Colonial Cup

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Photo courtesy of Ted Morgan

Annapolis, MD, USA, June 5, 2022. Final Results after 6 races (1 discard):

  1. Raul Rios & Andrea Riefkohl,
  2. Arthur Blodgett & Gracie Howie, 12
  3. Augie Diaz & Katie Bornarth, 19
  4. Trevor Davis & Rees Tindall, 26
  5. Trevor Long & Shallom Fadullon, 31
SAILORSSAIL NUMBERNETTOTALR1R2R3R4R5R6
1Raul Rios
Andrea Riefkohl
298418111221[3]2
2Arthur Blodgett
Grace Howie
304731219[7]15411
3Augie Diaz
Katie Bornarth
302881928[9]61273
4Trevor Davis
Rees Tindall
29940263853792[12]
5Trevor Long
Shallom Fadullon
3032431454[14]11547
6Robert Ramirez
Kate Sheahan Herron
3163834618[27]46115
7Carol Cronin
Kim Couranz
31295385610593[18]11
8Evan Hoffmann
Shira Golub
306874457127[13]7810
9Ivan Shestopalov
Lexi Pline
3029945681113885[23]
10Andre Guaragna
Logan Brickhouse
300235071[21]41010917
11Christian Filter
Kimmie Leonard
30552508713814[OCS – 37]69
12Carter Cameron
Bryan Stout
3033751702183[19]1315
13Bradley Adam
Andrew Vernon
2904452693126[17]1516
14Gavin O’Hare
Holly OHare
306295683615[27]11204
15Lee Griffith
Nikki Bruno
313048010517172020[25]6
16Tyler Mowry
Matt Orgill
3030280117162217[OCS – 37]178
17Tarasa Davis
Ryan Barone
29671801091511[29]132714
18Eric Reinke
Alex Dailey-Strnad
313578111014[29]22141219
19Alex Pline
Lisa Pline
31313831071920[24]211013
20Brady Stagg
Chase Cooper
3019584108[24]916221918
21Brad Milliken
Marissa Milliken
309288611220[26]15151422
22Sarah Alexander
Hollis Barth
3163593124[31]1621161624
23Esteban Forrer
Grace Benzal
29147105132[27]1918242420
24Grant Garcia
Amy Johnson
2868611114426[33]19122628
25Chris Ryan
Jill Bennett
30301116146[30]2128182227
26Lorie Stout
Sunny Sturmer
29682118148222323[30]2921
27Travis Tucker
Charlotte Carroll
30861191502324[31]232326
28Chris Kiener
Peter Lobaugh
3144912415625[32]25282125
29Cole Amaral
Sean Trudell
12951251593225122531[34]
30Zack Kelchner
Megan Place
29782128165181026[DNS – 37]DNS – 37DNS – 37
31Devon Feusahrens
Lauren Feusahrens
308601451792831[34]263030
32Walter Gnann
Hunter aka “The Tall Guy” Smith
26280147181[34]3030272832
33Charles Green
Mindy Michaels
30743159195[36]3533293329
34Flora Cole
Andrew Cole
28142163200292832[DNS – 37]DNS – 37DNS – 37
35Rich McVeigh
Carol McVeigh
3106116620335[OCS – 37]35313233
36Mark Fuhrmann
LeAnn Myhre
27734168205333436[DNS – 37]3431

Best Snipe Colonial Cup Turnout in 25 Years

by Lisa Pline

36 teams from as far as Miami and Hawaii attended the 2022 Snipe Colonial Cup, the highest since 1988 and nineteen teams from the host club Severn Sailing Association. “This is a testament to the work we have done over the last 10 years to grow the fleet” said fleet captain and long time Snipe sailor Lisa Pline. “Also, most of our growth has been in the U30 segment, showing the Snipe is THE place to be for post college sailors looking for a ‘Serious Sailing, Serious Fun’ experience they can continue with despite busy lives.”  Big shout out to Nikki Bruno who stepped up to chair the regatta (her first!) and also to the great sponsors she got for the regatta:  Dunkin’ Donuts who provided coffee, bagels and donuts for breakfast both days, Helly Hansen Annapolis, Princeton College Consulting, and Student Coaching Services for swag bag contents.

The strength of this fleet cannot be understated.  There were multiple current and former College All-Americans (including the winning crew off her A-division win at College Nationals), several national and international Snipe Champions, four teams training for Snipe Worlds in August (two “regular” and two junior), quite a few current college coaches, and of course our most famous former Rolex Yachtsman of the Year, Augie Diaz.  Even with all that talent, the organizers were equally pleased with the number of new Snipe sailors (and even one crew who had never been in a sailboat of any kind!).

As often happens in Annapolis, several days before the regatta the breeze forecast was not spectacular with the imposition of a high pressure pattern over the mid Atlantic region…the kind of day that makes the Annapolis Chamber of Commerce happy, but the Snipe sailors not so much. Fortunately, the predictions were off and we had two great days of sailing with a little bit of everything. Saturday morning was glassy so PRO Mark Bennett postponed ashore for about an hour and a half until the signs of a thermal began to appear followed by a filling easterly that eventually built to around 12 knots and shifting to the south, the quintessential Annapolis summer conditions. Temperatures were perfect in the low 80s, enough to drive the thermal but not enough to be “stinky hot”.

Three of the four planned races were completed on Saturday. Raul Rios and Andrea Riefkohl were the most consistent with a 1,2,2 followed by Arthur Blodgett and Grace Howie and closely by Trevor Davis and Rees Tindall who are training hard for the Junior World Championships in Portugal this year. The placings were very close with multiple sets of boats crossing the finish line in short succession. Keeping the boat moving in the Annapolis “washing machine” is always paramount and despite the breeze clocking right most of the day, you could easily lose 10 boats on smaller oscillating shifts – you know the infamous Stuart Walker “Type 3 Breeze” – because of the high quality and consistency of the competitors.

Once ashore, the SSA Snackbar with new proprietors from Broadneck Grill & Cantina went into high gear serving refreshments. From the number of Margaritas and fresh squeezed Orange Crushes seen at the club, it appears they are a big hit! Following the fantastic drinks was a taco bar upstairs, apres-dinner Harp music from our own Flora Cole and of course the “heartier” of the group headed over to Davis’ Pub afterwards. 

Thanks to the presence of Tropical Storm Alex off the east coast, Sunday morning started out with almost 20 knots from the east. However, we knew at some point the bottom would drop out as the storm took a hard right moving away from the coast. It did in fact happen, but we were able to complete three more races allowing a discard. By the time all was said and done at the end of the day the  breeze was essentially zero. Fortunately, the race committee made the smart call to finish the last race before what would have been a very painful final downwind leg. As is often the case with the northerly breeze direction with ebbing current, those who dove left tended to do very well, although there were some limited opportunities for those taking a risker tack to the right. Arthur and Grace won the last two races but it was not quite enough to get them over Raul and Andrea who were again consistent with top 3 finishes. Augie Diaz and Katie Bornarth were also consistent, ending in third place followed by Trevor and Rees who slipped a position to 4th due to a tough last race. They still did well enough to top Boston sailor Trevor Long with local Shallom Fadullon (5th) for the Top U30 Award.  There were also four Women’s Teams (plus two more women skippers sailing with male crews) vying for the Top Women’s Award, which was won decisively by Carol Cronin/Kim Couranz who were 7th overall.

Next up for the Annapolis Snipe Fleet Invitationals being hosted by Severn Sailing Association are the Women’s Snipe Nationals August 7-8 and the Frigid Digit October 1-2.  Check out snipefleetannapolis.com for more information.

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