2015 US Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship overall

by US Sailing on 1 Jul 2015 2015 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship – After five days of quality coaching and instruction, racing, and good ole’ fun on and off the water with friends, we have a winning team to crown today at the Columbia Sailing Club. The team of Stephanie Houck (Annapolis, Md.) and Camille White (Annapolis, Md.) of Annapolis Yacht Club proved to be the top team in the fleet this week through 10 races. Thirty-nine teams raced for the Ida Lewis Trophy in Club 420s on Lake Murray over the past three days in Columbia, S.C.

Teams displayed a considerable amount of skill on the racecourse and improved their sailing throughout the week in conditions that changed drastically each day. Sailors encountered it all, including light breezes on Sunday and Tuesday, heavy winds at 15 to 18 knots on Monday, and hot temperatures throughout. Saturday’s clinic was held under stormy, rainy conditions.

Houck and White took the lead after race two on Sunday and never looked back. The Annapolis duo won 5 of 10 races and never placed worse than fifth. Teams completed four races each on Sunday and Monday, with two more races on Tuesday.

Trailing Houck and White was Louisa Nordstrom (Osprey, Fla.) and Katie Lounsbury (Stuart, Fla.) who finished the championship in second place with three wins and 12 points back. Cassie Obel (Marina del Rey, Calif.) and Annika Garrett (Culver City, Calif.) of Del Rey Yacht Club placed third.

Performances from the Houck/White and Obel/Garrett teams qualified them for the 2015 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships next week in Bristol, R.I. Nordstrom and Lounsbury have already qualified.

High-level coaching and skill development was a key component of this championship. Prior to racing, teams took part in a two-day clinic last Friday and Saturday. Led by Richard Feeny, US Sailing Junior National Coach, the clinics featured several college sailing coaches including Old Dominion’s Mitch Brindley, Eckerd’s Zack Marks, and MIT’s Matt Lindblad. They were joined by two-time Olympian Amanda Clark and former US Sailing Team members Alana O’Reilly and Elizabeth Kratzig.

It wasn’t all about racing this week. The sailors were served by the Columbia Sailing Club volunteers all week with outstanding hospitality and great food, including a food truck, pizza night and a field trip to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden.

For Twitter real-time updates, final standings, photos, and more information from the 2015 U.S. Junior Women’s Doublehanded Championship, please visit the event website.

Quotes:

Stephanie Houck: “We got off the starting line lean with speed this week. I think we did a good job sailing towards the pressure and we anticipated the shift.”

Camille White: “We learned a lot this week from the coaches, especially sail shape, and some useful tips on lake sailing.”

Elizabeth Kratzig: “This is really a great venue. Sailing on Lake Murray provided a variety of conditions new to many sailors, like the shifty breeze and fresh water. The middle of the fleet was consistency close during most races.”

Matt Lindblad: “These sailors worked really hard this week at improving. They will recognize this effort when they return home to race.”

Alana O’Reilly: “Although there were a lot of first-timers here this week, the skill on display was on par with past events.”

Complete final standings

Bow/Sail	Skipper		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		Total	Pos
27 / 6437	Stephanie Houck/ Camille White		2	1	1	[5]	1	1	1	4	3	2		16	1
34 / 7469	Louisa Nordstrom/ Katie Lounsbury		1	9	3	1	[10]	3	2	1	2	6		28	2
4 / 4593	Cassie Obel/ Annika Garrett		7	8	[35/ZFP]	3	2	5	8	9	7	4		53	3
18 /	Daisy Holthus/ Amanda Majernik		4	12	9	[16]	11	7	3	5	5	1		57	4
22 / 00	Rebecca McElvain/ Mercedes McPhee		5	7	8	2	5	6	[20]	11	11	3		58	5
26 / 7586	Emily Haig/ Julia Zaleski		18	20	[32]	7	6	12	14	23	1	7		108	6
17 / 7428	Julia Reynolds/ Taylor Kirkpatrick		8	21	16	[29]	21	4	17	3	15	5		110	7
8 / 7590	Kerri Luttrell/ Sammy Pickell		3	5	4	9	25	[35]	18	34	4	9		111	8
32 / 4812	Sinead McManus/ Ariel Casaretto		11	19	10	11	15	11	7	18	[28]	10		112	9
5 / 9278	Tanner Chapko/ Megan Lansdale		21	27	6	13	4	[28]	19	2	13	8		113	10
35 / 6932	Victoria Oldham/ Meghan Oldham		10	2	13	19	[27]	15	4	21	19	14		117	11
13 / 04	Leah Ford/ Kiana Heitzman		16	14	12	10	8	14	[23]	10	23	12		119	12
38 / 5430	Alyson Sebby Turner/ Jessica Lietz		[17]	17	7	12	14	17	13	14	14	13		121	13
7 / 6508	Lily Loosbrock/ Ally Frank		35	15	[37]	4	19	10	6	12	10	11		122	14
3 / 9299	Grace Yakutis/ Madeline Bubb		19	3	21	6	18	22	12	[31]	8	16		125	15
33 / 6225	Meredith Morran/ Natalie Hopper		6	[30]	28	8	7	8	16	19	16	19		127	16
9 / 5693	Aitana Mendiguren/ Lorea Mendiguren		12	11	24	22	17	2	11	[29]	17	15		131	17
2 / 8776	Nicole Simon/ Athena Malcolm		15	13	19	[33]	3	29	5	15	6	27		132	18
21 / 6530	Morgan Sailer/ Emily Harrison		22	25	18	[30]	12	18	10	7	9	23		144	19
28 / 7567	Phoebe Lincoln/ Maya Stephani		[26]	26	15	17	22	9	9	6	20	25		149	20
10 / 3507	Emi Stephanoff/ Sophia Schuman		23	4	14	14	23	[33]	22	20	21	17		158	21
29 / 7603	Victoria Marquez/ Laura Whelan		9	16	2	21	13	32	21	[40/BFD]	18	40/DSQ		172	22
37 / 7665	Hallie Schiffman/ Lillian Myers		14	[33]	5	15	28	23	27	13	27	32		184	23
23 / 2234	Colleen Baumann/ Emily Gildea		24	24	26	24	9	20	30	17	12	[40/RET]		186	24
1 / 2366	Kate Cox/ Izzi Boo		13	28	[39]	27	16	21	15	16	30	22		188	25
39 / 5878	Emily Wright/ Megan Ploch		27	6	20	18	24	13	31	[32]	29	28		196	26
30 / 3223	Carrie Marshall/ Kayla Wherry		20	23	17	[34]	32	19	32	24	26	18		211	27
36 / 6454	Kaila Pfrang/ Sydney Spruill		25	18	11	23	26	30	[35]	27	32	24		216	28
25 / 7576	Allison Cahn/ Bridget Groble		30	32	[38]	20	33	24	24	25	24	20		232	29
20 / 5889	Gwyneth Dunlevy/ Lucie Welles		28	22	25	28	[36]	25	33	8	34	30		233	30
19 / 6008	Eloise Burn/ Natalia Gagliano		[31]	31	31	26	31	27	25	22	22	21		236	31
14 / 5061	Anna Willits/ Celia Houston		[36]	29	23	31	20	16	34	26	31	29		239	32
6 / 1300	Annika Ekholm/ Rosie Hust		33	10	22	[36]	34	34	26	30	33	26		248	33
16 / 6798	Paloma Palmer/ Coco Dana		32	[38]	33	37	29	26	29	28	25	33		272	34
24 / 5454	Abigail Beck/ Katy Hannan		29	34	29	25	30	31	28	33	35	[36]		274	35
11 / 12	Alexandra Anderson/ Brooke Ostrowski		34	35	35	[39]	35	36	39	36	36	35		321	36
15 / 1130	Ann Sheridan/ Elizabeth Ouzts		[39]	36	30	32	39	38	37	37	39	34		322	37
31 / 26	Camille McGriff/ Mallory Edwards		38	37	36	35	37	[39]	36	38	37	31		325	38
12 / 3353	Mary Jane Howland/ Isabella Chao Isabella Chao		37	[39]	34	38	38	37	38	35	38	37		332	39