Team Racing

On Friday, we arrived at the sailing site around 1:00 PM for group two team racing. Carlyn flew in from St. Louis and joined us for the remainder of Nationals with upbeat spirits and a funny sense of humor. The conditions proved light wind near the beginning, and throughout the day, the wind picked up. The skippers included Patti, Rob, Matt, and Patrick. The crews included Beccah, Kelsey, Carrie, Christine, Mike, and Patrick.



First, Rob and Kelsey, Patti and Beccah, Patrick and Carrie sailed against Boston College and lost. In the next race, the same people sailed against University of Washington and won. The numerous drills for team racing over spring break and throughout the season paid off, and the team finished better than last year. We lost against Georgetown, and Navy.



Matt subbed in for Patrick for the last two races; Stanford and University of Southern Florida. In the final race, we had them off the line and downwind, but lost them on the downwind. We did not make top eight in team racing, so we sailed in the consolation round.



After a long day of racing, the team headed back home to enjoy homemade pizza made with love by Allie. The girls hurried through the pizza to go to the opening night of Sex and the City. We arrived five minutes before the movie started, and tragically it was sold out. The rest of the team learned a new card game called Mao.



On Saturday, the wind conditions started around 12 knots and picked up to 18. The spectators experienced trouble watching the races because of the cold and foggy conditions. We competed in the consolation round and beat Texas, Notre Dame, and University of Washington.



We lost to University of South Florida, and University of Southern California. Mike subbed in for Patrick and crewed for the final two races. We finished racing around 6 and headed home to make lasagna and a salad. It filled everyone up after a tough day of sailing.



The girls played dress up and reenacted Stacey and Clinton.



After finishing team racing, the team enjoyed a day off from sailing. Everyone kicked back and relaxed. The girls tried again to see Sex and the City. This time it was very successful. After a few tears and laughter, we left the theater happy with the ending. Patrick, Drew, and Jackie went to Newport and looked at the enormous boats and picked out one. Carrie and Patti wandered around Newport and stumbled upon a delicious fudge shop.