The weekend of the Nevin's Trophy started off with a bit of a slump, as myself, Alec Anderson, Josh Saltmarsh, Alyssa Seifert, Alex, Cameron Pimental, and Colin (COACH) packed ourselves and our soaking wet gear into one of the smaller athletic vans which the school had to offer. After having an always delicious dinner from the commons, we found ourselves on a four-hour drive down to Amityville, NY. Mr. and Mrs. Rom were waiting for us at their house with brownies and cookies to warm us up before bed. Colin made sure to remind everyone several times that we would be getting up at 7 AM, in order to be on the road at 7:30.
Saturday morning we were awoken by the smell of bacon, scrambled eggs, muffins, toast and fresh coffee as we arose from our beds. When we arrived at King's Point, there was a small breeze on the water so we all rigged up our boats and got out onto the water for the first race at 9:45. A somewhat steady wind from a northern direction held for about 5 races, but by the sixth began to die down drastically. By the 7th race everyone was moving very slowly. Only A division was able to complete 7 races on Saturday, while B Division, and the laser division had their 7th races called because there was no wind. We were sent in for a postponement on shore, which quickly turned to "no more sailing today". After a nice dinner with the Rom’s and their dog, Princess, we were all just about ready for bed (except for Colin, who gets really excited after a long day on the water).
Sunday morning we awoke to a delightful breakfast of French toast and other yummy food. Unfortunately, Alec had gotten his crew–namely me –sick with his cold-like symptoms, and so we were a little unsure of the day ahead. When we got to the venue, there was the faintest hint of breeze on the water. We rigged up and got ready to sail, and then were told there was a fifteen minute postponement ashore. This turned into about 45 minutes, after which we were told to head out to the course. The race committee got about 2 minutes and 17 seconds into the first start of the day, for lasers, and that was the last whistle to be heard on the water at King's Point. The postponement flag went up, as everyone waited for the breeze to come back on. But it never came. We waited for about two hours and then were told to head in for postponement ashore. About 45 minutes into this, we were told to head home, the wind wasn't coming, and so we would not be sailing.
After a long and at times frustrating weekend, Cameron ended up with a 7th in the laser division (his first ever full-rig regatta)! Alyssa and Josh ended up with a 19th in B division, and Alec and I finished the weekend in fourth (one point behind third and second!). Overall we finished 12th at the Nevin's Trophy in Kings Point, NY.
Also, congrats to Haley Powell and Bianca Rom, who finished fourth at the Mrs. Hurst Bowel at Dartmouth. They were just a few points shy of third!
Another congrats to Tucker Blagden and Kathleen Keaveney, for their fourth place finish in B division at the Hatch Brown Trophy at MIT. They were also just a point away from second and third!
Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Rom for being such great hosts for the sailors who traveled to the Nevin's Trophy!
- Sophie Bellacosa
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