The University of Texas Sailing Team

REGATTA HIGHLIGHTS:

FRIDAY: Four races in NNW breezes starting at 11 knots, building to 17 knots, gusting to 20 for the third race, then tapering to 12 knots for the final race. All windward-leewards with a weather offset and leeward gate, ranging from 36 to 41 minutes long. Seas were relatively flat, and temperatures near 70 with sunny skies. Three yellow flag penalties accepted, no protests, no breakdowns, no recalls.

SATURDAY: Three races in 14 to 17 knots from the NE with 2-3 foot chop before lunch, all W-4. Lunch break onshore, and three final races in 12 knots dying to 6 knots in the late afternoon. Final race was very close, with the top two teams tied. Host USF wins their first ever National Championship on the tiebreaker, with SUNY Maritime 2nd, and St. Mary's 3rd. No protests, no yellow flags, no breakdowns.

Winning Team: USF
Texas Place: 7th
click "read more" to see results.

Regatta Highlights:

Saturday:
The regatta opened to no breeze on lake travis. Racing was postponed until 3:30 when a 5-8kt ESE breeze filled in. 12 races were completed in WL1 and WL2 courses averaging 15-25 minutes.

Sunday:
The regatta opened to a shifty 3-10kt S breeze moving E throughout the day. Wind remained extremely shifty throughout the day, with oscillations in excess of 30 degrees. Markset remained very busy resetting the course throughout the day. One race was abandoned due to shifty wind. 12 races were completed by 1:30PM. 2 breakdowns were reported with 1 redress awarded to OU for a broken jib block.

The regatta opened to no breeze on Lake Bryan and a heavy fog. Racing was postponed until about eleven o'clock when a 3-5 knot breeze filled in. Conditions remained shifty all day with the markset jetski remaining very busy! 12 races were completed in WL1 courses averaging 10-20 minutes.

Congratulations to the University of Texas for winning the regatta.

A huge thanks goes out to Derek Whallen for serving as Race Committee and the Texas A&M Sailing Team members for helping out the entire day.

See Results after break.

Six teams gathered just east of Dallas on lake Ray Hubbard to decide this years SEISA Sloops Champion and the conditions could not have been better. Racing began at 9:45am with 8-12 from the south/south-east growing to 12-15 by lunch before falling back to 8-12 again by the afternoon. Races were held in 5 club owned IC-24's (the J-24's with modified, Melges 24 style decks) and 4 crew. Courses were modified W2's with races lasting between 30 and 45 min. There was 1 protest (for violating the hiking restrictions), with OU taking the alternative penalty, and a few minor breakdowns (1 jib halyard and a cam cleat). The overall lead changed several times with the regatta being decided on the last race and a tie breaker with the University of Texas barely defeating Texas A&M Galveston. But the critical action was during race 4, when Texas edged out A&M at the finish by a matter of inches. In the end, that extra first won the event for UT, ending A&M Galveston's 5 year run of SEISA Sloops Championships (Texas last won in 2003).

A huge Thank You goes to Rush Creek Yacht Club and its membership who stepped in after the original host for the event, Texas Corinthian YC, was destroyed by Hurricane Ike. Special thanks to PRO and SEISA Competition Chair (and former SEISA Sloops Champ) Jake Scott and his wife Lindsey, his brother Max and wife Kristi, Bryan Calk, and Rachel Ellis for taking their time to put together and run the event. College Sailing also got a little publicity over the weekend as RCYC was also hosting a large Texas Junior Circuit event at the same time and some of the juniors and parents got to spend a little time talking with the teams about SEISA and the ICSA.

REGATTA HIGHLIGHTS:
Saturday: Wacky conditions on the Thames River where consistency was nearly impossible. Breeze was southwest/west/northwest at 0-8 knots all day making the race committee’s job very difficult. 6 races in both divisions were completed sailing course 4’s and 5’s. Two protests were heard resulting in two DSQ’s. One rule 42 violation on the water resulting in a two turns penalty. Thank you to our judges George Crocker, Sue Epstein and Jamie Gilman for monitoring rule 42 and hearing protests. Also, a big thanks to all the Coast Guard cadets who were picking up anchors and moving marks all day. If you want to check out any of today’s action please go to sailgroove.org.
Sunday: With a forecast of SE turning NE at 5 knots it was a pleasure to have the pooring down rain and strong Northerly breeze. The North/NE breeze ranged from 6-12 knots with a quick dead period for lunch. Six more races were completed in each division for a total of 12. All courses were course 5 at 18-22 minutes. One protest filed resulting in a DSQ. Thanks again to our judges listed above and all the Coast Guard cadets for putting on a great regatta. Congratulations to Boston College on another great win. Don't forget Sailgroove.org for all the action.

Regatta Highlights:

Saturday:
The regatta opened to dying breeze out of the South. Racing was postponed until 11:30 when a 3-7kt ESE breeze filled in. Wind remained extremely shifty throughout the day, with scillations in excess of 100 degrees. Markset remained very busy resetting the course throughout the day. One race was abandoned due to shifty wind and multiple general recalls
occurred. 16 races were completed by 6:30PM.

Congratulations to the University of Texas for a solid performance to win the regatta.

A huge thanks to the PROs, The Colleen and Ed Taylor, for an exceptional job in running the races, and to the University of Texas Sailors who helped make this regatta possible!

The annual Troy Swetnam Memorial Regatta has been moved from A&M Galveston to University of Texas because of the recent damage caused by Hurrican Ike. The Regatta will be held this weekend, September 20-21.

Here are the results of tonight's officer elections:

President

Chase Dearing

Captain

Nicola Kirkham

Treasurer

Michael Grossman

AYC/UT Rep/Fleet

Justin Ogden

Women's Captain

Michelle Kasney

Recruitment

Brandon Fiew

Michele Kasney

PR/Alumni

Nataleigh Vann

Website

Justin Ogden

SEISA Sailors, Supporters, and Alumni,

Below and attached are the results of this years SEISA Championship. Points are allocated based on finishes in each of the 6 regattas (Sloops, Mens and Women's Singles, Women's, TR, Dinghies). Points are given in reverse order of finish; so for a 10 boat championship the first place team gets 10 points, second gets 9 and so on. In the case of singles only the top finisher form each school is worth any points. In the case of a tie, the team that attended more championships or beat the other more times wins the tie break.
I have also attached the full regatta attendance and scoring spreadsheet so you can see who attended what events. The percentage next to each score shows how each finish is valued compared to other events (since 5th in a 5 boat fleet is worth less than 5th in a 13 boat fleet). Pink highlights the entry of a women's team, green shows advancement to a national semifinal or championship, an (*) or (I) indicates an intersectional.

Sincerely,
Blake Billman
SEISA Graduate Director

With a southeast breeze blowing at 4-12 knots and 40-degree shifts in Offatts Bayou, racing commenced with four official and two unofficial schools. Two rotations in thirty races were completed, with only those between official teams counting. After 30 races, a sail-off was necessary between USA and UT to determine the final winner. No protests were filed. Thanks to the entire TAMUG Sailing Team in support of the championship event. Also, we extend our sincere appreciation to Charles Milby, Hugh Haggerty and Christine Nguyen for their work as race officials.

Congratulations to the University of Texas Sailing Team for winning the SEISA championship and qualifying for the 2008 ICSA National Championship.

Winning Team: Mark Hulings, Betsy Marger, Nataleigh Vann, Nicola Kirkham, Chase Dearing, Brandon Fiew