Oct 13, 2024 @ 15:11:00 EDT
Nine Teams arrived to Coast Guard for the NEISA Match Race Championship for the Larry White Trophy. Sailors arrived to gusty north west wind from 8-30 kts. Many lead changes occurred in the challenging races with full umpire support for each race. Two flights were sailed without spinnakers when sustained breeze was above 20kts and gust above 30kts. A complete round robin of all nine teams set the seedings for the Quarterfinals. The results and seedings are as follow:
1) Harvard 7-1, 2) Yale 6-2, 3) Boston College 5-3, 4) Coast Guard 5-3, 5) Brown 5-3, 6) Roger Williams 4-4, 7) Mass Maritime 2-6, 8) Tufts 2-6, 9) Bowdoin 0-8
Quarter Final Results: Harvard beat Tufts 2-0 Yale beat Mass Maritime 2-0 Boston College beat Roger Williams 2-1 Coast Guard beat Brown 2-0
Semi Finals will begin on Sunday. Thank you to our 10 umpires: Pearson Potts-Chump, Bob Austin-Lafrance, Neil Williamson, Wes Bright, George Higham, John Mooney, Bobby Savoie, Clinton Hayes-Saturday, John Moulthrop-Sunday
Race Committee Members: Joe Fava-PRO, Matt Hill, Peter Dowd, Bowdoin Sailors, and CGA Sailors
The Semi Final round began in a light northerly breeze before the breeze died. One flight was completed before the wind died. Once the breeze filled back in the remainder of the regatta saw 5-15 kts from ESE. Both Semi Finals went the distance requiring a third race. Many lead changes and close racing saw Harvard beat Coast Guard 2-1 and Yale beat Boston College 2-1.
The Finals and Petit Final saw close racing with boats finishing within seconds of each other. In the Petit Finals, Boston College beat Coast Guard 2-1 to claim 3rd place. In the Finals, Harvard beat Yale 2-0 to win the Larry White Trophy.
Congratulations to all competitors and Thank you to our Umpires and RC. Umpires: Pearson Potts-Chump, Bob Austin-Lafrance, Neil Williamson, Wes Bright, George Higham, John Mooney, Bobby Savoie, Clinton Hayes-Saturday, John Moulthrop-Sunday
Race Committee Members: Joe Fava PRO, Matt Hill, Peter Dowd, Bowdoin Sailors, and CGA Sailors
Link to results: https://www.matchracingresults.com/2024/new-england-championships/
| School | Team | A | TOT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Harvard University | Crimson | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 |  | Yale University | Bulldogs | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3 |  | Boston College | Eagles | 9 | 9 | ||
| 4 |  | U. S. Coast Guard Academy | Bears | 12 | 12 | ||
| 5 |  | Brown University | Bears | 15 | 15 | ||
| 6 |  | Roger Williams University | Hawks | 18 | 18 | ||
| 7 |  | Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buccaneers | 21 | 21 | ||
| 8 |  | Tufts University | Jumbos | 24 | 24 | ||
| 9 |  | Bowdoin College | Polar Bears | 27 | 27 |
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.
