May 16, 2018 @ 06:52:49 EDT
On Saturday February 28th, Cal Team Race was delayed due to wind until 1100. The westerly shifted north at 1300 and held until the last race at 1600. In a light breeze of 4-6 knots, 6 teams competed in 3 vs. 3 team races. Teams were identified by the blue, yellow, red, or green colored jib. At the end of the first day, we completed one round robin and 5 races of the second round robin.
On Sunday March 1st, day 2 of Cal Team Race was delayed due to 0 knots of wind. By 1200, a course was set for a westerly of 4-5 knots. The wind shifted north and held by 1330. We completed the double round robin with Cal Poly SLO (9-1), UC Davis (7-3), CSUMB (6-4), Berkeley Bears 1 (4-6), Berkeley Bears 2 (4-6), and UC Irvine (0-10). The wind picked up to 12-14 knots before starting the final-four knockout round. To determine the 4th team to enter the final-four bracket, we held a sail-off between Berkeley Bears 1 and Berkeley Bears 2. Winning the sail-off, Berkeley Bears 2 raced against Cal Poly SLO, and UC Davis raced CSUMB. In the final round, Berkeley Bears 2 raced UC Davis. The final results of Cal Team Race are as follows: 1st Berkeley Bears 2; 2nd UC Davis; 3rd Cal Poly SLO; 4th CSUMB; 5th Berkeley Bears 1; 6th UC Irvine. Thank you to all participating teams and race committee.
