Fall 2012 Alumni Regatta: Report

Alumni regatta Report – Fall 2012
September 22, 2012

Conditions:  
Alumni arrive in Ithaca to a torrential downpours on Friday night, but by 10am on Saturday morning the clouds were starting to clear.    The morning wind lasted until around 2pm, and then died, but returned from the North around 5-10 knots by 4pm, just as the team was arriving eager for some racing (and hamburgers).  As the sun sank low over the "blue waves" of Cayuga, we had some excellent sailing.


Weekend Format: 
On Saturday morning, while non-dedicated sailors went off to the football game, a select group of true believers headed down to the lake to take out a big boat (thanks Pat for letting us use the Ranger!)  We had a few nice hours with limited sun showers, before the wind totally died and the true believers headed off to find lunch and a nap.

By 4pm the full team (well, a decent amount of the team) gathered at the boat house.  Although many of the undergrads were off racing at away events, the alumni filled in the gaps and sent 12 boats out to sail.  Competition was fierce, but friendly and most of the insults on the water were good-natured.

Racing was followed by the now-traditional BBQ, unfortunately by the time everyone was fed, it was too dark for the almost-traditional alumni regatta photo.  Next year.

Sunday morning was complete with the sorta-traditional (but remarkably hard to organize) brunch at State Street Diner.

Race Results:


Special Thanks (as always) to the organizers, alumni coordinator and race committee, including:   Becca Macies '14, Greg Reppucci '15, Taylor Wright '16, Colin Keil '15, Max Joh-Carnella '16, and David Sternau '15.