Rain was in the forecast for the second day of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy Nationals. Upon arrival at StFYC, a cold mist and bone-chilling fog surrounded the docks. As if by miracle, at noon gloom turned to glee and the fleet was served a chock-a-block serving of classic San Francisco conditions: sunshine and 15-20 knots. Six races were completed in each division. The day started with a modest 8-10 knots of wind and an ebb tide which produced lumpy chop. As the skies cleared, the breeze made its way to the left and ramped from 12-20 knots within minutes. The flood tide rampaged down the course suddenly for the last B set of the day and made its presence felt. The judges had a busy day flagging Rule 42 activity on-the-water, as well as hearing five protests, which resulted in four disqualifications. St. Mary's currently leads by 7 points.
The schedule has been amended to start racing an hour later tomorrow, so the first warning will be at 11:00am. Four races in each division will complete the rotation. Results can be found at the following link: http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring09/coedresults.asp. Be sure to check out the event blog for updates from Eddie Conrad throughout the day. The blog can be found at: http://2009icsa.blogspot.com/. Additionally, Chris Love from Sailgroove has been actively sending updates during each race to: http://twitter.com/sailgroove. ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa
