Duplin Trophy March 28-29, 2009

Saturday: After a calm morning, perfect conditions under sunny and blue skies allowed all 45 races of the round-robin and one tie break race to be completed. The first race stared at 11:40 in the minimum three knots SE wind. A couple subsequent starts were aborted for the three knot minimum rule but the wind kept building and settled in from ESE reaching a maximum of 12 knots. The Charles River Fog reached Medford in the form of low clouds after 4:00 knocking the breeze back to 5-8 for the final two flights.

The level of team racing was outstanding. It is clear that these women's teams prepared for this event. The teams started well, sailed fast, and executed close quarter maneuvers throughout the day. Only one protest was heard by judge Peter Johns which was disallowed. No breakdowns.

The format for tomorrow is to run a consolation single round-robin for the bottom six teams followed by a double round-robin for the top four teams.

The Medford Boat Club, Tufts next door neighbor, opened their doors for boat rotation, shelter, etc. Coaches watched from the second floor luxury lounge. SailGroove.org (Chris Love) arrived with the late afternoon clouds to video the last few races.

Sunday: Yes, it rained all day but the breeze was NE 4-10 and shifty a.m. and NNE 8-12 p.m. which is straight down the lake. 15 consolation races and one re-sail (10:30-12:20) were followed by 12 gold fleet races (12:50-3:00). No protests, all fouls were resolved on the water without umpires. One breakdown.

Congrats to BC for winning the first women's team race intersectional. All three BC/Harvard races were spectacular with jibing duels, multiple mark traps, and overlapped finishes. BC clinched after winning their first 12 races then lost the next two. Tufts provided the drama in the consolation series. After losing their first two, crew Katie Booras provided the turning point by doing a back flip into the water during a close race with MIT. Meanwhile MIT was winning every race despite much improved sailing by St. Mary's. Stanford got on their own winning streak until they met Tufts who competed with only two boats while the third replaced two hiking straps. Tufts won with a 1-2-DNS, won another, then won a close re-sail with MIT to win the consolation fleet.

PRO: Ken Legler
RC Sat: Margaret Rew, Nate Rosenberg, Greg Hering, Ruth Summers.
RC Sun: Greg Hering, Colin Patterson, John Work, Caleb Zimmerman, Kaylee Lawcock

Boats: Lark

			  
30th Joseph R. Duplin Trophy
Tufts University & Medford Boat Club
Upper Mystic Lake, Medford
March 28-29, 2009

FINAL RESULTS

                        Sat.  Sun.  Total
1.    Boston College    9-0   4-2   13-2
2.    Harvard           7-2   5-1   12-3
3.    Brown             6-3   3-3    9-6
4.    Yale              7-2   0-6    7-8

5.    Tufts             6-3   3-2    9-5
6.    MIT               4-5   4-1    8-6
7.    St. Mary's        3-6   4-1    7-7
8.    Rhode Island      1-8   2-3    3-11
9.    Boston Univ.      2-7   0-5    2-12
10.   Stanford          0-9   2-3    2-12

First send had Yal
Boston College
Martha Pitt'09/Lily Beck'09
Emily Maxwell'11/Elizabeth Dudley'11
Leigh Kempton'09/Briana Provancha'11 (1-4, 10-12)
Briana Proveancha'11/Katy Nastro'11 (5-9, 13-15)

Harvard:
Megan Watson'09/Meghan Wareham'11
Liz Powers'10/Alex Jumper'12
Emily Lambert'12/Annie DeAngelo'12

Brown:
Charlotte Lipschitz'10/Allyson Russell'11
Emily Dellenbaugh'12/Cecelia Strombeck'11
Elizabeth Barry'11/Lucy Seyfarth'10 (1-7, 10-12)
Elizabeth Barry'11/Jenny Adler'11 (8-9, 13-15)

Yale:
Becca (Bo) Jackson'10/Aly (Big Squash) Kerr'12
Kate (Prius) Hageman'09/Liz (Tank) Brim'11 (1, 4-9)
Sarah (Slayer) Lihan'10/Tatyana (Sassy) Camejo'11
Liz Brim (2-3, 11)/Kate Hageman (2-3) & Genoa Warner (11)
Genoa Warner'12 (10, 12-15)/?

Tufts:
Peggy Tautz'10/Sally Levinson'11
Catherine Swanson'11/Katie Booras'12
Renee Gagne'12/Midori Tanaka'12

MIT:
Libby Palmer'09/Lisa Schlect'10
Katii Gullick'12/Jillian Reddy'11
Reguli Granger'12 (1-9) & Jamie Curran'11 (10-14)/Rachel Licht'10

St. Mary's:
Sara Morgan Watters'10/Meredith Powlison'11
Megan Magill'11/Keisha Pearson'09
Jen Chamberlin'09/Mimi Roller'12 (1-9)
Mimi Roller'12/Jen Chamberlin'09 (10-14)

Rhode Island:
Kim Myer'09/Emily Anderson'10
Lauren Gineo'10/Christine Mitchell'12
Amy Hawkins'12/Missy Hudspeth'10

Boston University:
Michelle Tariverdian'11/Brooke Assad'11 (1-9) & Elizabeth Santavasi'11 (10-14)
Caroline Wilhelm'11/Megan Lotz'12 (1-9) & Rebecca Bar (10-14)
Anna Miniutti'10 (1-9)/Veronica White'09 (1-9)
Brooke Assad'11 (10-14)/Roxanne Gross'10 (10-14)

Stanford:
Carolyn Prioleau'12/Laura Garvey'12
Hannah Burroughs'11/Catherine Cu'09 (1-9) & Caitlin Hicks'11 (10-14)
Megan Grove'10/Katie Jewitt'11

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