Getting the inside scoop with people who have crossed the line, start and finish.
The Law Trophy regatta may have been two days, with only 5 races, but that doesn't mean the competitors didn't fight 'til the finish. The fluky light wind of day 1 made the competitors inconsistent, and only allowed for 4 races . Day 2 also saw light wind, but this time the RC could only complete one race due to bad weather coming in from the North. The Windward-Leeward and Triangle courses were run at the RC's discretion both days. Competitors had a bit of wet weather right before awards, but amongst the crazy de-rigging I got a chance to sneak in an interview with some of the talented sailors.
Elliot Morrill and Spencer McDonough were crowned this years 420 fleet winners. Both are native to Indian Harbor Yacht Club and are sharing their first time at Law together! The 16 and 14 year old may be small from their days in Optis but their speed and talent is BIG. Of course when the boys are questioned about their win they modestly say,"We did well overall, but felt the consistency could've been better." Spoken like a true sport that Spencer McDonough. The boys are headed up towards Newport for a clinic at Roger Williams University, and will be competing next in the Coastal Living Regatta, also in Newport. Go get 'em boys!
On the Laser Radial side of things, Sarah Stubbs,15, from American also had a few modest comments to mention about her performance. "I did well, but could've done better. My first two races weren't as good as the rest. Today went a lot better by getting a third." Sarah placed 8th overall, her best Law performance yet. You go girl!
Sarah also sailed recently up in Canada at the Buffalo Canoe Club for Laser/Radial North Americans. Sarah has been to large regattas before and seems to like the feel of sailing around all ages. "I like the regattas with a lot of different age groups, a lot of people have the attitude of just having fun, its a nice change." For results of Laser North Americans go to 2009 Laser NA's.
Congrats to Elliot, Spencer, and Sarah for their great work out there. And a big congrats to all the JSA sailors who participated. For full results go to JSA Online.
**For more questions/pics/interviews email me at news@jsalis.org
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