2014 New England Districts - Sandy Bay YC, Rockport, MA

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2014 NE Districts SBYC

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