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Dinghy Sailing finishes 2nd at Conference Championships
Posted: Apr 08, 2019

Dinghy Sailing finishes 2nd at Conference Championships

The Cal Maritime Dinghy Sailing Team went 11-4 at the PCCSC Conference Championships 11-4 over the weekend. The Keelhaulers & first-place finisher, Stanford, will advance to the Team Racing National Championships next month in Newport, Rhode Island.

The race was hosted by UC Santa Barbara and was the first Team Race Championship they've hosted in the past decade. Seven teams attended the Carter Ford PCCSC Team Race Championship this year and after a slow start the teams hit the water.

The wind slowly built from the southeast, increasing and shifting to the west with a max wind velocity of about 15-16 knots. Thirty-eight races were completed which was all of the first round robin and most of the second, before the wind shut off completely.

On Sunday, the second round robin was finished and the final four sailed, with the top two qualifying for the National Championship, but day two was a bit of a struggle as far as getting wind to sail with. Brief breezes would roll through with enough pressure to set a course and begin a sequence only to die by the time the start went off.

Racing was held for quite some time, but eventually races were able to be completed and a consistent breeze blew through for the beginning of the final four. The last two races of the final four were relatively inconsequential to the results and were sailed in somewhat less than desirable conditions. The breeze never fully materialized for the remainder of the day.

Stanford went undefeated, claiming the Carter Ford PCCSC Team Race Championship. Cal Maritime and UCSB were in a close battle for second with Cal Maritime ultimately sailing better when it counted. UCSB finished third with the University of Hawaii rounding out the final four, though all teams were in contention for the fourth spot up until the last race of the second round robin.

The ICSA 2019 Spring National Championships for team racing will occur between May 25-31 at Newport Rhode Island. For more information visit collegesailing.org.