PCISA High School Sea Otter Regatta Report & Results

Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club and UCMB played host to over 200 high school sailors from 53 different teams this past weekend.  The biggest attendance the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association has seen at this regatta since its start in 1989 with 9 teams.  The Sea Otter regatta is the first of five events for the 2011-2012 high school season.  The PCISA foundation is extremely excited that 12 new teams have registered this year which brings the total number of teams to eighty.

West coast high school sailing is sailed in the one design CFJ.  High School fleet racing is home to some of the best junior sailors in the country and is said to have the most competitive fleet in the US.  Mike Segerblom, the PCISA Officer is always one of the first to agree that west coast high school sailing is the, “most competitive in fleet racing”.  Newport Harbor high school is a top competitor every year in this fleet and it is no exception at this event.  Senior and A skipper Ryan Davidson started his regatta with two bullets.  Two firsts don’t come easily in this fleet.  “Racing is tough, with a lot of the same competitors in the top five each race”, says Ryan.  Davidson is a senior this year and is looking forward to a competitive year of racing and hopes to accomplish his goal of, “top five in every regatta this year”.

The racing was close in both gold and silver fleets.  Newport Harbor high school started their season on top with a total of 88 points to win the regatta.  Newport Harbor gold fleet A division was sailed by Ryan Davidson and Greer Watson who walked away with the win with a total of 29 points.  Conner O’Connell, Molly Pleskus, and Sam Militelo won gold fleet B division by one point with a total of 40 to Newport Harbor’s JV1 team finishing with 50 points.  The top ten teams in Gold are familiar names on the results with Newport Harbor (88),  Point Loma (98), CDM JV1 (108), Coronado (115), Palos Verdes (132), Branson (134), Cathedral Catholic (146), Cathedral Catholic JV1 (147), Dos Pueblos (162), and Francis Parker (165), rounding out the top ten of 26 teams.

The silver fleet competitors will fight all year to earn a spot in the gold fleet. Crossroads school from Los Angeles put on a show by winning both A and B division to give them a total of 60 points. Other teams rounding out the top ten included, CDM JV3 in second (96), Long Beach Poly (118), Athenian (126), Alameda (140), Bay School of SF JV (143), Marin Academy (149), Stevenson (158), Windward (159), and Sir Francis Drake (161).

All teams will reconvene at Newport Harbor YC in early December for the Anteater Regatta.  Other venues for the season include Long Beach, Treasure Island, and Santa Barbara.  Stay posted as I'm sure the competition will be tight and exciting.

Smooth Sailing,

Renee DeCurtis

GOLD FLEET:

         A division = 7 Races
         B division = 7 Races
                            A    B  TOT
 1. Newport Harbor Var.    29   59   88
 2. Point Loma Var.        48   50   98
 3. CDM JV1                48   60  108
 4. Coronado               58   57  115
 5. Palos Verdes           57   75  132
 6. Branson                52   82  134
 7. Cathedral Catholic     52   94  146
 8. Cathedral Cath. JV1    98   49  147
 9. Dos Pueblos            85   77  162
10. Francis Parker        103   62  165
11. Newport Harbor JV1    112   57  169
12. Long Beach Wilson     102   69  171
13. CDM Varsity            75  102  177
14. Newport Harbor JV2     82   98  180
15. Cathedral Cath. JV2    83  108  191
16. Point Loma JV2        103  106  209
17. Redwood                62  154  216
18. Point Loma JV1         96  122  218
19. Francis Parker JV     135   91  226
20. Mater Dei             122  107  229
21. Los Alamitos          134  101  235
22. CDM JV2               151  108  259
23. Pacific Collegiate    116  144  260
24. Laguna Blanca         142  125  267
25. Tamalpais             154  144  298
26. Santa Barbara         167  158  325

SILVER FLEET:

         A division = 7 Races
         B division = 7 Races
                            A    B  TOT
 1. Crossroads             40   20   60
 2. CDM JV3                78   18   96
 3. Long Beach Poly        62   56  118
 4. Athenian               89   37  126
 5. Alameda               110   30  140
 6. Bay School of SF JV    67   76  143
 7. Marin Academy          45  104  149
 8. Stevenson              70   88  158
 9. Windward               56  103  159
10. Sir Francis Drake      23  138  161
11. York                   88   90  178
12. Port of Los Angeles    67  113  180
13. Bishop O'Dowd         106   87  193
14. Tamalpais JV          121   72  193
15. SF Waldorf             46  164  210
16. Lycee Francais        117   93  210
17. Tokay                  79  131  210
18. Mater Dei JV           95  129  224
19. Palos Verdes JV       145   85  230
20. Convent&Stuart Hall   142   97  239
21. Miramonte             115  127  242
22. Pacific Grove         137  106  243
23. Bay School of SF      159  102  261
24. Convent &Stuart Hall  135  130  265
25. Coronado JV           153  129  282
26. Wildwood              152  162  314
27. Stevenson JV          188  185  373