COLLEGE SLOOP NATIONALS
(New London, CT) – Ten teams met for the 2009-2010 Inter-Collegiate Sloop National Championship, hosted by Coast Guard in Colgate 26’s (crew of 4).
Three races were completed on Friday in difficult conditions in around 5-8 knots of wind. St. Mary’s College won the first two races day, but the average points they would receive from a breakdown in the third race would challenge scorekeepers for the rest of the event. Saturday morning brought light rain with southerly winds ranging from 10-14 knots, with the fleet completing four races before a brief lunch break.
SMC was now tied with Boston College when teams went back out to 15-18 knot winds for the eighth race. Winds decreased to under 10 knots for the final two races, with the Championship coming down to the last race between St. Mary’s and Boston College. BC got behind on the first beat while St. Mary’s had the points needed to win, but BC skipper Taylor Canfield fought hard enough to pass one boat on the final run to finish tied with St. Mary’s and won the tie breaker on virtue of their three 1st place finishes. Winning BC team was Taylor Canfield (’11), Christian Manchester (’10), Christopher Protasewich (’10), and Jonathan Lutz (’13).
Final Standings (top 5 of 10; 10 races)
1. Boston College, 26 points
2. St. Mary’s College, 26
3. Navy, 39
4. Brown University, 43
5. College of Charleston, 46
Event information:
http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/fall09/sloops/
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