Nov 5, 2024 @ 13:55:45 EST
Day 1 of the MCSA Open Fall Championship began with an early morning postponement. A fleet went out on the water after around 30 mins to 1 hour of postponement. A fleet got 1 rotation in after many sequence postponements and a couple of race abandonments. Throughout the day the wind stayed steady around 3-5 knots from the South-Southeast.
RC did an amazing job with the wind given and set fair courses for each race. Rotations were quick and the course was an excellent length.
We ended Day 1 with four races for A fleet and three races for B fleet.
Drone videos are found here:
Group Picture: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/pNxbuzn5fqqDhwon/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Full Video Day 1: https://fb.watch/vG8gSetvHo/
Short Video Day 1: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1115957546836503
Full Video Day 2: https://fb.watch/vG8mVZeFf7/
Short Video Day 2: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2255303094855076
Day 2 of the MCSA Open Fall Championship began quickly with a lot more wind. B fleet was sent out for one race to start the day and continued with rotations as normal.
Towards the beginning of the morning, we saw on average 20 knots of wind, with a max puff speed of around 28 knots. The wind stayed consistent throughout the day.
Each rotation consisted of two W4 races around the corner of the club, with the wind coming from the South-Southeast. We performed 6 races per fleet, for a total of 10 races per fleet for the regatta.
Congratulations to our champions (1st, 2nd, 3rd): Overall: Northwestern, Michigan, Notre Dame A Fleet: Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame B Fleet: Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan Tech
Many thanks to the MBJA and MCSA team of volunteers and staff, including our PRO (Scott & Lisa Corder), Markset Boats (Dale & Pat Gort, & Doug Petter), Race Committee (Mitchell Padnos & Joe Bonadies), Safety Boats (Hannah) and fantastic food & facilities (Marie Mell Colville, Pat Gort, Juli Petter, & the MBYC Dock Staff). OA/MCSA Representatives were MCSA Regatta Coordinator Alden Gort and MCSA Vice-Commodore Jack (LJ) Rutherford.
| School | Team | A | B | TOT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Northwestern University | Wildcats | 36 | 29 | 65 | |||
| 2 |  | University of Michigan | Wolverines | 30 | 46 | 76 | |||
| 3 |  | University of Notre Dame | Fighting Irish | 45 | 53 | 98 | |||
| 4 |  | Michigan Technological University | Husky One | 64 | 46 | 110 | |||
| 5 |  | Marquette University | Golden Eagles | 63 | 54 | 117 | |||
| 6 |  | Indiana University | Hoosiers | 48 | 70 | 118 | |||
| 7 |  | University of Wisconsin | Badgers | 55 | 66 | 121 | |||
| 8 |  | University of Saint Thomas | Tommies | 52 | 78 | 130 | |||
| 9 |  | Purdue University | Boilermakers | 89 | 63 | 152 | |||
| 10 |  | Hope College | Flying Dutchmen | 96 | 83 | 179 | |||
| 11 |  | Washington University | Bears | 116 | 93 | 209 | |||
| 12 |  | Ohio State University | Buckeyes | 95 | 127 | 222 | |||
| 13 |  | Grand Valley State University | Lakers | 124 | 123 | 247 | |||
| 14 |  | Western Michigan University | Broncos | 137 | 119 | 256 |
The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.
The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.
