posted Jan 20, 2012 8:09 PM by Scott Barnhill
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LARCHMONT, N.Y. (January 13, 2012) – Sailors captured the breeze from a creative angle during a video challenge at the Larchmont Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Foundation 2011 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR), which took place over Columbus Day Weekend. During the two-day event, 30 HD Flip video cameras, donated to the Foundation by Storm Trysail Club members Rick Lyall and Barry Gold, were made available so that each sailing team had the opportunity to document as much action as possible onboard their boats and dockside before and after racing as well as during social events. This week, Villanova University (click to view video), with sophomore Scott Barnhill (Baltimore, Md.) serving as video editor, was declared the winner of the video challenge and will receive a $1,500 donation made out to its sailing team. “We’re in a big fundraising stage for our team, so this a fantastic boost for us,” said Barnhill, adding that it was Villanova’s first time attending the event and that it certainly lived up to its reputation as the world’s largest, if not most exciting, college regatta. Over 400 collegiate sailors from across the country raced on the placid waters of Long Island Sound off Larchmont, N.Y. They sailed on 47 offshore boats, which were lent for the weekend by private owners. The boats ranged in size from 35 to 44 feet. “The cameras really brought everyone together; you saw a lot of people come forward to share their creative ideas with each other,” said Barnhill. “Looking back, the level of footage that we got to work with was fantastic because we had cameras in so many different places. It is impossible to be at every spot and to capture all the shots, but because we had all those cameras we were able to document the whole event.” Once the regatta had concluded, the footage, which totaled over 50 hours, was uploaded to a server, and each team was challenged to turn the collective work into a short video that would best capture the atmosphere of the event. “The video that Villanova submitted not only met the criteria of the contest, but it was a superior effort that will serve to show what this regatta is all about and help the Storm Trysail Foundation and Larchmont Yacht Club build interest in the event,” said IOR Regatta Chairman Adam Loory. “We will definitely run the contest again in the future,” Loory added. “Having cameras on all the boats and in the hands of so many different shooters let us cover the regatta so much better than just one or two professional photographers, and we have a lot of good footage that was left on the cutting room floor, so to speak, that we will be able to use in other projects.” To watch the winning video go to: http://www.stormtrysailfoundation.org/2011-intercollegiate-VIDEO.htm
To visit the Villanova Sailing Team site go to: www.villanovasailing.com The regatta was free to the participants and the boat owners thanks to the financial support of the Storm Trysail Foundation and sponsorship from Rolex, Vineyard Vines, Caithness Energy, Safe Flight Instruments, UK-Halsey Sailmakers, Coke, Heineken and Gill. Larchmont Yacht Club provided free moorings for over 30 visiting boats. For results, go to http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=562 About Storm Trysail Foundation
The Storm Trysail Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to supporting the education of young sailors, junior safety at sea, and intercollegiate big boat racing. The purpose of the Storm Trysail Foundation is to effect, promote and enhance the education of young sailors in safety at sea, safe boat handling in all conditions, and safe blue water racing and passage making, through the hosting of seminars, regattas, and other on-the-water training, and through the making of grants to other institutions to foster similar training.
For more information or to get involved with the Storm Trysail Foundation, contact the Pier Witek at the Storm Trysail Foundation, 914-834-8857, pierlangone@hotmail.com -end- Jesse Malmgren, of Massachusetts Maritime Sailing Team, trims intently as the rest of the J/109 one-design fleet breathes down his neck. This image was caught by one of his teammates on one of the 30 HD Flip video cameras lent to the teams as part of the regatta’s video contest. |
posted Sep 22, 2011 2:30 PM by Marisa Demourkas
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September 17-18, 2011, Ocean County College
Its only week two of our season and we are already sailing
in our qualifier. The forecast showed big breeze and that’s what we got. We
brought our A-game to Toms River, New Jersey for the fall central qualifier.
We showed up bright and early Saturday morning and there was
a good 8-12 knots of pressure. After a couple sets the A-boat was struggling a
little bit but the B-boat was out winning races. We ended the day unsure as to
where we really stood, but we were ready to get back out on the race course on
Sunday and do everything we could to try and qualify.
On Sunday there was a bit more breeze, around 16-20 knots.
The conditions were really puffy and shifty, which made the racing very
difficult. We raced until we finished out the set and when the day was all said and done we ended up in 8th place and qualified for Club Champs in
November. We gave it our best effort. The sailing was really tough and there
was a lot of good competition out on the water.
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posted Sep 22, 2011 2:06 PM by Marisa Demourkas
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September 10-11, 2011, Cornell University
Summer has come to a close and Villanova University Sailing
is back at it again. Our first regatta was the Cornell Fall Open in Ithaca, NY.
Everyone was eager to get back out on the water and do some college racing.
With a couple new Freshman in tow, we took a group of nine people to not only
race but do a bit of team bonding as well.
Saturday proved to be a nice day. The sun was out and there
was about 5 to 10 knots of breeze. We sent out the first pair and they came
back with a bullet in the first race, not a bad way to start the season off! In
general, we had our ups and downs and experimented with a number of different
pairings on the water. After racing we had a cook out and enjoyed s’mores
around the campfire.
Sunday was a bit lighter and the race committee was only
able to run 3 races. In the end, we definitely learned about the strengths of
our new team. We ended up sixth overall. Not horrible but definitely leaves
room for improvement for the rest of the season.
We are all really excited for the future of our team. We have a lot of good, strong talent
and are hoping to have an exceptional season.
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posted Apr 19, 2011 3:30 PM by Marisa Demourkas
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April 17-18, 2011, Ocean County College Our racing season has officially come to a close. We had our final regatta, the Leroy Grant, hosted by OCC down in Toms River, NJ this past weekend. On saturday the wind started out really puffy and shifty and then built up to be a solid 20-22 knots until they finally called the racing for the day. Andrew, Marisa, Trevor, and Katie raced in A division. Scott and Will did an amazing job in B-division. They won a race and got multiple seconds.
We came out on Sunday morning ready to make up for some lost ground but by 10 o'clock the breeze was a steady 27-28 with gusts of 35. They called racing, which was a bummer of a way to end the season, but thats what we get from weather dependent sports.
We finished the regatta in seventh overall. The B-division finished second in their division! We are really proud of them for that. We definitely had a good time and enjoyed getting to sail in some big breeze. It was a solid way to end the season, and we are really hopeful for what the team will be able to achieve in the fall. |
posted Apr 7, 2011 4:15 PM by Scott Barnhill
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 April 2-3rd 2011, Washington College
Regatta Photography
We had a really good time down in Chestertown, MD for the Central Qualifier. This was probably the biggest regatta on our schedule for the spring. Andrew, Marisa, Katie, Trevor, Scott, Will, Craig, Matt all went down to Washington College for the event. The first day the breeze started out pretty light and built up to around 10-12 knot. It was quite shifty and a bit of current as well. We sailed from 12:30 until 6:30 (ya it was a really long day). We had a decent day; there were ups and downs (kinda just part of the deal). There were some really good teams there and we had our work cut out for us. We ended the first day in fifth and were 11 points out of third place.
We went out for day two. There was a little more breeze still super shifty and lots of puffs. We only six races left. We didn’t get the day started off quite as well as we needed to which made it hard to move up in the standings. We ended the regatta in fifth place and both the A and B teams got fifth in each of their respective fleets. We sailed really well and had a good time, which is most important!
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posted Apr 7, 2011 4:11 PM by Scott Barnhill
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updated Apr 7, 2011 4:14 PM by Marisa Demourkas
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 March 19-20th 2011, CNUDuring the drive down we set a goal to try and get a podium finish and we ended up third so that was awesome!! Our first day of racing went really well. We were racing right in front of the CNU sailing center. There was a pretty solid breeze in the morning and died down and kind of shifty in the afternoon (around 6-12 for the day). There were a total of six races and we ended the day 5-1 and in a three way tie for first. Everyone executed a lot of mark traps and pass backs, which made it all pretty intense. After getting off the water there was talk amongst other teams about how we were definitely a team to watch out for.
We headed into the Gold Fleet on day 2. Our heads were clear and we knew the competition was going to be tough. We were sailing outside; the breeze was pretty steady and a little lighter than the day before. Our results weren't quite up to par. We struggled a little with boat speed and some tactical calls. But pulled through in the end for third. All in all, I think I can speak for all five of us and say that we brought our A-game and sailed a really good, fun regatta.
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