I hope Gary and Norman don't read this but I don't think the Chu's will break the top ten. They've been out of it too long and did less than mediocer while campaigning the T. I do think with time they will be a top team but just not yet.

It's a bit light (for Long Beach) today, overcast and 6 knots. After 2 complete it's Taylor Reiss, Sarah Newberry, Matt Struble, Nigel Pitt top 4. Lot's of racing to go. We should get 3 complete in today, more results later.

After 3 complete in light winds it's Reiss, Pitt, Struble, Newberry, Guiliano, Casey, your top 6.

Go Pitt! Sailing with his wife, Tammy.

I heard Casey got flushed in the last race ... it must have been tough out there.

results
day one report

Light winds again today, around 5 knots. The heavier teams are doing wind dances on the beach. The sun is trying to peak through. Preliminary results through 4 complete races. Pitt/Pitt 11, Struble/Lacasella 11, Guiliano/Guiliano 13, Newberry/Newberry 16, Reiss/Whitehead 18, Chu/Chu 22, Key/Williams 28, followed by Miller, Casey, Modderman, Moore, Glaser, Tartaglino, DeLave, Newsome, Hoag, Hill, Yandow, Nelson, Marshack.

Kevin

Who would ever thought that we would see Glaser and Casey in the B fleet for a short visit. Now Reiss gets flushed. Must be some tough calls out there. . .
Results, day 2

what is the pending protest?

There was a collision apparently at the last start.

Three boats were OCS. I'm not sure who.

probably the last three spots!

oh my, check the results now.

Day two report

Go team Newberry! Bet you guys didn't see that one coming!

Glad to see the ladies doing well! Anyone know what happened to Taylor and Matthew? A 10th & 11th!

As for the 10, it's fairly light so it could have been as simple as making bad choice early or late and then not having enough time to dig out of the hole. The 10 earned them a trip to B fleet which they won. The best you can do in B fleet is an 11 that's why it's quite painful to get flushed. Since they won B fleet they are now back in A fleet (top 3 in B go to A, bottom 3 in A go to B).

Am I reading too much in to this or is there a changing of the guard?

I'm sorry what are you asking me?

If there is a significant change in the talent pool.

What happened in the protest!? That seems to have shaken things up a lot. I think Reiss had a 7 before the protest and now he has a 1 (working from memory)?

Earlier on they only showed 4 races in the results. The difference is the inclusion of the additional races. Probably waited on results of protests to post those results.