Lake Champlain Yacht Club

The overcast skies and light wind of day two at the Star Worlds was a near repeat of day one. There were no crews hiking during the first two attempts at a start but by the third start the wind had filled in quite nicely. We continued our conservative approach to the regatta focused on our goal to keep notching finishes in the top ten.

The Northern Vermont High School Sailing Team (NVHSST) trekked out to Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, September 16. Arriving on the island on Sunday via ferry, they went to Vineyard Haven Yacht Club, where the Arnold Brown Invitational was held. This annual regatta was sailed in 420s and drew 12 teams from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. When the team first arrived, the harbor was absolutely calm. But, the A fleet rigged and went out. Nick Aswad and Meredith Powlison (LCYC) represented NVHSST in this fleet. They finished mid-fleet in the first race, but they had a bullet in the second race and led all the way around the course. On the final upwind leg, their roll tacks put distance on the second place boat during a tacking duel. The A fleet had one more set of 2 races after this, finishing third in the A fleet. The B fleet, sailed by Connor Aswad, Sarah Chickanosky (LCYC) and alternate Allyson Jarry also got in two sets, with a best finish of 4th. The shifty winds ranged from nothing to around 6 knots during the last set, and the courses were short triangles. NVHSST finished 5th overall. Next weekend, Nick, Connor and Meredith will travel to Greenwich to race Lasers in the Healy Trophy. Photo of NVHSST with Marblehead team on the ferry:

If you haven't yet discovered them, LCYC now has two new moorings in Converse Bay for members' use.
They are located in the south of the bay in what is currently 15 ft of water. You can't miss them as the mooring ball is marked "LCYC"; the pickup says "Private". In addition, a 3rd mooring is planned for Kingsland Bay which should be available soon.