Colonial Cup – Final

Annapolis, June 1-2, 2013. Five bullets and a DNC for Peter Commette and Julia Melton! (photo courtesy SpinSheet) Results and regatta report by Peter Commette On June 1 and 2, Severn Sailing Association hosted the 2013 Snipe Colonial Cup. Winds were mostly medium from the South, spotty and shifty - sometimes with the crew sitting in and sometimes with skipper and crew hiking, but most of the time, with both sitting on the windward side. More often than not, the right was favored, but once in a while the left could come in. The natural Chesapeake Bay chop was motor boat enhanced, making the conditions challenging. Not to be outdone by the motor boaters, clueless cruising sailors cut through the fleet on a regular basis, each race seemingly seeking out one of the top sailors and blocking his or her chosen course. ...

by Peter Commette 06/02/2013

Annapolis, June 1-2, 2013. Five bullets and a DNC for Peter Commette and Julia Melton!

(photo courtesy SpinSheet)

Results and regatta report by Peter Commette

On June 1 and 2, Severn Sailing Association hosted the 2013 Snipe Colonial Cup. Winds were mostly medium from the South, spotty and shifty – sometimes with the crew sitting in and sometimes with skipper and crew hiking, but most of the time, with both sitting on the windward side. More often than not, the right was favored, but once in a while the left could come in. The natural Chesapeake Bay chop was motor boat enhanced, making the conditions challenging. Not to be outdone by the motor boaters, clueless cruising sailors cut through the fleet on a regular basis, each race seemingly seeking out one of the top sailors and blocking his or her chosen course.

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The racing was tight. Positions changed frequently, but by the end of each race, the finishes were fairly consistent. Peter Commette and Julia Melton were first. Carol Cronin and Kim Couranz were second. The father/son team of Henry and Christian Filter was third. Race organizers, Gavin O’Hare, “the baby sitter” (Saturday) and wife Holly O’Hare (Sunday) were fourth, with mother daughter team of Lisa and Lexi Pline fifth.

Pos	Sail	Skipper/Club	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total Points	Pos
1	0	Commette, Peter	1	1	1	1	1	[19/DNC]	5.00	1
2	30860	Cronin, Carol/ SSA	2	2	[3]	2	3	1	10.00	2
3	30552	Filter, Henry/ SSA	[4]	3	2	4	4	4	17.00	3
4	30629	Ohare, Gavin/ EYC	7	8	5	[19/RAF]	2	2	24.00	4
5	30510	Pline, Lisa	6	[7]	6	6	7	3	28.00	5
6	30904	Griffith, Lee/ Surf City	8	5	[9]	3	6	7	29.00	6
7	30391	Reinke, Eric/ SSA	5	[9]	7	5	5	9	31.00	7
8	30089	Klein, Andrew/ WBC	3	4	8	[11]	10	10	35.00	8
9	30500	Hetherington, Brian/ SSA	[12]	11	10	9	8	6	44.00	9
10	29682	Stout, Alex/ SSA	9	6	4	8	[19/DNC]	19/DNC	46.00	10
11	29318	Hains, Christopher/ GCBC	10	[13]	13	10	9	5	47.00	11
12	29143	Irgens, Stephan/ CCSA	[14]	10	11	7	12	11	51.00	12
13	29536	Inglis, Julian/ SCC	11	[12]	12	12	11	8	54.00	13
14	9	Williamson, Scott/ SSA	15	14	14	[16]	13	12	68.00	14
15	27734	Fuhrmann, Mark/ SSA	16	15	[19/DNC]	13	14	13	71.00	15
16	3055	Fetsch, Marty/ SSA	[19/DNC]	19/DNC	16	14	15	14	78.00	16
17	26109	Hall, Randy/ SSA	17	16	15	15	[19/DNC]	19/DNC	82.00	17
18	305	Wesdyk, Russ/ SSA	13	[19/DNC]	19/DNC	19/DNC	19/DNC	19/DNC	89.00	18