On Jun 7, 2012, at 9:31 PM, "college sailing media, toile à voile, llc" <[email protected]> wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > June 7, 2012 > Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | > [email protected] | 763-234-8286 m. > Photo credit: George Griswold > > GEORGETOWN STILL LEADING ON DAY TWO OF THE ICSA/GILL COED DINGHY > NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP > > Austin, Texas. (June 7, 2012) – The second day of the ICSA/Gill Coed > Dinghy National Championship had a slow start, due to thunderstorm > threats and not enough wind to go sailing. The eighteen college > sailing teams are gathered on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas after > qualifying in a semi-final championship held at the U.S. Naval Academy > in May to compete in this final high-caliber event. The National > Championships are co-hosted by the University of Texas Sailing Team > and the Austin Yacht Club. > > The racing was postponed in the morning until about 11:30 a.m. when > A-division hit the water with 6-8 knots from the northeast; the > temperature was around 80 degrees. A-division was able to sail two > races on flat water, however, by the time it was B-division’s turn to > rotate in, the wind had died out and racing was postponed again. > > After a false alarm where it looked like breeze would fill in around 2 > p.m. and the boats started to head out, the race committee raised > another postponement flag. Around 3:45 p.m. the wind looked promising > and the B-division fleet headed out to start racing around 4 p.m. > > The wind was coming from the north around 8-12 knots at the start of > race 7B. The race committee was able to run eight races total today, > four in both A and B-divisions on a W4 course. The wind continued to > fluctuate and the conditions were shifty, as they have been over the > last week of competition. > > By 6:30 p.m. the winds were 8-10 knots out of the north-northwest and > racing wrapped up around 7:15 p.m. Georgetown University managed to > hold onto their lead all day. They finished yesterday’s racing 19 > points ahead of second place and today they are 30 points ahead of > Yale University who is in second place. Georgetown was ranked number > one coming into the ICSA National Championships. > > Today brought a different breeze direction and more wind, when it > finally filled in. The northerly breeze created a left-side favored > course. “There was a formula this afternoon, get off the line and get > to the left,” says Mike Callahan, head coach for Georgetown. He says > they were able to have good starts today and that was a key to sailing > consistently in the top of the fleet. > > Another key to doing well today was being able to stay close to the > top of the fleet even when you were behind. “If you could try and > catch a few boats when you were behind it made a big difference,” says > Callahan. > > Sailing for Georgetown is Chris Barnard ’13 (Newport Beach, Calif.) > and Hilary Kenyon ’13 (Wayzata, Minn.) in A-division and Evan Aras ’12 > (Annapolis, Md.) and Katherine Canty ’12 (Vero Beach, Fla.) in > B-division. > > Teams moved around in the standings today after getting some more > races under their belts, one of them was Yale University. Yale moved > up from fourth place yesterday to second place today and Roger > Williams University maintained their third place position eight points > behind Yale and 38 points behind Georgetown. > > “Graham Landy, in B-division was really consistent today and Joe > Morris in A-division stepped it up today and was more comfortable,” > says Bill Healy, assistant coach for Yale. Healy says their focus was > also the left side of the course and getting there to play the shift. > > Sailing for Yale is Joe Morris ’12 and Isabel Elliman ’12 in > A-division and Graham Landy ’15 and Heather May ’13 in B-division. > > Tomorrow will be the last day of racing for the ICSA/Gill Coed > National Championship. Competitors report at 9 a.m. and racing will > begin around 10 a.m. Tomorrow has a 5 p.m. deadline for racing; no > race can be started after 5 p.m. > > The event will wrap up with an awards banquet where the top three coed > dinghy champions will receive their awards, the College Sailor of the > Year will be announced, the ICSA All-American Team will be presented > in addition to other ICSA awards. > > For additional regatta information and live results visit the event > website: http://2012nationals.collegesailing.org/. > > Results Day 2 – Top 9 > 1. Georgetown University, 104 > 2. Yale University, 134 > 3. Roger Williams University, 142 > 4. College of Charleston, 153 > 5. Harvard University, 155 > 6. Stanford University, 180 > 7. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 180 > 8. Boston College, 185 > 9. Dartmouth College, 189 > > To follow live media coverage of the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National > Championship, click on the Live Media link at > 2012nationals.collegesailing.org. The University of Texas will > provide daily text and photo updates. > > Gary Jobson will be filming highlights of the three days of racing, > which will air on ESPNU on Friday, July 6 at 6 p.m. This will be the > eighth time the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy Nationals have been covered on > ESPNU. > > To view or purchase photos of the action from Coed Dinghy Nationals, > visit the link for photographer Bruce McDonald: > http://www.mcdonaldphoto.com/Sailing/2012-Intercollegiate > > **** > Maclaren is the pre-eminent lifestyle brand for parenting. For nearly > 50 years Maclaren has stood for excellence, empowerment and > innovation, and is best known for the creation of the first umbrella > buggy, which revolutionized baby transport. Like Maclaren, the sport > of sailing encompasses a complete lifestyle with a rich heritage. 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