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Day 1 Results
Today was the opening of the International Junior Sunfish Championships. 12 sailors from 7 countries were on hand for this inaugural event. After yesterday’s torrential rains and high winds, compliments of hurricane Gustav, the sailors were hoping for some sunshine and more moderate breezes. They left the beach in a puffy and shifty northwesterly breeze and a fairly large northeast swell left over from yesterday’s storm. After a short postponement to get the course set, the racing began. Leading at the first mark was Andrea Verdeja from Dominican Republic. As she rounded the wind quickly died to just a few knots and she extended her lead as the other boats struggled against the current to round the mark. Several boats were able to round the mark together and Bobby Boger of NY, Julian Ramirez from Columbia and Enrique Arathoon and Stephan Breeuwer, both from Guatemala, all came downwind together. After a slow downwind leg, the boats rounded to a big right hand shift that lifted them to the shortened finish. Andrea was able to keep her lead to win the first race of this new regatta! Julian and Enrique worked the very light air to finish 2-3 followed by Stephan and Bobby.As the first race was finishing, the breeze began to fill in nicely from the new direction and the course was reset. The second race got off to a clean start with Julian port tacking the fleet. But the breeze did not cooperate and by the windward mark it was turning into a repeat of the previous race. The wind faded and the sailors had to crouch into the boats trying to keep them moving through the light air and bumpy seas. The course was shortened again as they approached the windward mark for the second time. Stephan did an excellent job of keeping his boat moving and protecting the favored right side and won the race followed by Julian second, a local Illinois sailor Manny Schneck third and Angelo Teran from Ecuador fourth. The time limit became a factor as the rest of the boats fought the light air, current and waves. Four other boats were able to finish but time ran out for the last 4 boats.
After racing the sailors got home, cleaned up and then went to the local mall for dinner, shopping and ice cream. All are hoping for more wind tomorrow!
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Today was the opening of the International Junior Sunfish Championships. 12 sailors from 7 countries were on hand for this inaugural event. After yesterday’s torrential rains and high winds, compliments of hurricane Gustav, the sailors were hoping for some sunshine and more moderate breezes. They left the beach in a puffy and shifty northwesterly breeze and a fairly large northeast swell left over from yesterday’s storm. After a short postponement to get the course set, the racing began. Leading at the first mark was Andrea Verdeja from Dominican Republic. As she rounded the wind quickly died to just a few knots and she extended her lead as the other boats struggled against the current to round the mark. Several boats were able to round the mark together and Bobby Boger of NY, Julian Ramirez from Columbia and Enrique Arathoon and Stephan Breeuwer, both from Guatemala, all came downwind together. After a slow downwind leg, the boats rounded to a big right hand shift that lifted them to the shortened finish. Andrea was able to keep her lead to win the first race of this new regatta! Julian and Enrique worked the very light air to finish 2-3 followed by Stephan and Bobby.As the first race was finishing, the breeze began to fill in nicely from the new direction and the course was reset. The second race got off to a clean start with Julian port tacking the fleet. But the breeze did not cooperate and by the windward mark it was turning into a repeat of the previous race. The wind faded and the sailors had to crouch into the boats trying to keep them moving through the light air and bumpy seas. The course was shortened again as they approached the windward mark for the second time. Stephan did an excellent job of keeping his boat moving and protecting the favored right side and won the race followed by Julian second, a local Illinois sailor Manny Schneck third and Angelo Teran from Ecuador fourth. The time limit became a factor as the rest of the boats fought the light air, current and waves. Four other boats were able to finish but time ran out for the last 4 boats.
After racing the sailors got home, cleaned up and then went to the local mall for dinner, shopping and ice cream. All are hoping for more wind tomorrow!
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