US Nationals – Day 2

[caption id="attachment_7242" align="alignnone" width=""]Nikki Bruno (sailing with Andrew Pimental) took this photo on the fun reach in from sailing[/caption]Buffalo, July 23, 2013. Day 2, Crosby Series. Results and report by Carol Cronin 1. Raul Rios & Mac Agnese, tot. 4 2. Augie Diaz & Kathleen Tocke, tot. 10 3. Brian Kamilar & Enrique Quintero, tot. 22 4. Ernesto Rodriguez & Eduardo Mintzias, tot. 29 5. Peter Commette & Hillary Noble, tot. 30 We left the beach in a building southwester that promised very nice sailing... and delivered, even though it built a bit more than we expected. Race 3 started in 10-12 and built to 12-15 knots by the finish. The waves also built quickly, with large rollers coming down to the left of the breeze capped by a tough off-center chop from the right. Jim Bowers/Julia Marsh rounded the top mark in first, but later capsized, giving Raul Rios/Mac Agnese their third win of three races. ...

by Carol Cronin 07/23/2013

US Nationals – Day 2 Image — Nikki Bruno (sailing with Andrew Pimental) took this photo on the fun reach in from sailing

Nikki Bruno (sailing with Andrew Pimental) took this photo on the fun reach in from sailing

Buffalo, July 23, 2013. Day 2, Crosby Series. Results and report by Carol Cronin

1. Raul Rios & Mac Agnese, tot. 4

2. Augie Diaz & Kathleen Tocke, tot. 10

3. Brian Kamilar & Enrique Quintero, tot. 22

4. Ernesto Rodriguez & Eduardo Mintzias, tot. 29

5. Peter Commette & Hillary Noble, tot. 30

We left the beach in a building southwester that promised very nice sailing… and delivered, even though it built a bit more than we expected. Race 3 started in 10-12 and built to 12-15 knots by the finish. The waves also built quickly, with large rollers coming down to the left of the breeze capped by a tough off-center chop from the right. Jim Bowers/Julia Marsh rounded the top mark in first, but later capsized, giving Raul Rios/Mac Agnese their third win of three races.

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Race 4 started in 14-16 and built to 16-18, with perhaps a few higher gusts with the approaching front. Upwind was a battle to get up and over the waves, while the reaches and final downwind were a planing whoop and holler. Raul/Mac posted another bullet for a clean sweep of the Crosby. (I guess nobody warned them about the Crosby curse.)

Tomorrow we start the Heinzerling Championship, carrying forward our qualifying scores as one droppable race.The forecast calls for breeze from the north.

Results – Day 2