View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/collegesailing/results-day-1-womens-college-sailing-nationals-semi-finals?e=95eb4c5740> <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=c5d6614895&e=95eb4c5740> <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=ace0e43ee8&e=95eb4c5740> <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=16a5875eb8&e=95eb4c5740> <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=65c24b5edd&e=95eb4c5740> <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=53c7cdbeb8&e=95eb4c5740> Yale University and Boston College lead the first day of the Sperry Women's Semifinal Championship NEWPORT, R.I. (May 21, 2019) – The 2019 Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s series of National Championships began today in Newport, R.I. on Newport Harbor. The Sperry College Sailing Women’s Semifinal Championship hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by the University of Rhode Island. The semifinals are the precursor and qualifying event for the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship Finals, which will begin Thursday, May 23 at 10 a.m.
The semifinals are divided into two fleets, an Eastern and Western semifinal, each with 18 teams from across the nation. The top nine teams from each fleet will advance to the finals on Thursday. The competitors are racing on windward-leeward courses with four legs. Today racing was in nice sunny conditions with cool winds from the west/northwest averaging around 10-20 knots through out the day. Sailors had to navigate a short difficult chop and an outgoing tide most of the day. The Western fleet sailed in Z420s and the Eastern fleet sailed in FJs. Racing finished up around 6 p.m. and eight races were completed in both A and B division. Racing is scheduled to begin at the same time tomorrow at 10 a.m. The two fleets will switch boats, so the Eastern fleet will sail the Z420s and the Western will sail FJs. There are 10 races to complete the rotations tomorrow. After the day of racing Yale University ended up on top of the Western Semifinal fleet almost 50 points ahead of Dartmouth College in second place and the College of Charleston is sitting in third. “The strong winds today made racing mostly about boat speed,” says Bill Healy, associate head coach for Yale University, “We had to overcome adversity today with a few over early starts and hitting a mark in a race, but fortunately we were able to turn those races into top five finishes. “Today we wanted to get a feel for the current in the harbor and also the mainsails in the Z420s, which are more powerful than we are used to,” says Healy. “Tomorrow will be another long day and we will be switching fleets into the FJ's, so we will keep up our boat speed and work on our crew combinations.” Sailing today for Yale is Louisa Nordstrom '20 with Kathryn Clulo '21 and Claudia Loiacono '21 in A-division and Christine Klingler '20 with Catherine Mollerus '21 and Kira Woods '19 in B-division. In the Eastern fleet Boston College is leading 17 points ahead of host school Brown University in second place followed by Georgetown University in third. “We were very fast today,” says Greg Wilkinson, head coach for Boston College, “It would be great if we were this fast all of the time – which we have the ability to be – we were able to sail our own race and not get pinned to a side today.” “We are looking to get past tomorrow, which will be another full day of races, but we are looking forward to some different conditions and we are hoping for a sea breeze,” says Wilkinson. Sailing today for Boston College in A-division is Isabella Loosbrock '19 with Emma Perry '19 and Sophia Reineke '21 with Tara Ferraris '19 in B-division. Today two protests were filed and one breakdown request. One protest was withdrawn, another disallowed and the U.S. Naval Academy was awarded breakdown points for their first two races of the day in A-division. It was a long day of racing and the scores are close for the top nine teams in both fleets. Tomorrow more close and competitive sailing will continue in the semifinals. It will be the last day of racing in the semifinals portion of the championship. No race will start after 5 p.m. tomorrow. The top 18 teams will be determined and they will advance to the finals on Thursday. Top Nine Teams Western Semifinal, Day 1, 8 races: 1. Yale University, 38 2. Dartmouth College, 87 3. College of Charleston, 95 4. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, 96 5. University of Rhode Island, 113* 6. Old Dominion University, 113* 7. Jacksonville University, 122 8. Tufts University, 125 9. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 126 *Number of high place finishes Top Nine Teams Eastern Semifinal, Day 1, 8 races: 1. Boston College, 46 2. Brown University, 63 3. Georgetown University, 85 4. George Washington University, 90 5. Harvard University, 112 6. Bowdoin College, 124 7. University of Pennsylvania, 134* 8. University of South Florida, 134* 9. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 138 *Head-to-head tiebreaker To learn more about the teams competing in all of the events and to follow the racing and results visit the event website: https://2019nationals.collegesailing.org/ <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=566a0a6cbf&e=95eb4c5740> Dan Egan, of Degan Media, will provide some live coverage during the events, presenting sponsor is US Sailing and supporting sponsor of the live coverage is LaserPerformance, streaming from the event website. Live coverage will include: *Women's*: May 23, half day coverage; May 24, full day coverage and awards; *Team Racing*: May 25, half to 3/4 day of coverage, release of Women's recap video; May 26, full day coverage; May 27, full day of coverage and awards; May 28, release of Team Racing video; *Coed*: May 29, full day coverage; May 30, full day coverage; May 31, full day coverage and awards; June 3, release of Coed recap. Follow the events via the regatta app from US Sailing, learn how to sign up here: ICSA Nationals App <https://collegesailing.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eafc1463ae1c9bc31a8296854&id=94901e0988&e=95eb4c5740> Additional social media updates will be available throughout the events on the regatta website. 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