Sep 24, 2024 @ 09:20:42 EDT
VISA sailors arrived at the beautiful Christchurch waterfront to find an absolutely perfect fall day with fog lifting to reveal partly cloudy skies, temperatures in the 70's and NO wind. While the regatta was postponed on shore, sailors enjoyed kayaking, paddleboarding, swimming and various ball games. At about 11:30, the breeze filled in from the SE at 5 mph and the sailors launched. The winds built throughout the afternoon to about 12 mph, steady for the SE. Flat seas built to a one foot chop.
On the varsity course, 20 A/B teams from 12 schools were able to complete 4 W-4 races in each division before the 3:00 no start after time. Christchurch School Christchurch School Team 1 ran away with 4 bullets and 13 points in first place. They were followed by Christchurch School Team 2 in second place with 29 points. Taking third place was Hampton Roads Academy in third place with 33 points.
On the JV course, 12 teams representing 5 schools sailed a total of 5 W-4 races. The top finishes York High School in first place with an impressive 5 bullets, Hampton Roads Academy Team 1 in second place, and Christchurch School Team 2 in third place.
Many thanks are due to the volunteers and the race committee without whom we would not be able to run regattas week after week. Special thanks to PRO Alex Jacob on the varsity course and PRO Cutter Smith on the JV course.
Thanks also goes to Rob Deane and Christchurch School for the warm welcome and the use of all of their toys during the postponement.
| School | Team | A | P | TOT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | York High School | Falcons 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2 |  | Hampton Roads Academy | Navigators 1 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 3 |  | Christchurch School | Seahorses 2 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 4 | | Hampton Roads Academy | Navigators 2 | 23 | 23 | ||
| 5 |  | Granby High School | Comets 3 | 26 | 26 | ||
| 6 | | Christchurch School | Seahorses 1 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 7 | | Christchurch School | Seahorses 3 | 38 | 38 | ||
| 8 | | York High School | Falcons 3 | 41 | 41 | ||
| 9 | | York High School | Falcons 2 | 44 | 44 | ||
| 10 | | Granby High School | Comets 2 | 47 | 47 | ||
| 11 | | Granby High School | Comets 1 | 61 | 61 | ||
| 12 |  | Norfolk Collegiate School | Oaks | 68 | MRP | 68 |
The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.
The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.