Los Angeles- After a practice day on Friday, eight teams headed out on to the Pacific Ocean for the first day of the inaugural Cal Maritime Invitational for the Port of LA Harbor Cup. The RC postponed for about an hour while the breeze settled. Five races were sailed in 12-19 knots of breeze and 70 degree with bright sunshine. There were several lead changes in the first few races. USC leads with 8 points (3 bullets) CMA is in second with NAVY right behind in 3rd. Navy suffered a steering failure at the start of the 4th race and was awarded average points for the day. They came back strong to win the 5th race. It was great to see college offshore racing on the west coast and the Los Angeles Yacht Club thanks to the support of the Port of Los Angles. Three more races are scheduled for Sunday in forecasted 18 knots of wind. USC 8 CMA 14 NAVY 15 MMA 18 CGA 25 CSUCI- 27 CHAPMAN- 33 USMMA- 35 Charlie Arms Director of Sailing Varsity Offshore Sailing Coach California Maritime Academy 200 Maritime Academy Dr. Vallejo, CA 94590 Office 707 654 1257 Fax 707 654 1056 Cell 707 246 0434
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