Northwest District Double-handed Championship
The ISSA Northwest District high
school championship regatta for fleet racing was held April 24 & 25 in Dyes Inlet, Silverdale. The host organization, Kitsap Rowing and Sailing, set two windward-leeward courses for the varsity and junior varsity teams to compete abreast of each other right off the docks, making crew changes convenient and viewing easy. Sparkly sunshine rounded out the picture and a great variety of conditions on the water allowed for the clear demonstration of skills appropriate for candidates to a national event. North Kitsap dominated the regatta taking both first in the varsity fleet and also in the junior varsity fleet. Their varsity will travel to Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Connecticut for the Mallory National Championship in May. Saturday the wind blew hard, and
varsity crews were given a workout. Racing was postponed midday due to the strength of the wind and concerns for the safety of some of the smaller or less experienced sailors. As the wind abated, racing resumed, and four races in each of the A and B fleets were completed. The
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district holds the NW Championship to determine the best sailors in double- handed to send to Mallory. The NW district also fields a regatta for the extra sailors from the schools. This fleet, called a junior varsity, did not sail Saturday. By Sunday the wind had completely
disappeared, and racing was delayed for a while until a light southerly filled the bay. Then the varsity resumed racing and the junior varsity took to the water as well. Four races in each of the varsity and junior varsity fleets were completed, for 16 races total in varsity and 8 in junior varsity. An inc redibly cons i s t ent
performance in NK’s varsity A fleet (1s, 2s and a 3) and B fleet (3s, 2s and a 5) showed their skill in all weather conditions. Bainbridge’s B fleet skipper was the most consistent high finisher with 1’s and 2’s. Orcas Island finished second in the varsity competition and Bainbridge third. Bainbridge junior varsity team 1 finished second in the junior varsity racing. Check
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The Seattle Laser Fleet is making a
list of Laser activity in the region. Once it's all in place, we'll tidy it up and send it out to everyone on the SLF mailing list. The idea is to make everyone aware of all the low-key, cheap or even free Laser racing there is to be done out there. We all know Lasers lurk everywhere;
garages, back yards, warehouses, racks, amongst the blackberries, etc., just waiting to get back on the water. The Laser is still just as demanding, exhilarating, rewarding and fun as always. If we're coordinated, maybe we can meet at various events with some good sized fleets. A lot of help to get (re)acquainted with the boat is available online and on the water. If you know of a regular (formal or
informal) event you'd like to include, please email the schedule and contact info to
kurthoehne@gmail.com If you're thinking about getting
into, or back into, Lasers, join the SLF mailing list and the discussion at
www.cycseattle.org/slf/
Northwest Team Racing Championship
Seven High Schools made the trip to
Sail Sand Point to compete for the 2010 NW Team Racing Championship title May 14-16, and a berth to the ISSA National Team Racing Championship for the Baker Trophy. Although the weekend was full of sun, wind was not as present. After a short postponement Saturday morning, sailors started the first race in a light SE breeze of about 2-4 knots at 11:30. After 12 varsity races, the SE wind shut off. Sailors enjoyed the sun, the lake, good company and temps in the low 70's until a northerly eventually filled in at 5:00. Another 14 races were completed by 7:00 in a steady 6-8 knot northerly. Sunday, sailors pushed off into a
4 knot northerly that promptly died after the first race of the day. The race committee had their hands full with shifty winds and battling wind directions. Two more attempts were made at racing before the northerly finally won and filled at 2:00. Twelve
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more races were completed before the wind said goodbye for the day. With only 39 races complete, just
three races shy of a second round robin, final scores went back to the first round robin. Congratulations to Bainbridge Island HS for their decisive win. This title gives Bainbridge the ability to represent the NW District at the Baker National Team Racing Championship which will be held May 22-23, also at Sail Sand Point. Only 12 schools in the country are eligible to compete in this prestigious regatta, which is held in different districts annually. All races were sailed on the digital
N course. The rotation kept moving with limited umpiring by Rick Hatch and Dick Rose. A big thanks to Sand Point for hosting. Bainbridge Island HS and North Kitsap HS for bringing extra boats so we could have four fleets of FJ's on the water. Thanks to Andi Pistay for heading up the food and to all the volunteers on the race committee who made the most
out of a difficult weekend, running over 50 races.
Final Result
1. Bainbridge Island HS 6-0 2. North Kitsap HS 3. Orcas Island HS 4. Port Townsend HS 5. Friday Harbor HS 6. Central Kitsap HS 7. Anacortes HS
4-2* 4-2 3-3
2-4* 2-4 0-6
*North Kitsap beat Orcas. Friday Harbor beat Central Kitsap.
The nine teams in the JV fleet
completed 12 Races which was not enough to finish a single round robin. Prizes were awarded based on win percentage.
Top Three
1. Portland 2 2. Orcas
3. Portland 1
3-0 (100%) 1-0 (100%) 2-1 (67%)
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