Western Open National Semi-Finals

Summary

Friday, May 24:

An amazing day on the river. 8-22 knots, straight down the river from the WSW. RC worked hard to get 20 minute races with the Harvard and MIT semi-final race courses lined up tip to tail along the river. MIT used outer and inner trapezoids with an extra lap to get 20 minute races. 12 races were run in each division.

Brown, Yale and Roger Williams traded first, second and third throughout the day.

Race committee was staffed by PRO Carter Brock and Mike Kanare on start boat, Lucy Brock and Morgan Termaat on finish, event chair Matt Lindblad on markset.

Chief Judge John Pratt was assisted by Rick Myers, John Mooney, Trevor Long, Dana Haig, Eric Hansen, and Fred Hagedorn.

Danielle Richards was the ICSA rep and provided amazing assistance to the race committee and coaches ashore.

Shore team at MIT was led by dockmasters Stew Craig and Dan Tucker on breakdown and equipment check. Education Coordinator Hannah Agate organized all of the team checkins, volunteers, food, and volunteers Dockstaff included Grace Mao, Dave Hill, and Conan Hom. Other volunteers included Max Wood, Walker Cox, and a bunch of sailors from the BB&N sailing team.

Score summary

SchoolTeamABTOT
1Roger WilliamsHawks9272164
2YaleBulldogs10383186
3BrownBears85117202
4Coast GuardBears112103215
5TuftsJumbos140111251
6CharlestonCougars133134267
7St. Mary'sSeahawks156115271
8Hobart & WilliamStatesmen128155283
9BowdoinPolar Bears177109286
10PennsylvaniaQuakers120181301
11Old DominionMonarchs184185369
12CornellBig Red180192372
13NortheasternHuskies179222401
14George WashingtonRevolutionaries220194414
15Boston UniversityTerriers180248428
16North Carolina StateWolfpack220219439
17WisconsinBadgers238222460
18NY MaritimePrivateers261247508

Score history

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.

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