RI State Champs, Sister Esther Open

Saturday's Report Time: 9:30 AM

Saturday's Skippers Meeting: 9:45 AM

NEISA Sailors gathered at Salve Regina University's new sailing center at 9:30 AM for the first annual Sister Esther Open. Temperatures were around 50 degrees in the morning with clouds that cleared in the afternoon leaving for good racing conditions. Breeze started out as 10-12 knots with puffs over 15 knots coming from the Newport Pell Bridge in a northeast direction. 6 races were sailed in each division with no protests. With daylight savings time ending Saturday night, Sunday's racing will start promptly at 10:00 AM to ensure enough races get off before it starts to get dark. No protests and no breakdowns were filed. A big thanks goes out to our Salve alumni, Peter Pellegrini '12 and Sarah Muzyka '12, for helping out with the marks and also all of the Seahawks who helped out with dock rotations and the Saturday cookout!

Note: Daylight savings Time ends, turn clocks back one hour!

Sunday's Report Time: 9:30 AM

Sister Esther Open Write Up Day Two:

Sailors met at 9:30 AM and the first start was at 10:02am in a northerly breeze that ranged from "3 ??" to 8 knots. Four races in each division were completed before the northerly was replaced by a sea breeze from the south. Races were postponed for an hour while this took place. In all, 10 races in each division were completed. No protests or breakdowns were filed. Congratulations to the Jumbos on their victory!