13th SailBot Regatta – 2019. Worcester Massachusetts

Conditions varied from clear skies with gusty winds (up to 18kts) early in the week to threatening squalls and rain later.  Thursday’s scheduled Endurance/Long Distance event was indeed shifted to Friday to avoid the forecast squalls.  Friday was clear, rain-free…but with frustratingly light and variable winds.  As a consequence, the endurance course was shortened to about ½ NM/lap.  Several teams suffered from technical issues that resulted in a couple of no-shows and some uncontested events, but nonetheless a clear victor emerged.  Congratulations to the team of “Das Boot Kaput” from Newburyport HS!  Here are the detailed results: 

  Overall  
Team Points Finish
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) 30.1 1st
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) 21.7 2nd
Armada (Newburyport HS) 11.0 3rd
The Wide Awake (WPI) 8.2 4th
CUSail (Cornell) 6.5 5th
Under The Wire (MUN) 4.4 6th

  

  Fleet Race  
Team Race 1 Points
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) 1st 10
The Wide Awake (WPI) Did Not Finish 0
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) Did Not Start 0
Armada (Newburyport HS) Did Not Start 0
CUSail (Cornell) Did Not Start 0
Under The Wire (MUN) Did Not Start 0

 

  Station Keeping    
Team Time In Late Exit Penalty Points
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) 3:03   6.1
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) 7:50 -2:20 5.3
The Wide Awake (WPI) 0:36   1.2
Armada (Newburyport HS) Did Not Attempt   0
CUSail (Cornell) Did Not Attempt   0
Under The Wire (MUN) Did Not Attempt   0

 

  Collision Avoidance  
Team Accomplishment Points
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) Land Demo 3
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) Did Not Attempt 0
The Wide Awake (WPI) Did Not Attempt 0
Armada (Newburyport HS) Did Not Attempt 0
CUSail (Cornell) Did Not Attempt 0
Under The Wire (MUN) Did Not Attempt 0

 

  Payload  
Team Weight (%) Points
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) 110lbs (100%) 5
Armada (Newburyport HS) 115lbs (100%) 5
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) Did Not Attempt 0
The Wide Awake (WPI) Did Not Attempt 0
CUSail (Cornell) Did Not Attempt 0
Under The Wire (MUN) Did Not Attempt 0

 

                                                      Presentation  
                              Team Points
The Wide Awake (WPI) 7.0
CUSail (Cornell) 6.5
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) 6.3
Armada (Newburyport HS) 6.0
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) 6.0
Under The Wire (MUN) 4.4

 

 

 

  End./Long Dist      
Team Time Auto Laps RC Laps* Points
40 Grit (Virginia Tech) 4:21 0 3 5.1
Das Boot Kaput (Newburyport HS) 4:30 0 2 5.0
Under The Wire (MUN) 0:10 0 0 0
CUSail (Cornell) Did Not Attempt NA NA 0
Armada (Newburyport HS) Did Not Attempt NA NA 0
Armada (Newburyport HS) Did Not Attempt NA NA 0

 

*Due to light and variable wind conditions, lap length was reduced to ~1/2 NM and all distance points reduced by half.