September 26-27, 2009

Coho Memorial Regatta hosted by Webb Institute
Glen Cove, New York

This past weekend, Joan Boyle, Kelsey Gibbons, Colby Weingarten and Stephen Ciccariello attended the Coho Memorial Regatta at The Webb Institute in Glen Cove, NY. We had a wonderful time on this beautiful campus, and Webb graciously provided the team with housing on both Friday and Saturday nights. Saturday was a full day of excellent racing, and Drexel finished strong, with Joan and Steve in A Division, and Kelsey and Colby in B. Due to heavy rains and a lack of wind, the regatta was called on Sunday morning. We placed placed fifth overall, and had consistently great finishes despite the shifting winds. This was the first collegiant regatta for two of our members, and proved to be an excellent learning experience.

—Kelsey Gibbons

Coho Memorial '09
9/26/09 - 9/27/09

Host - Webb Institute
Teams - Army, Delaware, Ocean County, Queens, Stevens, Webb
No Show - SUNY Maritime
Boats - 420
No Protests, No Breakdowns

Races began Saturday at 10:45 in 5-6 knots of breeze from the
east. The off-shore breeze made for very interesting sailing-getting out of
phase with the breeze could mean huge loses. The right side of the course
seemed to pay off the majority of the day with large gains realized there
several times. The breeze veered to become southerly and built a bit
throughout the day but remained oscillatory and gusty. With poor weather,
including thunderstorms, predicted for Sunday, racing continued as late as
reasonable, until about 5:30 pm, finishing with A-division for the day. Ten
races had been sailed in A-division and 8 in B-division.

Sunday morning saw pouring rain and little to no breeze. The
decision was made to call the regatta. With the last two A-division scores
dropped as a result of not sailing the B-division, this gave 8 races per
division for the weekend. The winning team was Webb with 31 points, second
place OCC with 42 points, and third place Queens with 57 points.
Congratulations and thanks to all!

FINAL RESULTS
A division = 8 Races
B division = 8 Races
TEAM A B TOTAL
1. Webb 13 18 31
2. OCC 27 15 42
3. Queens 34 23 57
4. Stevens 14 48 62
5. Drexel 36 33 69
6. Delaware 51 38 89
7. Army 49 49 98

A division = 8 Races
1. Webb 13
2. Stevens 14
3. OCC 27
4. Queens 34
5. Drexel 36
6. Army 49
7. Delaware 51

B division = 8 Races
1. OCC 15
2. Webb 18
3. Queens 23
4. Drexel 33
5. Delaware 38
6. Stevens 48
7. Army 49