Colonial Cup

Annapolis, MD, USA, June 2, 2024. Final results after 6 races (1 discard):

1. Ernesto Rodriguez & Marina Cano, 10
2. Arthur Blodgett & Gracie Howie, 18
3. Augie Diaz & Christine De Silva, 25
4. Enrique Quintero & Hollis Barth, 27
5. Peter Foley & Rees Tindall, 42

by Arthur Blodgett

Annapolis delivered for the record 40 Snipes racing in this years Colonial Cup regatta, with 6 races completed in wavy conditions. Ernesto Rodriguez / Marina Cano came away with the victory, with Arthur Blodgett / Grace Howie in second and Augie Diaz / Christine De Silva in 3rd. As always, the Snipe class features great competition and races were tightly compressed with expert sailors battling for position throughout the fleet. The regatta featured a Friday clinic as well as all the things that make Snipe sailing “Serious Fun” : Friday music, Saturday Italian buffet dinner for competitors, cocktails, a beer boat to supply sailors on their sail in, and late-night carousing at the local watering hole. Teams from as far as California, Canada and Miami were in attendance to kick off the Summer Snipe circuit in addition to a strong local fleet. 

Saturday began with a 2-hour postponement ashore, but by noon the forecasted easterly was already filling, and the fleet had a nice sail out to the racecourse before the first race. A significant right shift made for some surprises in the first race as Harry and Sarah Levinson of the Winchester Boat Club took 1st place! A testament to the fleet’s depth: the eventual top 2 finished 14th and 35th in this first race!  The breeze remained light, about 7-8 knots, with washing machine levels of powerboat chop from all directions as the local populations took to the Chesapeake Bay on this beautiful Spring day. Such waves require constant technique, anticipation and physicality, even in light winds. Not all powerboats were impediments: there were a number of spectators out to watch the racing action! A 3rd race was completed with winds up to 10kts before the Fleet headed in, with dinner waiting for them on shore! 

Sunday conditions were perfect for Snipe racing in Annapolis: 12-14 kts out of the South. With waves of about 3 feet and a slightly longer swell, the surfing downwind was pretty epic. Constant hard hiking and movement were required upwind, challenging all the sailor’s fitness. Going into the 6th and final race, all of the top 3 positions were in doubt with the impending drop about to scramble the scores. The race committee did an excellent job attacking the fleet tendency; as the left had been paying consistently and the fleet shifted towards the pin end, they favored the Signal boat by about 5 degrees for the final U Flag start. Peter Foley/Rees Tindal and Rodriguez/ Cano capitalized, starting near the signal and controlling the fleet as it marched left. Enrique Quintero / Hollis Barth sailed a great regatta to finish 4th, while Foley/ Tindal would climb to 5th overall and were the top Juniors, continuing their success since they claimed the Bronze Medal at Snipe Junior Worlds this past January. Womens World Champion and Olympian Carol Cronin / Kim Couranz were recognized as the top all Womens team in 12th overall. 

A huge thank you to Severn Sailing Association for hosting this event, accommodating and entertaining 40 Snipes! Thank you to PRO Luke Shingledecker and his team of volunteers for running 6 great races! Andrew Cole and his Judge team were on hand to resolve a single protest. Thank you to regatta Chairs Nikki Bruno, Darby Capellin and Arthur Blodgett, as well as housing and charter coordinators/ local Snipe gurus Lisa and Alex Pline for making it all happen!

Thank you to our Photographers: 
Ted Morgan https://tedmorganphotography.zenfolio.com/
James Ronayne https://www.fvporkchop.com/
Jack Turner @jack_wildlife

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	BOAT NAME	CLUB/ORG	DIVISION	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Ernesto Rodriguez Marina Cano	USA 31337	None	Miami Snipe Fleet		10	24	[14]	3	1	1	4	1
2	Arthur Blodgett Gracie Howie	USA 31771	Mary Alice	SSA		18	54	[36]	6	3	4	1	4
3	Augie Diaz Christine De Silva	USA 30288	Danilu	Coconut Grove Sailing Club		25	38	4	1	6	8	6	[13]
4	Enrique Quintero Hollis Barth	USA 31640	MAQ	CRYC		27	38	10	4	2	2	9	[11]
5	Peter Foley Rees Tindall	USA 31384	None	CRYC/EYC	Juniors	42	59	[17]	16	4	13	7	2
6	Doug Hart Diego Escobar	USA 31297	None	MBYC		44	70	24	[26]	5	10	2	3
7	Robert Vann Darby Capellin	USA 30473	She’ll be right	SSA		44	59	5	8	10	9	12	[15]
8	Evan Hoffmann Shira Golub	USA 31770	Pickle Rick	San Diego Yacht Club		46	76	2	[30]	25	3	11	5
9	Bradley Adam Thomas Walker	USA 29044	None	Severn Sailing Association		50	91	20	2	[UFD – 41]	6	14	8
10	Robert Ramirez Bryan Stout	USA 31638	Tiller Swift	New York Yacht Club		56	75	[19]	11	8	16	5	16
11	Ivan Shestopalov Lexi Pline	USA 029	None	SSA / Fleet 1		57	79	15	12	15	[22]	8	7
12	Carol Cronin Kim Couranz	USA 31295	None	Fleet 17	Women	58	82	3	[24]	11	7	20	17
13	Charlie Anderson Kate Shermock	USA 30687	Hey Brother	SSA/WRSC		60	101	21	7	[UFD – 41]	20	3	9
14	Trevor Long Alexandra Damley-Strnad	USA 30324	Impact Warning	Snipe Fleet 244 / Cottage Park Yacht Club		64	84	8	9	13	17	17	[20]
15	Gavin O’Hare Holly OHare	USA 30629	Severence	SSA		65	96	6	5	9	19	26	[31]
16	Alex Pline Lisa Pline	USA 31313	Old Folks Boogie	Severn Sailing Association		66	94	11	17	12	14	[28]	12
17	Andrew Pimental Laura Varela	USA 31846	None	Sail Newport		67	89	[22]	18	19	11	13	6
18	Luke Ingalls Jacqueline Morrison	USA 29963	Severus snipe	Sakonnet Yacht Club		71	99	[28]	20	22	5	10	14
19	Liam Walz Anna Flynn	USA 817	Queen Anna’s Revenge	Crescent Yacht Club		85	118	[33]	22	17	12	15	19
20	Brady Stagg Gracie McDougall	USA 30195	None	AYC/SSA		86	118	[32]	23	7	27	19	10
21	Zack Kelchner Lydia McPherson	USA 29782	Toasty	SSA		93	125	7	21	20	18	[32]	27
22	Harry Levinson Sarah Levinson	USA 29842	Blue Devil	Winchester Boat Club		95	130	1	14	31	25	24	[35]
23	Lee Griffith Nikki Bruno	USA 31304	None	Surf City Yacht Club		98	125	26	13	14	24	[27]	21
24	Peter Lobaugh Kristen Healy	USA 163	None	Annapolis Yacht Club	Juniors	98	131	13	[33]	16	23	18	28
25	Bob Adam Stephanie Adam	USA 30302	Touch of Grey	Sail Newport		101	135	[34]	10	27	15	25	24
26	Harri Palm Ryan Perry	CAN 31637	None	Guelph Community Boating Club		110	141	16	25	30	[31]	21	18
27	Lorie Stout Sunny Sturmer	USA 29682	Stoutgear.com	SSA	Women	117	154	[37]	15	18	29	29	26
28	Chris Ryan Nicole Ryan	USA 30301	None	SSA		118	146	25	[28]	26	28	16	23
29	Juan Carlos Cuellar Canizares Ignacio Sanchez Rojas	CAN 30762	Agua	Voile Sansoucy		123	164	27	19	[DSQ – 41]	32	23	22
30	Jed Bell Ruby Gordon	USA 129	None	Severn Sailing Association		126	164	[38]	32	21	26	22	25
31	Greg Virgin Chris Schon	USA 31805	None	SSA		127	162	12	29	24	[35]	33	29
32	John Tagliamonte Scarlett Koller	USA 31013	None	Winchester Fleet 77		131	162	30	27	23	21	[31]	30
33	Preston Senior	USA 30299	Senior Moment	Severn Sailing Association / EYC		136	173	9	31	32	[37]	30	34
34	Lucas Thress Rebecca Keller	USA 28686	None	Fordham University	Juniors	143	184	18	35	28	30	[DNF – 41]	32
35	Devon Feusahrens Charlotte Carroll	USA 30860	Her Fault	SSA	Women	157	194	23	[37]	34	33	34	33
36	Charles Green Valentina Varela	USA 31847	Forever Young	CGSC		171	209	29	34	35	[38]	35	38
37	Rich McVeigh Carol McVeigh	USA 31061	None	SSA		172	209	31	36	33	36	36	[37]
38	Kenneth Luczynski Langdon Wallace	USA 30362	Maricar	US Merchant Marine Academy		187	228	39	[DNF – 41]	DNC – 41	34	37	36
39	Mark Fuhrmann Stephen Fadulon	USA 27734	None	SSA		187	226	35	[39]	36	39	38	39
40	Brad Milliken Allison Chenard	USA 30928	Jussa Situation	SSA		189	230	40	38	29	[DNC – 41]	DNC – 41	DNC – 41

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