470 US National Championship win to Kopp and Costello
by SHYC Sailing Foundation on 18 Jun 2010
2010 470 USA National Competitors SW
The Sailing Foundation had the great pleasure and honor of hosting the US 470 National Championships, the weekend of June 11-13th.
The Manton Davis Scott Memorial Trophy for the winner of the US 470 National Championship was awarded to Brendan Kopp and Michael Costello, of Pequot Yacht Club, Connecticut, who won the event with a total of eighteen points.
The trophy was first awarded in 1973, and is given 'in fond memory of an outstanding sailor and fine person'. Manton Scott passed away on May 6, 1973, when the mast of his 470, a shroud of which he was holding, came in contact with a high tension wire that was strung over a boat storage area in Duxbury, MA. At the time, Manton Scott was on-leave from his junior year at Tufts. He was raised in Darien, CT, and raced in the junior sailing program at Noroton Yact Club, skippering to win the 1969 Sears Cup. Some of the previous names on the trophy include renown sailors Steve Benjamin, Kevin Burnham, Neil Fowler, Allison Jolly, Morgan Reeser, and Dave Ullman, among others.
The Canadian team of Andrew McCorquodale and Oliver Bone placed second with twenty-four points. Andrew Sumpton and Daniel Goldman, of St. Petersburg, Florida, placed third with forty-two points. 2008 World Champions Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Kinsolving Farrar placed fourth, despite missing all five races on Friday. The team won eleven of the thirteen races that they sailed, but this was not enough to get them onto the podium.
Twelve teams, including three teams from Canada, competed from all around the country. The event included a two-day warm-up regatta on Saturday and Sunday, June 5-6, and a three day training camp during the week with 470 Olympic Coach Skip Whyte, and Olympic Gold medalist Lynn Jewell helping on Thursday.
Despite the fact that the races were light, the race committee was able to get in a large number of good races. The fleet raced thirteen races over the course of three days.
The Sailing Foundation wants to thank the many volunteers who participated in making the US 470 National Championship a success for all. Many thanks to Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Kinsolving Farrar for all their help and advice.
Results:
1 USA1587 Brendan Kopp & Michael Costello
2 CAN1 Andrew McCorquodale & Oliver Bone
3 USA1626 Andrew Sumpton & Daniel Goldman
4 USA1757 Erin Maxwell & Isabelle Kinsolving
5 USA1705 Allison Jolly & Zack Marks
Complete scores at: www.shyc-sf.org
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