[PCCSC] Sperry Women's Western Semifinal

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Title: Sperry Women's Western Semifinal Summary

Sperry Women's Western Semifinal National Championship Semifina 2 Divisions Charleston in Z420 View full report Wednesday, May 24 Today the Eastern and Western fleets sailed in FJs and Z420s on windward leeward courses with three, four and five legs. Both fleets completed five races today for a total of nine races for the regatta. The morning racing started just after 9 a.m. with winds from the southwest around 8-12 knots. Winds built significantly to 15 knots and then up to 30 knots at the end of the ninth B-division race, which made for some excitement and capsizing in the end. The cut off time for racing today was 5 p.m., however the high winds and thunder around the area halted racing early and the regatta was called at 4 p.m. The top three teams in the Eastern fleet after yesterday’s racing are the same today, but rearranged. The University of Rhode Island finished the day on top, moving up from second place yesterday. Boston College also moved up to second place and Boston University, who was in the lead after racing yesterday, moved down to third place. Because this is a qualifying regatta for the finals, the most important finishes are the top nine teams and the ninth place team in particular, who makes the cut to move onto the finals. In the Eastern fleet that team is Bowdoin College. “We had a good day today,” says Frank Pizzo, head coach for Bowdoin College. “We knew the weather would be an issue this afternoon, so we were looking for consistent results, to use our boat speed and keep it simple.” “The current here is significant and has made starting challenging,” says Pizzo, “And tomorrow will be that much more competitive with an even stronger fleet, so we are going to have a team dinner tonight, rest up and get ready for the next event.” Sailing for Bowdoin is Mary Paz '17 with Nora Cullen '18 in A-division and Catherine Price '18 with Dana Bloch '17 and Isabelle Austin-Green '19 in B-division. “We sailed mostly well,” says Skip Whyte, head coach for the University of Rhode Island, “We need to start better in our B-division and focus on facing our demons on the race course and doing a good job.” “We have sailed at this venue before, so we will apply the basics we know about sailing to this venue and learn from our past experiences,” Whyte says. Sailing for URI is Rachel Bryer ’17 with Hannah Scanlon ’18 in A-division and Sarah Hermus ’18 with Kathryn Nota '19 and Marisa DeCollibus ’17 in B-division. Yale University moved up the leader board today in the Western fleet followed by Brown University in second place and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in third. Finishing in ninth place and moving on with the top of the fleet is the University of California Santa Barbara. “We liked the breeze today and in particular we have really good crews in these conditions,” says Bill Healy, assistant coach for Yale. “The current was still a big factor today too and we had simulated practices for it before this event, so we felt prepared.” “Now there will be 18 really good schools to compete against, so we will look to minimize mistakes and not take big risks on the starting line,” Healy says. “We will focus on ourselves and what we have learned about the sails, boats and the venue moving forward.” Sailing for Yale is Casey Klingler '18 with Natalya Doris '17 and Christine Klingler '20 in A-division and Louisa Nordstrom '20 with Isabelle Rossi De Leon '17 and Claire Huebner '18 in B-division. “We have had our ups and downs in the racing the last two days,” says Brad Schaupeter, head coach for the University of California Santa Barbara, “And today it was a fight all the way to the end to qualify for the finals.” “We have not sailed our best yet, so we are excited for what is to come over the next two days,” Schaupeter says. Sailing for Santa Barbara is Simone Staff '18 with Ellen Gable '17 and Marina Fennell ‘17 in A-division and Olivia Godfrey '17 with Sarah Scoffone '19 and Elizabeth Moody '20 in B-division. All of the teams going into the finals are very good and it’s anyone’s regatta to win. The top teams in the semifinal fleets today are also the teams who finished in the top of the finals last year, so tough competition and good racing will be expected over the next two days. The scoreboard is wiped clean for the finals tomorrow and racing is set to begin at 10 a.m. The top 18 teams will be competing for the Gerald C. Miller Trophy over the next two days. Top 5 Visit http://scores.collegesailing.org/s17/sperry-women-west-semis/ for full results. # Team A B TOT 1 Yale Bulldogs 37 24 61 2 Brown Bears 25 49 74 3 Coast Guard Bears 46 41 87 4 Charleston Cougars 47 48 95 5 Dartmouth Big Green 50 48 98 This message sent by Techscore on behalf of Danielle Richards.