In a tough light air and shifty day of sailing on Oyster Bay against a solid 57 boat fleet, JC Hermus finished 2nd Overall to Matt Logue of Riverside YC (CT). Being the top NY’er in the fleet allowed him to repeat at NY State Champion, though I think he would rather have won the whole regatta. SailStrong Sailors had quite a day with 4 in the Top 5, 6 in the Top 10, 10 in the Top 20, 2nd and 3rd in Red Fleet, 1st through 3rd in Blue Fleet, 1st through 3rd in White Fleet, and 1st, 3rd, and 4th place Girls. It is great to watch the group keep pushing each other to better results while continuing to have fun.

Team Results:

JC Hermus 2nd Overall (NY State Champion), 1st Blue Fleet, Thomas Rice 3rd, 2nd Blue, Kathryn Hall 4th, 2nd Red, 1st Girl, Jack Brown 5th, 3rd Red, Gray Benson 8th, Sam Bruce 9th, 3rd Blue, Michelle Lahrkamp 12th, 3rd Girl, Maddie Hawkins 13th, 4th Girl, Luke Arnone 17th, Madeleine Rice 19th, Michael Pinto 21st, Brandon Lord 24th, Thomas Hall 25th, Clayton Johnson 26th, Jordan Bruce 27th, Sarah Burn 29th, Liam Randall 36th, Brendan Little 38th, Walter Henry 39th, Torrey Chisari 44th, Vanessa Lahrkamp 44th, 3rd White, Nicholas Chisari 49th, Colleen Obrien 51st, Adra Ivancich 55th, Michaela Obrien 57th

2013 NY State Opti Champs Results 

Next up, Virginia State Champs @ Fishing Bay YC this weekend.