Oct 26, 2016 @ 08:21:26 EDT
Sunny skies and seasonal temperatures greeted the 18 competitors in the 2016 Michigan State Laser Radial Championship. Racing started at 10:29 in a 3-5 knot westerly breeze. Wind increased to 8-12 knots and came from the south at midday, with 1.5 to 2 foot waves. The wind direction remained steady, but faded back to 3-4 knots by the time of the seventh and final race of the day.
Congratulations to our new state champion, Blake Stackpoole from Grosse Pointe South. Congratulations also go to second place finisher, Ben Finkelstein from Forest Hills Central, and third place finisher Liam Walz from Grosse Pointe South. New schools participating in the regatta this year were Black River, Cranbrook Kingswood, Forest Hills Central and South Christian.
A huge thank you to PRO Scott Corder, everyone helping out on the water and land, regatta chair Harold Stackpoole, Scorer Kathy Johnson, MISSA East Rep. Lynn Frikker, and the hospitality team led by Torrey Stackpoole.
| School | Team | A | TOT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Grosse Pointe South High School | Blake Stackpoole '18 | 28 | 28 | ||
| 2 |  | Forest Hills Central High School | Ben Finkelstein '18 | 29 | 29 | ||
| 3 | | Grosse Pointe South High School | Liam Walz '17 | 33 | 33 | ||
| 4 |  | Black River Public School | Jack Hemmelgarn '19 | 38 | 38 | ||
| 5 |  | South Christian High School | Samuel Boehle '19 | 41 | 41 | ||
| 6 |  | University Liggett School | Alex Johnson '18 | 45 | 45 | ||
| 7 |  | Detroit Country Day School | Harrison George '18 | 48 | 48 | ||
| 8 |  | Grosse Ile High School | Ian Reimel '19 | 50 | 50 | ||
| 9 |  | East Grand Rapids | justin lovell '17 | 56 | 56 | ||
| 10 |  | West Bloomfield High School | Jack Bull '19 | 83 | 83 | ||
| 11 | | East Grand Rapids | murphy wynsma '19 | 86 | 86 | ||
| 12 | | East Grand Rapids | kate mackeigan '19 | 89 | 89 | ||
| 13 |  | Grosse Pointe North High School | Adam Weinkauf '18 | 92 | 92 | ||
| 14 | | Grosse Ile High School | Molly Matthews '19 | 93 | 93 | ||
| 15 |  | Cranbrook Kingswood | Allison Glover '17 | 94 | 94 | ||
| 16 | | Grosse Pointe North High School | Jonathan Smith '20 | 95 | 95 | ||
| 17 | | Grosse Ile High School | Chris Twomley '17 | 100 | 100 | ||
| 18 | | Grosse Pointe North High School | Mathew Moores '17 | 101 | 101 |
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.
