Cayuga Clash

10 races were sailed in this head-to-head clash between the titans of the Finger Lakes region: Cornell University and Hobart & William Smith Colleges. A and B divisions were seeded for roughly equal competitive strength; A division sailed the first 5 races in 420s, before swapping to FJs after a brief lunch break, and B division sailed the opposite fleets. Cayuga Lake’s fabled northerly delivered fair and athletic conditions, with remarkably stable winds shifting gradually left over the course of the day across an angle of fewer than 10 degrees. With velocities ranging form 12-17 knots, Cayuga’s 38-mile fetch facilitated the development of fierce 1-2 foot chop, testing athletes’ endurance and generating some cinematic surfing conditions on the runs. Huge thanks to Hobart Coaching staff Sarah Smith, Scott Iklé, and Dan Thompson for running the signal boat and enabling the Cornell coach to provide rapid mark adjustment and partial drone video coverage of the event. Hopefully we’ll have better luck next year, and the rest of the conference will able to enjoy this kind of champagne sailing during next year’s Rogers-Boehringer weekend!

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.