Frigid Digit

Annapolis, MD, USA, September 29, 2024

by Alex Pline 09/29/2024

Annapolis, MD, USA, September 29, 2024. Final results after 6 races (1 discard):

Ernesto Rodriguez & Taylor Scheuermann, 7
Augie Diaz & Hannah Lee Noll, 14
Robert Ramirez & Lorie Stout, 18
Carol Cronin & Kim Couranz, 22
Diego Escobar & Spencer Kriegstein, 24

	SAILORS	SAIL NUMBER	BOAT NAME	CLUB/ORG	NET	TOTAL	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6
1	Ernesto Rodriguez Taylor Scheuermann	USA 31337	None	Miami Snipe Fleet	7	12	1	3	[5]	1	1	1
2	Augie Diaz Hannah Lee Noll	USA 30288	Danilu	Coconut Grove Sailing Club	14	22	3	1	3	5	2	[8]
3	Robert Ramirez Lorie Stout	USA 31638	Tiller Swift	New York Yacht Club	18	24	[6]	2	2	4	5	5
4	Carol Cronin Kim Couranz	USA 31295	None	Severn Sailing Association	22	29	[7]	6	7	3	4	2
5	Diego Escobar Spencer Kreigstein	USA 31144	None	MBYC/GUST	24	41	8	[17]	1	6	6	3
6	Evan Hoffmann Jill Fattibene	USA 31770	Pickle Rick	San Diego Yacht Club	29	40	2	5	[11]	11	7	4
7	Gavin O’Hare Holly O’Hare	USA 31322	Finale	SSA	29	42	4	4	4	7	10	[13]
8	Sarah Alexander Cragan Smith	USA 31635	None	Severn Sailing Association	45	60	5	8	[15]	15	8	9
9	Lisa Pline Alex Pline	USA 31313	Old Folks Boogie	Severn Sailing Association	47	59	9	11	[12]	12	3	12
10	Brady Stagg Gracie McDougall	USA 30195	None	SSA	47	59	[12]	12	6	8	11	10
11	Andrew Pimental Laura Varela	USA 31846	None	Sail Newport	54	69	10	14	13	10	[15]	7
12	Marina Cano Yoan Carrillo	USA 29511	None	TBD	55	74	17	[19]	10	13	9	6
13	Greg Virgin Nikki Bruno	USA 31805	None	SSA	57	75	[18]	9	9	9	16	14
14	Eric Reinke Jill Bennett	USA 31357	None	Severn Sailing Association	61	79	13	16	[18]	2	13	17
15	Jed Bell Jacqui Rice	USA 29110	None	Severn Sailing Association	66	82	[16]	15	14	14	12	11
16	Robert Vann Lydia McPherson	USA 30473	She’ll be right	SSA	70	92	11	7	8	[DNC – 22]	DNC – 22	DNC – 22
17	Tyler Mowry Matthew Johns	USA 24711	Last Minute Panic	Severn Sailing Association	74	92	14	10	16	[18]	18	16
18	Darby Capellin Marina Barzaghi	USA 29681	Mr and Mrs Scarpinati 2024	Severn Sailing Association	77	97	15	13	19	16	14	[20]
19	George Slook Mary Katharine Fowler	USA 30629	Baby Blue	SSA	86	105	[19]	18	17	17	19	15
20	Travis Carlisle Wiktoria Pedryc	USA 29782	None	SSA	95	117	20	20	20	[DNF – 22]	17	18
21	Erich Laughlin Valentina Kraiselburd	USA 163	Snipe	Severn Sailing Association	100	121	[21]	21	21	19	20	19

by Alex Pline

Coming on the heels of the Snipe North Americans two weeks prior in New Jersey, the 2024 Frigid Digit hosted by Fleet 532 in Annapolis MD had a bit higher turnout than anticipated thanks to four teams from Miami whose boats stopped here on their way south. In addition, we had two stalwart travelers from Rhode Island who year after year continue to battle the dreaded Northeast section of I-95 to sail in Annapolis. This energy also brought some locals off the sidelines and encouraged some friends of Fleet 532 to travel extra distances to come sail at our wonderful venue.

The forecast was a bit uncertain with the remnants of hurricane Helene lurking off to the west, but in the end we were able to complete six races, three in 5-8 knots on Saturday and three in 8-12 knots on Sunday both from the ever increasing easterly directions. But the silver lining was that it was cool and overcast so the powerboat chop Annapolis is famous for – the Annapolis Washing Machine – was only on the gentle setting. This direction is notoriously tricky with both pressure differences and 20-30 irregular shifts.

The race committed led by Charlie Krafft, Bill Lawson and their crew did a great job at executing the races for us and the local Lightning fleet as a combined “Hard Chine Frigid Digit” and with 18 Lightnings and 21 Snipes it was chock-a-block at SSA for the weekend.

There were a number of new Snipe sailors at the regatta: local George Slook sailing with MK Fowler who just acquired a local boat, Erich Laughlin visiting from Penn State and crews Hannah Lee Knoll, Spencer Kreigstein, Jill Fattibene and Jacqui Rice making their Snipe debut. The most enthusiastic award goes to Matt Johns who drove out from Michigan to experience the Annapolis vibe not knowing whether he would find a spot to sail, but thanks to Tyler Mowry and Andrew Cole splitting the skipper role he was able to crew for the weekend and reported back that he had “one of the best weekends” he ever had! Sometimes we take for granted what a great venue we have.