OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 21, 2017) – Sunset sailing in Oyster Bay was in order on Saturday at the 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship. What appeared to be a lost day due to insufficient breeze, a Southwesterly sea breeze filled in at 4:15 pm ET. Just minutes prior to the sea breeze, Principal Race Officer, Shannon Bush, and the race committee postponed racing for the day. However, the race committee met with team skippers and they collectively agreed to launch in an attempt to continue the Round Robin series. Racing was on!
Teams completed 53 races on Friday and 20 on Saturday. The Round Robin series is near complete with teams finishing either 10 or 11 of the 13 races scheduled. Hawks Peacocks picked up where they left off on Friday and remain the top team with nine wins in 11 races. Jet Lag and Comm Ave Convicts have each won eight of 10 races. Varmint Cong has won seven of 10 races and Send It has won seven of 11 races. See results and standings.
The race committee will make a decision Saturday night or Sunday morning on the racing format for Sunday’s conclusion of the regatta. The first warning signal has been bumped up a full hour to 9:00 am, if possible. No warning signal can go beyond 2:30 pm. Technically, the regatta is official and we could have a winning team if conditions don’t allow racing on Sunday
“I don’t know exactly what format we are going to do yet,” said Bush. “We could finish the round robin, we could start gold and silver fleets, we could go into the knock-out rounds. Hopefully, we’ll have some early breeze and we can get started. It really depends on the forecast and we will look at that so we have plans A, B, and C in place.”
Event Coverage & Social Media
- For results and standings, real-time Twitter updates, photos, and more information from the 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship, please visit the event website.
- Facebook Live: We will be live streaming the racing periodically throughout the championship. Follow US Sailing on Facebook for live streaming updates and alerts.
- For breaking news and race results, follow Twitter hashtag – #Hinman17 – and participate in the conversation throughout the championship on all social media platforms.
- Photos by Matthew Cohen
- Here is the list of teams competing this week.
- Read the preview.
- Teams raced in the 420E from Zim Sailing.
Social Media Highlights from Friday and Saturday – #Hinman17
Moments before abandonment of racing for the day, the sea breeze fills in #OysterBay! #Hinman17 pic.twitter.com/7q0tF9Z0sn
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 21, 2017
Teams are launching and the plan is to continue the Round Robin series. A Southwesterly sea breeze is filling in at 6-9 knots. #Hinman17
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 21, 2017
#RGB Brand Ambassadors Team Who Dat?! w/ bottles of #RegattaGingerBeer in their hands yesterday. Hope you guys enjoyed! @ussailing #Hinman17 pic.twitter.com/g0FpRcoIEl
— Regatta Ginger Beer (@regattaginger) October 21, 2017
Learning more about the @zimsailing 420E here at #Hinman17. pic.twitter.com/H6PuGyM32g
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 21, 2017
Waiting for breeze on Oyster Bay on day 2 of #hinman17 @SeawanhakaSail Round Robin Results – https://t.co/IRW4SZWOfh pic.twitter.com/yEvZq28bZw
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 21, 2017
Breeze is up Racing is in full force #Hinman17 pic.twitter.com/IOnQ0ypffm
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 20, 2017
Team Rotation #Hinman17 US Team Racing Champs #gill #zimsailing pic.twitter.com/YD3eyJsof5
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 20, 2017
#Hinman17 hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club pic.twitter.com/4je3PwiHSo
— US Sailing (@ussailing) October 20, 2017
Awesome team from US Sailing posted up at SCJYC to catch the exciting race action! #hinman17 pic.twitter.com/t2DNLUFiEr
— Seawanhaka Sailing (@SeawanhakaSail) October 20, 2017
Racing underway in Oyster Bay #hinman17 #420Es pic.twitter.com/JHlviICoPf
— Seawanhaka Sailing (@SeawanhakaSail) October 20, 2017
The 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, is sponsored by Gill North America, Zim Sailing, Regatta Ginger Beer, Old Pulteney, and Hobie Polarized.
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