2004
Rose Bowl Regatta
Long Beach, Calif./Jan. 3-4, 2004
Jan. 4, 2004 For Immediate Release
STANFORD,
MARIN CATHOLIC MAKE WAVES FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
By Rich Roberts
LONG
BEACH, Calif.---Stanford didn't need a BCS computer
to get the best of USC and 18 other college sailing
teams in the 15th annual Rose Bowl Regatta, hosted
by USC at the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Saturday
and Sunday.
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Photo
by Rich Roberts
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Sophomore
Brian Haines, with freshman Caroline Young as
crew, sailed Stanford's "A" boat to
three wins in eight races to lead a combined A
and B victory by six points over the Trojans,
who suffered in the two light-air races Sunday.
Schools from Hawaii to the East Coast were represented
in the largest combined college and high school
regatta in the nation.
Among
47 high school teams from throughout California,
Marin Catholic High of Kentfield scored a major
upset in winning the Gold fleet, while Loyola
of Los Angeles won the Silver fleet.
Marin
Catholic Coach Dan Malpas said, "It's the
first time a Northern California team has done
this well ever."
Teams
were split into A and B boats in high school gold
and silver and collegiate fleets, all sailing
CFJ dinghies. There was plenty of wind the first
day, following a full day of rain Friday, but
not enough Sunday to complete the 15 scheduled
rounds.
The
races were run on the protected inner bay, where
the harbormaster's headquarters flew a red Small
Craft Advisory flag all the first day as a chilling
northeasterly wind of 15 knots gusting to 20 whistled
through the rigging of the little boats. Capsizes
were common, and the sailors soon learned that
the 57-degree water was as cold as the breeze.
Sunday
remained cool but with no wind. While competitors
digested breakfast burritos from the ABYC snack
bar, the boats remained beached for more than
two hours before a bright sun got enough air moving
to run just a few races.
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Photo
by Rich Roberts
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Haines,
the son of Robbie Haines, a world-class ocean
racer from San Diego, and Young, from Florida,
had sailed only one other event together and didn't
do well.
"Communication
is the best thing we had going," Young said.
"And
boat handling was our weakness," Haines said.
"We're one of the heavier boats out there,
but near the end we knew we had to beat [USC]."
The
Trojans were missing their best skipper, Mikee
Anderson, who is competing in the International
420 Worlds in Australia.
Top-ranked
Harvard did not compete but second-ranked Dartmouth
was third, three points behind USC and one ahead
of Washington College of New Jersey.
Marin
Catholic's team, which draws North Bay support
from the San Francisco Yacht Club, was composed
of Cameron McCloskey and his sister Michaela alternating
with Delaney Lynch on the A boat and Morgan Gutenkunst
and Becky Mabardy on the B boat. All are juniors
or seniors.
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Photo
by Rich Roberts
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Marin
Catholic won both the A and B groups to finish
a whopping 54 points ahead of Newport Harbor,
which retained its lead in the 2003-04 Pacific
Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association standings
after three of five events by one point over the
Northern California team.
Coronado
was three points behind Newport Harbor.
A
younger Marin Catholic "JV" team, which
has Paul Cayard's son Daniel as a crew member,
placed seventh.
Complete
results and photos will be posted at www.abyc.org
