One race today completed this weekend’s Snipe North American Championship at the San Diego Yacht Club – and that one race curated some bizarre results on the score sheet.
Eleven Snipe’s competed in a series of seven races over three days. Each day saw a variety wind speeds that scrambled up the positions at the end of each day. Today, however, was particularly tricky. Due to very light winds on the course, the teams had to adjust the techniques they had been using the previous two days.
Over 100 sailors in seven Olympic class fleets made their way to San Diego this weekend for the 2nd annual San Diego Olympic Classes Regatta. Skippers and crews of all different skill levels sailed in five races on their designated Pacific Ocean course, besides the Finn and Snipe fleets, who sailed seven races over three days.
The pressure was on for the Snipe fleet today. Ending yesterday's races with a three-way tie for second between George Szabo, Doug Hart, and Peter Commette made today's scores crucial to the outcome on the score sheet. In addition to their competition, the course got a little more crowded. Joining the Snipe fleet on their course for the San Diego Olympic Classes Regatta was the International Finn Class.
Enrique Quintero came prepared to dominate today with Kathleen Tocke, crew on the winning team of the 2018 Snipe North American Championship. Back for another title on Tocke's list, she and Quintero had a picket fence in three races to kick off the first day of the 2019 Snipe North American Championship.