R,W&B Kaszube Cup Debrief
After an intense week of practice for the Regatta with our main focus on starts and downwind technique, the team arrived on Monday to South Shore Yacht Club in Milwaukee. After having unloaded and rigged the boats, the team went on the water to get a feel for the conditions. We did a few speed-tests to make sure our boats were on point and ran a few course tests. We concluded our practice day with a few races and a fun tow back to the Yacht Club were a pasta dinner awaited for us.
Being the only team on the water one day before the Regatta, surely prepared us well for the first day of racing. The day started with a shifty 10-13 knt SW breeze, flat water, clear skies and lots of sun. The Race Committee’s decision to start Green and R,W&B fleets together in a short starting line became a challenge for many of the other sailors since not everyone could fit in the line. Our sailors were happy to have spent the last few days working on starting techniques, which were reflected on their scores. Multiple race wins and lots of top 3 finishes for CYC created big smiles on the kids after the conclusion of each race. Having good starts and keeping the boat flat were our golden rules in order to keep low/consistent average scores throughout the first day of racing.
Going into the final day of racing with six races on the bucket and an activated drop on the results, no race could be started after 12:00pm. With similar conditions to those of the first day, we sailed the last race of the event before a thunderstorm forced the RC to call it the day. With a “keep it simple” mentality and without thinking about the scores, the team finished strong. CYC’s Jack Baldwin came home with the win followed by Reed Rasmussen in second place and Peter Barnard in fourth. With many top three finishes and a race wins, Parker Rasmussen finished fifth and Chris Pendregast in seventh place
After a fantastic event the team is psyched for another great week of practice at CYC.
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