NEISA Dinghy Tournament

Sailing in the upper Narragansett Bay was delightful on Saturday with good spectator views from Rhode Island Yacht Club. The prevailing Southwesterlies started light and increased up to 9 knots with some pronounced gusts along with choppy 3-4 foot seas. The chop caused some marks to drag and one race was resailed due to the committee boat dragging anchor during a starting sequence. Six A races and four B races were completed.

Another beautiful sailing morning greeted the competitors with cloudy skies, warm southerlies of 7-9 kts, flood tidal currents, and eager competitors. Starting with B Division, a total of four B races and two A races were sailed on Sunday. Coincidentally with Patriots kick-off, expected high winds, rain, and high chop arrived swiftly, caused abandonment. Two protests were filed. After review by protest committee, both protests were denied, largely because penalty turns were taken on the water.

The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.

The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.