Sep 8, 2017 @ 17:00:16 EDT
Sailors were greeted with strong North-West winds this morning. A windward leeward course was set just outside of our mooring field, and racing commenced at 10:11 AM. The winds swiftly built, with sustained velocities in the low 20's. This wind strength from the North-West on our lake creates considerable chop/waves. This chop and the wind made racing difficult, especially in C division where more than half the fleet was unable to finish the races in the Badger Techs, which are difficult to control in breeze. As the wind built more, racing was postponed and then called off for the day at 2:30 as even the A and B divisions were experiencing difficulty maintaining control of their 420s. With just 4 races completed in A and B division and 2 in C division, UW Badgers 1 are in the lead with Northwestern Wildcats 1 nine points behind.
The breeze was moderate when racing started at 9:50, but the breeze steadily died over the next two hours. We were only able to do two races in C division, two races in A division, however we were unable to complete anymore B or C division races due to the wind completely shutting off. Thus the regatta ended with just four races in each division. There were no protests. A huge thank you to Terry and Patti McMahon for doing Race Committee, Dennis Bartley and Matt Younkle for judging for the event, and the Wisconsin sailors who helped run the event.
| School | Team | A | B | C | TOT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | University of Wisconsin | Badgers 1 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 26 | ||||
| 2 |  | Northwestern University | Wildcats 1 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 34 | ||||
| 3 | | University of Wisconsin | Badgers 2 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 46 | ||||
| 4 |  | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | Panthers | 7 | 12 | 30 | 49 | ||||
| 5 |  | Western Michigan University | Western Michigan | 24 | 18 | 16 | 58 | ||||
| 6 |  | University of Minnesota | Gophers | 18 | 44 | 22 | 84 | ||||
| 7 |  | University of Illinois - Chicago | Flames | 29 | 27 | 33 | 89 | ||||
| 8 | | Northwestern University | Wildcats 2 | 34 | 28 | 38 | 100 | ||||
| 9 | | Northwestern University | Wildcats 3 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 114 | ||||
| 10 |  | Lawrence University | Vikings | 36 | 44 | 40 | 120 |
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.
