2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship – Final report
by Jake Fish on 23 Aug 2016
2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship US Sailing
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2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship - Team Trouble, comprised of Charles Higgins (Norfold, Va.), Johnny Norfleet (New York, NY), Isabel Strachan (Annapolis, Md.), Matt Allen (Hamilton, Mass.). Gabriel Smith (Annapolis, Md.) and Arielle Darrow, saved their best for Sunday’s knockout rounds and rallied to win the historic George R. Hinman Trophy at the 2016 U.S. Team Racing Championship, hosted by Sail Sheboygan.
The win qualified Team Trouble to represent the United States at the 2017 Team Racing World Championship. They will look to follow in the footsteps of several U.S. teams who have gone on to win at Worlds in years past.
Team Trouble struggled through Friday’s Qualifying Series round robin stage with just four points in 10 races and ranked seventh at the conclusion of the round. They bounced back to win all four races in the Silver Round Robin to advance to the Knockout Series Quarterfinals. Team Trouble defeated Jet Lag, two - one, in Quarterfinal and they defeated BOSS, two - one, in the Semifinal. Team Trouble beat Mostly Grad Bods, one - zero, in the single race Final to win the championship.
This premier team racing event in the United States is an invitational event. First held in 1981, the U.S. Team Racing Championship remains one of the hottest events in the country for collegiate and post-collegiate sailors. Interested teams applied by resume. The championship is raced in three-boat/six-person teams (three skippers and three crews).
Racing took place on Sheboygan Harbor. Teams raced the Zim 15, a doublehanded, monohull dinghy designed by Steve Clark. The Zim 15 is very maneuverable which will make for some terrific team racing.
Team racing is one of the most popular disciplines in sailing. Over 100 races are sailed in just a few days. Races, or flights, are shorter than traditional race courses. Three flights are racing simultaneously with teams swapping out after each race with each team wearing a unique identifying pinny or bib.
Final Results:
Stage 5 - Knockout Final & Petit Final Series
Final Knockout Series:
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Final Knockout Series
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1
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Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
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Mostly Grad Bods
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0
|
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1
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0
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0%
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2
|
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Team Trouble
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1
|
|
1
|
1
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100%
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1
|
Petit Final Knockout Series:
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Petit Final Knockout Series
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1
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Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
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Days of Thunder
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0
|
|
1
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0
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0%
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2
|
|
BOSS
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
100%
|
1
|
Stage 4 - Knockout Semi Final Series
1st Seed vs 4th Seed:
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1st Seed vs 4th Seed
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1
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Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
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Days of Thunder
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0
|
|
1
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0
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0%
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2
|
|
Mostly Grad Bods
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1
|
|
1
|
1
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100%
|
1
|
2nd Seed vs. 3rd seed:
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2nd Seed vs. 3rd seed
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1
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2
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3
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|
Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
|
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BOSS
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0
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1
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0
|
|
3
|
1
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33%
|
2
|
|
Team Trouble
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1
|
0
|
1
|
|
3
|
2
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67%
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1
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Stage 3 - Knockout Quarter Final Series
1st Seed Select:
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1st Seed Select
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1
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2
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3
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Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
|
|
Days of Thunder
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1
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1
|
|
|
2
|
2
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100%
|
1
|
|
Jumbalaya
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0
|
0
|
|
|
2
|
0
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0%
|
2
|
2nd Seed Select:
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2nd Seed Select
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1
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2
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3
|
|
Races Sailed
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Total Points
|
Win %
|
Rank
|
|
BOSS
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1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
100%
|
1
|
|
Polar Bears
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0
|
0
|
|
|
2
|
0
|
0%
|
2
|
3rd Seed Select:
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3rd Seed Select
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1
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2
|
3
|
|
Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
|
Rank
|
|
Jet Lag - Team StFYC
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0
|
1
|
0
|
|
3
|
1
|
33%
|
2
|
|
Team Trouble
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
3
|
2
|
67%
|
1
|
4th Seed Select:
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4th Seed Select
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1
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2
|
3
|
|
Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
|
Rank
|
|
Kirkwood Ticklers
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0
|
0
|
|
|
2
|
0
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0%
|
2
|
|
Mostly Grad Bods
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1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
100%
|
1
|
Stage 2A - Initial Seeding Series
Gold Round Robin:
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Gold Round Robin
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
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Rank
|
|
[1] Kirkwood Ticklers
|
|
0
|
0
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1.5
|
0
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1.5
|
|
15
|
10
|
60%
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4
|
|
[2] Days of Thunder
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1.5
|
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
0
|
1.5
|
|
15
|
16
|
93%
|
1
|
|
[3] Jet Lag - Team StFYC
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1.5
|
0
|
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
|
15
|
13
|
73%
|
3
|
|
[4] Mostly Grad Bods
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
1.5
|
|
15
|
6.5
|
40%
|
5
|
|
[5] BOSS
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
0
|
1.5
|
|
1.5
|
|
15
|
14
|
80%
|
2
|
|
[6] Polar Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
15
|
6
|
40%
|
6
|
Silver Round Robin:
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Silver Round Robin
|
1
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2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
Races Sailed
|
Total Points
|
Win %
|
Rank
|
|
[1] Jumbalaya
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
14
|
5
|
36%
|
2
|
|
[2] Happy Campers
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
14
|
3
|
21%
|
4
|
|
[3] Rémy Boyz
|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
1
|
|
14
|
1.5
|
14%
|
5
|
|
[4] Team Trouble
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
14
|
8
|
57%
|
1
|
|
[5] Cuzi and the Cougs
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
14
|
4
|
29%
|
3
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Qualifying Series - Stage 1A
Stage 1A:
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Stage 1A
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
Races Sailed
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Total Points
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Win %
|
Rank
|
Tie Break
|
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[1] Kirkwood Ticklers
|
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
|
10
|
7
|
70%
|
3
|
D4.4(a)
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|
[2] Days of Thunder
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
10
|
10
|
100%
|
1
|
|
|
[3] Jet Lag - Team StFYC
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
7
|
70%
|
4
|
D4.4(a)
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|
[4] Jumbalaya
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
|
30%
|
8
|
D4.4(a)
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|
[5] Mostly Grad Bods
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
10
|
5
|
50%
|
6
|
|
|
[6] BOSS
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
10
|
8
|
80%
|
2
|
|
|
[7] Happy Campers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10
|
2
|
20%
|
10
|
|
|
[8] Rémy Boyz
|
0
|
0
|
-0.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
10
|
-0.5
|
0%
|
11
|
|
|
[9] Team Trouble
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
0
|
|
10
|
4
|
40%
|
7
|
|
|
[10] Cuzi and the Cougs
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
10
|
3
|
30%
|
9
|
D4.4(a)
|
|
[11] Polar Bears
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
10
|
6
|
60%
|
5
|
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Notes:
Information is provisional and subject to modification.
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