Western Hemisphere & Orient Championship - Day 3 - Snipe Class International

(Photo courtesy of Matias Capizzano)

Boston, MA, USA, September 23, 2021. Results after 6 races (1 discard):

USA Augie Diaz & Barbara Brotons, 16
USA Arthur Blodgett & Gracie Howie, 22
USA Ernesto Rodriguez & Kathleen Tocke, 23
CHI Matias Seguel & Constanza Seguel, 31
USA George Szabo & Dian Waterbury, 34

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	DIVISION	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Augie Diaz Barbara Brotons	USA 30288 17	Masters	16	23	3	2	5	1	[7]	5
2	Arthur Blodgett Gracie Howie	USA 30473 13		22	35	1	7	[13]	2	3	9
3	Ernesto Rodriguez Kathleen Tocke	USA 31337 25	Masters	23	45	4	3	[22]	13	2	1
4	Matias Seguel Constanza Seguel	CHI 31554 06		31	59	[OCS – 28]	6	16	3	4	2
5	George Szabo Dianna Waterbury	USA 31441 28	Masters	34	53	7	5	1	4	[19]	17
6	Jim Bowers Julia Marsh Rabin	USA 31555 14	Masters	40	64	5	1	[24]	9	17	8
7	John MacRae Linda Epstein	USA 31685 22	Masters	44	63	6	14	3	15	6	[19]
8	Carol Cronin Kim Couranz	USA 31295 16	Female	44	60	8	8	8	6	14	[16]
9	Rodrigo Stephan de Almeida Gustavo Baiano	BRA 31532 01	Masters	45	59	12	10	[14]	10	1	12
10	Taylor Scheuermann Charlie Bess	USA 31639 26	Female	45	64	2	[19]	17	7	12	7
11	Antonio Poncell Carolina Martinez	CHI 31443 03	Masters	49	77	10	[OCS – 28]	2	20	11	6
12	Jose Daniel Hernandez Josselyn Echeverria	GUA 31567 07	None	52	70	9	15	10	[18]	5	13
13	Alfonso García Bringas Andre Guaragna	MEX 31129 09		60	88	13	[OCS – 28]	26	8	10	3
14	Alex Pline Lisa Pline	USA 31313 24	Masters	62	86	11	4	9	22	16	[24]
15	Andrew Pimental Megan Place	USA 31727 23	Masters	63	81	17	12	6	14	[18]	14
16	Diego Silvestre Marisleysis Cedeno	GUA 31564 08	None	65	88	20	11	15	[23]	8	11
17	Matias Poncell Christian Obermoller	CHI 30591 04		66	93	14	20	4	[27]	13	15
18	Evan Hoffmann	USA 30687 20	None	67	95	22	[OCS – 28]	7	12	22	4
19	Doug Hart Christina Persson	USA 31297 19	Masters	77	105	[OCS – 28]	OCS – 28	11	5	15	18
20	Juan Sanchez Renata Parodi	CHI 31199 05	None	86	114	[OCS – 28]	13	18	26	9	20
21	Miranda Paz Joaquin Balarezo	PER 31039 12	Female Junior	88	113	16	16	19	16	[25]	21
22	Rachel Bryer Anna Wiatrowski	USA 31508 15	Female	95	123	19	[OCS – 28]	25	21	20	10
23	Felipe Fuentes Benjamin Guzman	CHI 30590 02	None	96	124	[OCS – 28]	18	21	11	21	25
24	Alec Hughes Valeria Breña	PER 31150 30		102	130	[OCS – 28]	9	12	25	DNC – 28	DNC – 28
25	Juan Lyon Valentina Lyon	PER 31084 11	Masters	103	129	18	17	20	24	24	[26]
26	Lee Griffith Nikki Bruno	USA 31304 18	Masters	107	135	15	[OCS – 28]	27	17	26	22
27	Jen Lee Mary Buckley	USA 31636 21	Female	107	130	21	21	[23]	19	23	23

Patience was Rewarded

Today’s races were built around the forecast which ran the gamut from 5 knots to 20, and which proved to be true. The fleet headed out in beautiful wind of 8-11 that quickly had rain squalls roll through, leaving an unstable breeze and a challenge for Matt Hill and his Race Committee to set a proper course. After a recall start, followed by AP for 2 hours plus with little to no wind, the wind finally settled into a South Easterly with 8-11 knots and mostly sunny skies.

Race 5 found Brazilians Rodrigo Stephan de Almeida and Gustavo Baiano lead from the start and gave credit to a Brazilian poetress Clarice Lispector, “when the wind is the strongest you should work really hard and hike a lot” which we did in her honor. Gustavo continued that “we were really fast downwind!” Finishing in second behind them was Ernesto Rodriguez and Kathleen Tocke (USA) and third was Arthur Blodgett and Gracie Howie (USA). Regatta leader Diaz/Brotons (USA) sailed their throw-out race, which kicked in after race 6.

The RC started race 6 immediately following the last finisher returning to the start area. Race 6 was signaled with an Olympic course with puffs to 20 at the weather mark. George Szabo and Dianna Waterbury were caught OCS and the rest of the fleet was off, with Rodriguez/Tocke taking an early lead which they extended to a horizon job. Sailors had from 10 to 20 knots and changed gears as they hit the puffs and lulls. Second across the finish was Matias and Constanza Seguel (CHI) followed by Alfonso Garcia Bringas and Andre Guaragna (MEX).

With the drop race now factoring in, Diaz/Brotons (USA) remain in the lead with 16 points followed by Blodgett/Howie (USA) with 22 and Rodriguez/Tocke (USA) who moved up after a stellar day (2-1) which moved them into 3rd with 23 points, throwing out a 22nd in race 3.

Racing continues through Saturday with 9 races scheduled. Tomorrows forecasts looks ominous with winds exceeding the Snipe wind limit (25+) and heavy rain.