4.11 Tyrell Trophy at Boston University
This was a really nice regatta -- we originally were going to sail at BC on the 11th, but the regatta was cancelled. Luckily there were still some openings at BU -- it was a beautiful sunny day on the Charles River, wind 7-13 kts out of the east, in FJs.  5 races were held for each division. All freshmen competed for Amherst, compared to most of the other schools who sailed primarily with upperclassmen. Although we didn't place as high as we would have liked, we learned a lot, met some nice people, and basically had a good time -- the key to Amherst sailing. In addition, we didn't get amazingly lost in the terror known as downtown Boston. In the A division, Peter Beardsley skippered while Seth Levin crewed, and in the B division, Will Rogers played Ed McMahon to Emily Fleury.  

4.19 Gibb Trophy at Tufts.
A partly cloudy day on Upper Mystic Lake, with 0-4 kts of breeze, of varying direction.  Even though it was nice to sail Larks, only having two races for each division prior to the 1:30pm cancellation was a bit disappointing.  Neither A with Beardsley and Rogers nor B with Levin and Kirstin Cattell could get up to speed all morning, as the regatta was a learning experience for Amherst, with the top freshmen in New England competing, and eight of the top 20 teams nationally of the 13.

5.3 Varsity/Frosh at Yale
420s. A partly cloudy day, wind from the southeast at 5-10 kts.  It became sunny, but by then we were leaving, since they stopped the regatta at 1pm after 5 races for each division -- it is a busy time of year for everyone with finals.  Peter Beardsley and Willie Rogers sailed to a fourth place overall in the A division, including a first in the third race -- there is no record of a first by Amherst in a race that we know of before.  Unfortunately, they sailed inconsistently, and were over early twice in the five boat fleet -- a definite killer on short courses when all the boats finish within 45 seconds of each other.  In the B division, Anne Cameron and Matt Bevers had a lot of fun, Amherst Sailing style.  Cameron: "Next time we'll hit all the boats on the starting line."  Just kidding, nice sailing for everyone, a nice, albeit short regatta.