Team St.FYC is currently locked in battle at the Jackson Cup at the Boston Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA. The format is a 3 on 3 team race in sonars with a crew of 3 or 4 sailors. Sailing for Team St.FYC is Edward Conrad with Logan Jager and Emery Sanford, Ethan Doyle with Cindy Keppel, Rolf Kaiser, and Ryan Schultheis, and Harrison Turner with Chris Smith and Matt Gregory. Team St.FYC also includes 2 local sailors Leighton O’Connor and Patrick to help fill out the boats. Leighton is also the media officer for the regatta so check out his videos posted on youtube (link below). Other teams sailing this event are Boston Yacht Club (2 teams), Corinthian Yacht Club (Marblehead, MA), Eastern Yacht Club (Marblehead, MA), New York Yacht Club, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club (New York), and Southern Yacht Club (New Orleans, LA).
Day 1 got off to a cold and windy start. Winds were in the low 20s range (which St.FYC sailors had no problem with) but temperatures were in the low 40s range (which was a large problem). The team sailed some intense races with many of them coming down to the last few feet of the course. At the end of the day, St.FYC finished with 3 wins and is currently in 6th place, only 2 points out of 4th place and a berth in the semifinals. After racing on Saturday, and a brief stint warming ourselves by the fireplace, there was the annual regatta dinner hosted at Boston Yacht Club. The food was great and so was the entertainment.
Currently, the team is in a weather delay on day 2 as the lingering effects of a cold front that ran through the east coast yesterday made for a stormy night. Racing should continue soon so stay tuned for a post regatta wrap and some photos!
Check out Leighton’s videos onboard our boats for practice and day 1:
Be sure to follow the racing on Facebook.
All other details for the regatta can be found at the regatta website:
St. Francis Team Racing
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