Its on, and today’s race was epic.
All-American Banquet
Posted by Andrew
Dartmouth was well represented at the All-American Banquet. We had 5 full All-Americans. Betsy Bryant, Killarney Loufek, and Kate Hacker were all honored as crew All-Americans. Erik Storck and I were both named as All-American Skippers! Besides the strong showing from Dartmouth, it was amazing to stand in front of everyone with my brother John. He had an excellent year leading the St. Mary’s Seahawks to a National Championship.
College Nationals: Dinghies
Posted by Andrew
May 30-June 1 @ Navy in FJs & 420s
A: Erik Storck/Killarney Loufek
B: Andrew Loe/Betsy Bryant
We got second. Maybe one day I’ll write up my analysis, its going to be a while before I get over it.
The end is near...
Posted by Andrew
15 pages. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Wish me luck!
College Nationals: Team Racing
Posted by Andrew
May 27-29 @ Navy in FJs
Erik Storck/Killarney Loufek, Andrew Loe/Betsy Bryant, Ben Sampson/Kate Hacker
Day 1: The format was similar to years past. The regatta was split into two groups, seeded by district qualification results. We we scheduled in the afternoon group and finished with a 4-1 record, our loss coming to Hobart/William Smith (#2 MAISA). We began the first round of 8 and only completed one race.
Day 2: Light and lumpy. It was memorial day, so the chop from the motor boat traffic was outrageous. We spent the entire day on a Colgate 26 and only sailed twice. Unfortunately, we raced our two biggest opponents and lost both races. A bummer.
Day 3: Great breeze in the river. As a team we showed up enthusiastic to sail, knowing we needed to run the table and get a little luck. We completed the round of 8 and sailed a complete second round. We finished a disappointing 5th.
Overall, I learned the importance of mental attitude, especially on a team. I think I was too bummed/worried about our second day performance and I probably impacted my teammates attitudes on day 3. I think we really were the best team there, yet we continued to make stupid mistakes. The combination of a lack of practice and a lack of a gung-ho winning attitude led to our ultimate demise. We went to win, when that was no longer an option we lost our motivation and dropped a bunch of stupid races. Painful.
On the upside, if I couldn’t win, at least my brother was the champion. St. Mary’s showed up to sail. They were fast, and polished. It showed and they are deserving champions.
College Nationals: Video Reports
Posted by Andrew
Gary Jobson has done two video reports on the College Nationals.
