris Clement were able to run five races for the C420, Laser and Laser Radial Courses and four races for the 29er fleet.

Emily Dellenbaugh and Briana Provoncha  in the 29er Fleet, remained in the lead just two points ahead of  Oliver Toole and Willie McBride.  Dellenbaugh and Provoncha displayed great downwind speed and the ability to come from behind again and again over the four races today to maintain there narrow margin over Toole and McBride.  Judge Ryan and Hans Henken remain in the hunt with 19 points, only six points behind the leader.  The final day of racing for 29ers should see 3 races with exciting racing action in the 29er fleet to come to determine a 29er Class winners and the United States representatives for the male and female divisions to the Volvo ISAF Youth Worlds in Canada next month.

In the Club 420 Class, it was “move up” day for Tyler Sinks and Morgane Renoir as they posted finishes of 4,1,4,1,and 6^th in the 5 races completed, overcoming second day leaders Halsey Richartz and Eliza Richartz, who fell to 4^th overall.    Taylor Canfield and Perry Emsiek also had a good day, moving up to 2^nd overall; just 8 points behind the C420 leaders.   Chris Barnard and Nichole Popp are 16 points back of the leaders in 3^rd place.  

Colin Smith in the Laser Full Rig Class, made a strong move into the lead with finishes today of 19 , 1, 5, 3 and 10.  With his drop, he has replaced David Hernandez in the lead, who remains in 2^nd overall after an OCS (dropped) in race 8 and a 15^th in Race 7.  Fred Strammer also had a great day on Tuesday maintains his 3rd place overall.

In the Laser Radial Class,  with 37 points Justin Doane moved into the lead replacing day 2 leader Sam Padnos who dropped to 6^th overall with 56 points after a 14^th in race 5, an OCS in race 6  and an 11^th in race 7.    Sam Blouin moved into 2^nd with 44 points posting finishes of 5, 2, 3, 14 and 1 in the 5 races today.  Blouin is now one point ahead of Ian Heausler with 45 points.  Ann Haeger is just 4 points back in 4^th with 49 points.