MASSA News

The 2011 Lawrence A White Trophy Regatta was hosted by the US Coast Guard Academy. Saturday morning brought a building WSW breeze that continued to build throughout the morning with gusts over 25 knots at times. One division was on the water sailing 420's and the course were T5 (Gold Cup) and T4 (Triangle-Windward). One B-Division was abandoned due to numerous capsizes. The fleet came in to regroup with a postponement for just over an hour and B-Division went out to complete race 4 and 5 in a Six races were sailed in A division and four in B-Division.

Sunday saw more of the same with Westerly breeze and frequent gust in the low 20's. A total of 11 races were completed in each division and right down to the final set the top three were close. Going into the last race in each division Mercy McQuaid and Minnetonka were one point apart. Mercy McQuaid's Nick Sertl and Maryn Connon finished second to seal the victory for the Rochester, NY High School.

There were two bkd's, one dsq and a request for redress awarded for the regatta. Thanks to Jim Perkins and Coach Mark Zagol for hearing protests.