2014 New England Districts - Sandy Bay YC, Rockport, MA
The 2014 New England District Championships were held at Sandy Bay Yacht Club in Rockport, MA, on July 26, 2014. On a partly sunny 75+ degree day, five races, perfectly set by the Race Committee, were run in southwest 12-15 knot winds, occasionally gusting a bit higher. The 12-boat fleet were from 3 New England clubs - Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Massapoag Yacht Club and Duxbury Yacht Club.
There did not seem to be a right way to go but it seemed that there was some magic in being a local fleet member because they always seemed to go the right way and it was not the same on every leg, With Roger and Laura Sharp trying to defend their title, we saw the lead change in every race and boats starting at every point on the line. At the end of the day, Roger and Laura were tied for first, but lost the tiebreaker to local fleet members Ned, Will and Thomas Jeffries, who won 3 of the 5 races, while the Sharps won the other 2.
Thanks for Sandy Bay Yacht Club and Fleet 11 for hosting us this year. The shore side hospitality was great with a buffet breakfast before the races and a barbecue with plenty of beverages after the races. Perfect conditions, great friends and good food - a great combination for a fun regatta. Congratulations to all. Final results:
2014 Flying Scot New England District Championship - Sandy Bay Yacht Club, Rockport, MA | |||||||||
Place | Sail | Skipper and Crew | Home Club | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Total |
1 | 4260 | Ned Jeffries, Will Jeffries and Thomas Jeffries | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3T | 3 | 6 |
2 | 4373 | Roger Sharp and Laura Sharp | Massapoag Yacht Club | 5T | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
3 | 2879 | David Corey and Taylor Corey | Duxbury Yacht Club | 2 | 3 | 5T | 4 | 2 | 11 |
4 | 4555 | Dave Rousseau and Hein Smit Sibinga | Massapoag Yacht Club | 6 | 7T | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
5 | 5999 | Skip Montello and Marianne Yarmey | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 4 | 5T | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
6 | 4347 | Rob Volpe and Mike Frigard | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7T | 7 | 20 |
7 | 5857 | Greg Kampf and Diane Kampf | Massapoag Yacht Club | 8T | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
8 | 5389 | Scott Folger and Earl Kishida | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 10T | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
9 | 5034 | Tom Hoerner and Amy Growe | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10T | 35 |
10 | 4804 | David Archibald and Marilyn Archibald | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11T | 37 |
11 | 1405 | Margot Hintlian and William Hintlian | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 11T | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 42 |
12 | 315 | Uwe Uhmeyer and Lori Uhmeyer | Sandy Bay Yacht Club | 12T | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 |