Be Sure to Check the Course
The Hampton Trapeze regatta was great fun. The 'heavy air capital of the Chesapeake' didn't live up to its name until the thunderstorm arrived on day 2. But the racing was good and tight, with a lot of mixed up positions, and nobody was really far behind the pace. Tyler Moore and Jesse Falsone won the regatta (great job, guys). Nick Nelson is working on a write-up for the national site, but I just couldn't resist throwing these 2 pieces of video up, courtesy of Jay Glaser who was on hand to advise, observe, and do some coaching. Thanks, Jay for the awesome shots!
First video is of race 4 where Meller/Coe, followed by Moore/Falsone both thought that the course was a WL 2 lap course. Unfortunately (for them), they were proven wrong by Nelson/Bergquist who managed to steal the bullet by knowing the course posted.
http://www.usa505.org/usa/regattas/2006/HamptonTrapeze/CheckCourse.wmv
Second video is of a crowded mark rounding on day 2. I don't think any protest was actually filed...
http://www.usa505.org/usa/regattas/2006/HamptonTrapeze/CrowdedRounding.wmv
First video is of race 4 where Meller/Coe, followed by Moore/Falsone both thought that the course was a WL 2 lap course. Unfortunately (for them), they were proven wrong by Nelson/Bergquist who managed to steal the bullet by knowing the course posted.
http://www.usa505.org/usa/regattas/2006/HamptonTrapeze/CheckCourse.wmv
Second video is of a crowded mark rounding on day 2. I don't think any protest was actually filed...
http://www.usa505.org/usa/regattas/2006/HamptonTrapeze/CrowdedRounding.wmv
posted by J Bergquist at 7:11 PM
1 Comments:
Re. the Second Video Clip
You cannot really see it from this angle... but 7200 (inside, approaching on starboard) has to turn up, away from the mark, first, to clear 8012, rather than turning down, and gybing around the mark, because 8012 (in my opinion) did not give 7200 room to round the mark. If I had not turned out, I would have T-boned Henry in the rail.
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