This past weekend, 6 members of the sailing team went to compete at the Jeff Mixdorf Memorial Regatta hosted by WWU in Bellingham, WA. The regatta was sailed in Alphas, a type of boat designed and built at WWU. They are similar enough to the FJs that we usually sail to be easy to learn during the pre-start, but are different enough to present their own challenges, as a few of us discovered when the wind finally picked up.

On day 1, the fore casted breeze from the east never showed up and we spent the day standing on the docks, doing homework, and watching puffs come down the lake from opposite directions and then fizzle out. For a little while we were thinking about taking bets on which puff would win.
On day 2, the conditions looked just a bleak in the morning, but just when we were about to give up and start driving back to Portland, the breeze picked up and we held six races in 10-20 knots of gusty and shifty wind. The conditions were frustrating, but the sailing was fun. There were some exciting capsizes, some screaming fast reaches and a few very cold sailors. I've posted the official results from the regatta at the bottom of the message.

Our next traveling event will be a NW Team Race Regatta at Friday Harbor in the San Juans on February 24th and 25th. If you are interested in going, please let me know as soon as possible so I can put together the roster.

Also, this is a reminder that we are hosting a free beginning sailing class at 11AM on Saturday the 17th. This will be an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of sailing and spend a little time on the water. I'll be sending out another reminder toward the end of the week with a list of gear and clothing to bring to the class if you have it. We have gear to share, but not quite enough to go around.

-Daniel

Jeff Mixdorf Results:

A division = 3 Races
B division = 3 Races
A B TOT

1. UW1 9 3 12
2. UO 8 6 14
3. UW3 13 8 21
4. OSU 6 19 25
5. WWU Women 9 18 27
6. UW2 31 10 41
7. WSU1 27 17 44
8. PSU 22 23 45
9. WWU 3 24 28 52
10. WWU 2 28 28 56
11. WSU2 23 35 58
12. WSU3 39 39 78


A division = 3 Races
TOT
1. OSU 6 Andrew McDade 07 (all)
Amy Welch 07 (all)
2. UO 8 Robert Dubuc III 07 (all)
Jess Andrews 07 (1,2), Mark Benson 07 (3)
3. UW1 9 Paul S. Stewart 08 (all)
Taylor Hubbard 10 (all)
4. WWU Women 9 Molly Jackson 09 (all)
Jessie Vainikka 10 (all)
5. UW3 13 Nic Wayand 09 (all)
Brad Sainsbury 10 (all)
6. PSU 22 Daniel Martinez
James Acton
7. WSU2 23 Nick Farly 07 (all)
Conner Ames 10 (all)
8. WWU 3 24 Andrew Nelson 09 (1,2), Nate Smith 10 (3)
Teang Som 10 (1,2), Casey Pape 10 (3)
9. WSU1 27 Dave Wheeler 07 (all)
Charissa Benson 08 (all)
10. WWU 2 28 Jake Tiedeman 07 (all)
Lana Larson 09 (all)
11. UW2 31 Michelle Stitzer 08 (all)
Marin Van Schaik 10 (all)
12. WSU3 39 Ryan Lieuellan 09 (all)
Brian Hackworth 10 (all)


B division = 3 Races
TOT
1. UW1 3 Jonathan Kelch 07 (all)
Hayley Siegenthaler 07 (all)
2. UO 6 Taylor Chittick 09 (all)
Stephanie Ostrander (1,2), Andrew Soderberg (3)
3. UW3 8 Nick Hubbard 09 (all)
Nino Johnson 10 (all)
4. UW2 10 Felipe Lopez 10 (all)
Jason Stemlyer 10 (all)
5. WSU1 17 Scott Wilson 08 (all)
Angela Congdon 09 (all)
6. WWU Women 18 Lisa Marsaudon 07 (all)
Katie Stephens 10 (all)
7. OSU 19 Chris Brown 08 (all)
Josh Huhndorf 08 (all)
8. PSU 23 Sky Cunningham
9. WWU 3 28 Sam Stripes 09 (1,2), Nate Taber 10 (3)
Lorien Trott (1,2), Tanner Welch (3)
10. WWU 2 28 Andy Bennett 09 (all)
Katie Bury 09 (all)
11. WSU2 35 Diana Worthen 07 (all)
Spencer Rogers 09 (all)
12. WSU3 39 Cameron Wheeler 10 (all)
Tony Cameron 07 (all)


1 2 3 TOT
1
UW1 A 6 1 2 9
B 1 BKD 1 3
7 9 12 12

2
UO A 1 4 3 8
B 3 1 2 6
4 9 14 14

3
UW3 A 3 5 5 13
B 2 2 4 8
5 12 21 21

4
OSU A 2 3 1 6
B 8 6 5 19
10 19 25 25

5
WWU Women A BKD 2 4 9
B 5 5 8 18
8 15 27 27

6
UW2 A 5 DNF DNF 31
B 4 3 3 10
9 25 41 41

7
WSU1 A 4 10 DNF 27
B 6 4 7 17
10 24 44 44

8
PSU A 8 8 6 22
B 7 7 9 23
15 30 45 45

9
WWU 3 A 9 6 9 24
B 9 DNF 6 28
18 37 52 52

10
WWU 2 A DSQ 7 8 28
B 10 8 10 28
23 38 56 56