Hap Moore Team Race

Sailors reported to the Jacob's Rock Sailing Center at 9:30 on an unseasonably warm November Saturday. Competitors met and hit the water to begin racing at 10:15. The breeze was light from the Northwest featuring dramatic shifts. The race committee worked hard to keep racing fair and square. As the day continued, the breeze clocked right and eventually settled in from the North at 7-10 knots. Racing continued until 4:30 where daylight forced sailing to conclude despite ideal conditions. 56 races were scored and Brown leads going into Sunday.

Thank you CGA cadets, Matt Orgill, Dyson Lord, Erin Morgan, Jack Gumbleton and Derek Silliman for race committee duties. Thank you to umpires, Francis Murphy, Max Cabellero, John Moulthrop, Bob Bruno and Bob Austin-LaFrance for hard work both on the water and in the protest room.

Sailors arrived to the Jacob's Rock Sailing Center at 9:30. The breeze was beautiful, 10-14 from the North, cold. Racing started promptly at 10:00. The breeze tapered as the first round robin was wrapped up. Sailors took a lunch break to organize a top 6, bottom 6- judges ate while hearing "relevant" protests. The group was sent back out just after noon, now sailing 36 fj's and Z420's, to complete the format without rotations. By this time, the breeze had shifted NW and the course had to be adjusted. The beautiful breeze we had in the morning completely destabilized and we started seeing shots of 15 from the West followed by puffs of similar strength from the North, still. 97 races were completed, including a sail-off, crowning the Brown Bears champions of the 74th Hap Moore (Team Race) Regatta.

Thank you CGA Cadets, Dan Winter, Dyson Lord, Josh Gumbleton, Thomas Kiesel for helping to run races. Thank you to the umpires (mentioned above) for keeping sailors in order. Special thanks to Linden Dahlkemper, our scorer and rotation manager, and Matt Linblad, ICSA Rep, for being super helpful on shore.