[PCCSC] Kennedy Cup

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Title: Kennedy Cup Summary

Kennedy Cup Interconference 1 Division Navy in Navy 44 View full report Sunday, November 8 Kennedy Cup Sunday Report For the final two races of the 2015 Kennedy Cup, the weather gods could not have provided more ideal conditions for competitive, heart in your throat racing. Today featured a classic medium velocity but dying northerly with a substantial ebb for the first race. In this one, Michigan was left most boat and as a result was well ahead at the first mark and went on to win the race by a good margin. Cal got pushed right early and were well back but managed to get back left while Navy opted to cover URI who was closer on the middle right. The left continued to pay and Cal leapt to second for the race while Navy got back to a 4th, one spot behind Mass Maritime who were third leaving Cal 2 points up on Navy who were 3 ahead of URI. For the final race, a three leg course was selected. The fleet pushed the line hard resulting in a general recall which was fortuitous for Cal who were closed out at the boat end. For the restart, URI was best of the top 3 teams while Navy was second row with Cal working hard to push them further back. Navy and Cal were both suffering through bad air of boats ahead but Navy ultimately was able to squeeze off Cal to get a clear lane on the left. Meanwhile, Cal got tacked on and looked to be in trouble. But as the fleet approached the weather mark, the right came in giving URI and Cal the advantage who rounded 2nd and 5th respectively with Navy in 6th. Navy managed to get by Cal and SUNY on the run while closing significantly on URI. Up the last beat, Navy stayed close with Cal while URI was forced course left at the gate. The right worked with Navy and Cal battling furiously. In the end, Navy finished third but was unable to put the necessary boat between themselves and Cal. By staying close, Cal finished 4th to hang on and win the 2015 Kennedy Cup! Navy finished 1 point back in second with URI 6 points further back taking third. Huge thanks to all the wonderful volunteers of Navy Sailing led by PROs Tom Stalder and Bill Adams, Chief Judge Dan Trammell, NASS Social Committee co-chairs Maureen Burt and Kathy Formisano (who hosted a BBQ for over 100 sailors and race officials) as well as our cadre of safety officers. Jahn Tihansky, regatta chair Top 5 Visit http://scores.collegesailing.org/f15/kennedy-cup/ for full results. # Team A TOT 1 Cal Maritime Keelhaulers 21 21 2 Navy Midshipmen 22 22 3 Rhode Island Rams 28 28 4 NY Maritime Privateers 34 34 5 Mass Maritime Buccaneers 41 41 This message sent by Techscore on behalf of Matthew Arreola.