20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta

20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta - Day 2

by Sam Crichton 26 Jun 2022 11:30 AEST June 21-26, 2022

Thirty two sailors racing at the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta had a three hour delay for day two of racing while the race management team waited for the five knot South Westerly breeze to fill in on Narragansett Bay.

While the sailors waited for the postponement flag to be lowered, the four coaches utilized the time ashore to answer questions and share knowledge with the 2.4mR and Martin 16 sailors racing in Newport, R.I.

"Today the sailors learned a lesson in patience while waiting for the breeze to fill in. Our exceptional coaches made the most of this opportunity to engage the sailors with more learning opportunities. Our National and Paralympic race management team kept an eye on the weather by sending scout boats out onto Narragansett Bay to see from where and when the wind would fill in. Everyone in this organization is so dedicated to helping our sailors reach higher levels of ability including our amazing volunteers, both new and repeat, who are the backbone of our organization," said Clagett President and Co- Founder Judy Clagett McLennan (Portsmouth, R.I).

2.4mR class leader Julio Reguero at the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta - photo © Clagett Sailing - Andes Visual

Once racing got under way the 2.4mR class, who had four races on day one and were being led by Puerto Rico's Julio Reguero, completed three races for the day. Reguero maintained his overnight lead and created a nine point separation to second placed Tony Pocklington (Ft. Myers, FL). Pocklington, who is an able bodied sailor racing in this fleet commented after racing today, "I don't see the disabilities of my fellow sailors, I see the skill and athlete first and foremost. I've been to at least a half dozen Clagett clinics and regattas in Newport and the growth of the organization over that time is impressive. The outreach and word throughout the sailing community is spreading and I'm finding more and more people are aware of The Clagett and the work it does."

Currently the highest placed female sailor in the 2.4mR fleet is Canadian Boat Grant recipient Delani Hulme- Lawrence, who has traveled from Saint Paul, Alberta to race in Newport this week. "The Clagett community grows each year and everyone is so friendly, I get so much out of every aspect of the event. The coaches are very informative and it's a very welcoming environment which I enjoy returning to each year. This clinic and regatta is the highlight of my year," remarked Hulme-Lawrence.

Carwile LeRoy helming the Martin 16 at the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta - photo © Clagett Sailing - Andes Visual

The Martin 16 class had all six boats out on the course after two had to withdraw from the first day of racing. Overnight leader Carwile LeRoy (Fresno, CA) and his crew of Tannis Hall (Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada) had a fantastic three races taking the winner's gun in all three. "The first race of the day was a tactical one between us and Patrick (LoDuca). We won the second race by accident after I ended up making the right choice for which side of the course to take. In race three we hit the committee boat on the start line so ended up starting in last place and managed to work our way back through the fleet to win. I guess the regatta is mine to lose tomorrow so I hope I don't make any mistakes," said LeRoy.

Currently placed in second place in the Martin 16 class is the combination of Patrick LoDuca from Chicago and local Newport sailor Jeff Long, with Nicolas Bryan-Brown (Boston, MA) and Albert Pierce (Waitsfield, VT) in third heading into the last day of racing.

Martin 16 mark rounding at the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta - photo © Clagett Sailing - Andes Visual

At the awards ceremony tomorrow along with trophies for the 2.4mR and Martin 16 classes the following trophies will be awarded for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Trophy, the Susan B Johnson - Sportsmanship Award, the Larry Gadsby - Most Improved Award, the Nick Scandone - Spirit Award and the Robie Pierce and Gene Hinkle - Seamanship Award trophies and the inaugural Team Clagett will be announced.

For the final day of racing in the 20th Anniversary C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta the forecast is for a Southerly breeze of five to 11 knots.

For more information about Clagett Sailing Presents: The 20th Anniversary of the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta please visit: www.clagettsailing.org.

Provisional Results after Day 2:

2.4mR

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Hometown	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pts
1	Pur 8		Julio Reguero	San Juan, San Juan	3	3	2	1	[12]	1	1	11
2	USA 3	Edge	Tony Pocklington	Ft Myers, Fl	[9]	5	1	5	1	2	6	20
3	CAN 22		Peter Eagar	Toronto, ON	4	2	6	2	6	[11]	2	22
4	9	Magic Bus	Theodore Green	North Kingstown, RI	1	1	3	6	[13]	10	7	28
5	CAN 14		Peter Wood	Ottawa, Select	2	9	5	7	[11]	3	3	29
6	CAN 95	South Paw	Delani Hulme-Lawrence	Saint Paul, AB	6	4	4	[9]	4	4	8	30
7	USA 142	2.4mR	Charles Rosenfield	Woodstock, CT	7	8	[9]	3	7	5	4	34
8	USA21	Spirit	Matt Koblenzer	Fox Point, WI	5	6	[13]	10	5	7	5	38
9	112	Black Seal v2.4	Andrew Parish	ST MICHAELS, MD	[10]	7	7	8	2	8	10	42T
10	177	n/a	Chris Childers	San Francisco, CA	8	10	8	4	3	[15]	9	42T
11	USA 152	Polaris	Shan McAdoo	Essex, MA	13/*	11	[21/DNF]	21/DNS	8	6	12	71
12	CAN 85	La Vagabonde	Érick Poirier	Montréal, (QC)	11	12	16	12	9	12	[17]	72T
13	186	YOLO	John Seepe	North Port, FL	12	13	11	13	10	[14]	13	72T
14	42	The Answer	Janice Graham-Foscarini	Toronto, ON	13	[17]	15	11	15	13	11	78
15	CAN 66	Pecking Order	Brian Peckover	Carleton Place, ON	15	18	10	[21/DNS]	14	9	14	80
16	162	ScandEvan	Maureen McKinnon	Salem, MA	14	14	14	[21/DNS]	16	20	15	93
17	178	tbd	Jim Thweatt	West Sacramento, CA	17	19	12	15	17	17	[20]	97
18	179	To be determined	Wendy Frazier	Calgary, Alberta	16	16	17	14	[20]	18	19	100
19	14	Georgiana	Dawn Hart	TEMPLE TERR, FL	18	15	[21/DNS]	21/DNS	19	16	18	107
20	USA 0	NA	Tyler Robertson	Carlsbad, CA	[21/DNC]	21/DNC	21/DNC	21/DNC	18	19	16	116

Martin 16

Pos	Sail	Boat	Skipper	Hometown	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts
1	20	USA16	Edward LeRoy / Tannis Hall	Fresno, CA	[2]	1	2	1	1	1	6
2	16		Patrick LoDuca / Jeff Long	Chicago, IL	1	2	3/*	[5]	2	3	11
3	48	Y-Not	Nicholas Bryan-Brown / Albert Pierce	Boston, MA	3	[7/DNC]	7/DNC	3	3	2	18
4	50		Steve Edensen / Steve Safford	San Marcos, CA	5	3	3	4	[6]	5	20
5	13	Y-Knot	J.R. Hardenburgh / Dan Scher	Dorchester, MA	4	[7/DNC]	7/DNC	2	4	4	21
6	51	Timothy Brown	Timothy Brown / Dana McKinnon-Tucker	Boston, MA	[7/DNC]	7/DNC	7/DNC	6	5	6	31