Apr 7, 2024 @ 09:54:52 EDT
Fourteen teams from eight area schools met at the protected waters of Mill Creek on a partly cloudy beautiful but chilly spring day. Sailing commenced promptly at 9:15 with Northwest winds just under 15 mph. Throughout the day, the wind varied between 8-18 mph with gusts consistently around 5mph higher, clocking slightly right to NNW and then left to due W and finally back to the starting point at NW. Oscillations were significant at approx. 30 degrees either side of center. Seas were lumpy.
Sailors completed 7 W-4 races in each of two divisions, ending about a half hour early at 2:30PM. Norfolk Academy Team 1 took first place, followed by Christchurch School Team 1 in second, and Christchurch School Team 3 in third place.
Two protests were heard, one was disallowed, and the other resulted in a boat retiring after finishing.
Greatest thanks are extended to the race committee especially Arielle Darrow who served as PRO, ran perfect races, and managed the significant oscillations expertly.
| School | Team | A | B | TOT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Norfolk Academy | Bulldogs 1 | 29 | 25 | 54 | |||
| 2 |  | Christchurch School | Seahorses 1 | 23 | 33 | 56 | |||
| 3 | | Christchurch School | Seahorses 3 | 29 | 28 | 57 | |||
| 4 |  | Hampton Roads Academy | Navigators 1 | 31 | 28 | 59 | |||
| 5 | | Christchurch School | Seahorses 2 | 43 | 32 | 75 | |||
| 6 |  | Norfolk Collegiate School | Oaks 1 | 54 | 40 | 94 | |||
| 7 | | Norfolk Academy | Bulldogs 2 | 22 | 80 | 102 | |||
| 8 | | Norfolk Collegiate School | Oaks 2 | 55 | 51 | 106 | |||
| 9 | | Christchurch School | Seahorses 4 | 45 | 63 | 108 | |||
| 10 | | Hampton Roads Academy | Navigators 2 | 105 | 26 | 131 | |||
| 11 |  | The Hague School | Tritons | 78 | 78 | 156 | |||
| 12 |  | Poquoson High School | Islanders | 79 | 81 | 160 | |||
| 13 |  | Kecoughtan High School | Warriors | 74 | 90 | 164 | |||
| 14 |  | Maury High School | Commodores | 82 | 87 | 169 |
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.