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NEW NEWS.
Memberships: Teams participating in MASSA league events should check to see if they have completed the process for joining the InterScholastic Sailing Association yet. All schools must rejoin for each school year (fall & spring). Use the ISSA membership page to file your membership application for 2009-2010. If you were a member last year, you can edit your previous information to bring it up to date. After you enter the information, it will give you instructions on sending the dues to MASSA, (send them to the address on our contact list - click here). If any information, e.g. contacts, sailors, etc., changes, please keep this ISSA database up to date. However, once you have entered the reregistration information (or a registration for the first time), you will not be able to update it until the dues are received by the MASSA director, who will authorize the new registration/reregistration to appear in the public view. The one exception to this is that you can update the sailors names at any time and they will be retained from one year to the next until you change them again.
General Information: Further updates on MASSA will be entered onto this web site. The column on the left of this webpage has useful links to webpages, including our MASSA rules, our school memberships since 1999, and minutes from past meetings.
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The top 3 full rig and 3 radial rig sailors qualifed to attend the Cressy National Championship on October 30 - Nov 2, 2009 at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club in Corpus Christi Texas.
**This regatta will also be used as a qualifer for the Atlantic Coast Championship in Norfolk on Nov 7-8 (the top 4 teams, of those who want to participate, will be able to attend) and, if needed, as a Great Oaks qualifier.
The number of teams that each league can send to fleet and team racing district regattas are calculated based on each leagues's proportion of the total active racing teams as described in the MASSA rules. Each league will notify the MASSA director, and the league director of the league in which the regatta is to be held, of which teams will be attending by the Monday before each district regatta. If a league doesn't fill its quota, or teams have to cancel after the Monday deadline, the extra boats will be allocated to the district in which the regatta is held, since they are more likely to be able to attend at the last minute.
The League allocations for teams that can attend the 18 boat fall fleet racing championship at Toms River Yacht Club on October 24-25, is: NW=2, NE=8, Central=5, & South=3.
*** Great Oaks Regatta:. Registration closed on Sept 17 Shelter Island School and Randolph High School will attend the regatta from MASSA.
Schedules/information for the leagues may be found through the league links in the menu to the left or by clicking here on each league name: Northwest League, Northeast League, Central League, and Southern League.
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Fall 2009 Results:
The 2009 Cressy Qualifier was held at Rochester Yacht Club, September 26 - 27th. 19 Sailors in both Laser Full and Radial Rigs made the Journey to Rochester, NY. 11 Races were completed for the Full Rigs and 10 for the Radials. PRO Steve Wilde was able to get in 9 races in each class on Saturday. Winds were out of the south with speeds of 15-20 and gusts up to 25. Sunday’s winds were lighter, 8-12, but died after the Full Rigs finished their 11th race and leaving the Radials drifting. PRO Wilde smartly abandoned the Radial’s 11th race. Winds would not return and racing was ended around noon. The top 3 finishers in the radial rig class qualified to attend the Cressy National Championships and they were: 1. Daniel DelBello, Fox Lane High, NY 2. Jack Swikart, Rumson Fairhaven , NJ, and 3. Max Lopez, Middletown High South, NJ. Alternatives, if the top 3 could not attend the nationals, were 4. Conner Needham, Shelter Island, NY, and 5. Joseph Paggi, Monsignor Donovan, NJ. For the full rig class, the top 3 qualifiers to attend the Cressy Nationals were: 1. Scott Houck, Severn School, MD, 2. Ryan Bailey, Toms River South, NJ, and 3. Patrick Mingnon, Morristown-Beard School, NJ. The 2 alternatives were 4. Dylan Finneran, Randolph High, NJ, and 5. R.J. Bay, Key School, MD. You can see the full results by clicking here: Full Results for the 2009 MASSA Cressy Qualifier.
The 2009 Fall MASSA District Fleet Racing Championship was held at the Toms River Yacht Club on October 24 & 25. The top 6 teams were: 1. Severn School, Central League, 2. Annapolis, Central League, 3. Christchurch, Southern League, 4. Norfolk Collegiate, Southern League, 5. Broadneck High, Central League, and 6. Monsignor Donovan, Northeast League. The full results can be seen by clicking here: Full Results for the 2009 Fall MASSA District Fleet Racing Championship.
The 2009 Fall MASSA District Team Racing Championship was held at St Marys College of Maryland, on November 14th and 15th in 1 week old LaserPerformance FJ's. Eight teams from all four leagues on MASSA sailed in the event. Three complete round robins were sailed over two days, a great format for this event. A total of 84 races were sailed in the triple round robin format. Saturday saw ample winds of 10 to 18 from the north and northwest trailing off into the late afternoon causing the last race of the day to be abandoned as dark and calm descended. After a short wait for the inversion to break on Sunday morning, racing resumed in a light westerly, and the last round robin ended at 1 PM. The races were ably run by the St. Mary's varsity sailing team. Umpires were recruited from local judges and sailors, some recent college sailing graduates, and additional St. Mary's varsity team members. Norfolk Collegiate won followed by Severn School which was tied on wins and losses with Christ Church but had won two of the three head-on-head matches. The full results were:1. Norfolk Collegiate 18-3, 2. Severn School 16-5 (winning tie break head to head), 3. Christ Church 16-5, 4. Broadneck 12-9, 5. Toms River South 9-12 (winning tie break head to head), 6. Annapolis 9-12, 7. Christian Brothers 2-19 (winning tie break head to head), 8. Canisius 2-19
| Pictures by Tim Spracher of the 2009 MASSA Fall Team Racing Championship at St Mary's College |
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| 1st Place Norfolk Collegiate School |
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| 2nd place Severn School |
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| 3rd Place Christ Church School |
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Spring 2009 Results:
The 2009 Spring MASSA District Fleet Racing Championship and Mallory National Qualifier was hosted by the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York on April 18th and 19th. There were very good sailing conditions with moderate breezes, moderate temperatures, and fairly constant wind directions. To allow a maximum number of races, rotations and coaching took place on the water on a very nice large boat, and 18 races were completed in each division. The academy, especially Matt Allen and Rick Dominique, organized and supervised a well-run regatta and their large Yocum Sailing Center provided a fine venue for meetings, spectators, and the post race MASSA membership meeting on Saturday. 20 District schools were qualified to attend this regatta by their leagues. Norfolk Collegiate was well ahead of the other teams until the final two races when Christchurch edged ahead of them. For the first half of the regatta, Broadneck and Severn traded places but Severn moved ahead after that to finish third. The top 6 teams were: 1. Christchurch, Southern League, 2. Norfolk Collegiate, Southern League 3. Severn School, Central League, 4. Broadneck High, Central League, 5. Annapolis High, Central League, and 6. Archbishop Spalding, Central League. The full spring results can see by clicking here: Results for the 2009 MASSA Spring Fleet Racing Championships.
Christchurch School, Norfolk Collegiate School, and Severn School qualified for and participated in the ISSA National Mallory Fleet Racing Championship which was held at the St Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida. You can see the National Mallory Championship results by clicking here: ISSA website - National Mallory Results.
| Pictures from the 2009 MASSA Mallory Qualifers - taken by Stovy Brown |
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| View from Kings Point Sailing Center towards New York City. |
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| 1st Place Team, Christchurch School - NE Director, George Linzee on left, MASSA Sailing Director, Stovy Brown on right |
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The 2009 Spring MASSA District Team Racing Championship and Baker National Qualifier was held on the Lafayette River at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club and the Elizabeth River at Old Dominion University.
Racing began on Saturday, April 25, 2009 with seeded qualifying rounds held at both venues: the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club and Old Dominion University. Shortly after midday the four top teams from each venue met at NYCC for the championship rounds and the remaining teams met at Old Dominion University for the consolation rounds. At that point, Norfolk Collegiate and Severn School were both undefeated. The Championship Rounds continued through late Saturday afternoon and Sunday.
On Saturday Sail Flow recorded for both venues southwest winds at 8-10 mph dropping off in the late afternoon. At ODU water was flat. On the Lafayette River there were small, regular wave action, less than one foot. On Sunday, Sail Flow recorded WNW winds averaging 12 mph with gusts to 16, dropping off midday to 5-10 mph and dying at 3:15 p.m. Water was flat throughout the day. Racing concluded at 3:15 p.m. with two championship rounds.
Norfolk Collegiate School from Norfolk, Virginia won the regatta. Christchurch School from Christchurch Virginia finished second, and Broadneck High School from Annapolis Md. finished third. The top teams emerged as clear winners after 84 races among the 16 Mid-Atlantic schools who had survived their regional qualifiers to compete for two exhausting days.
The rest of the final round teams were: 4. Annapolis, 5. Severn, 6. Toms River, 7. Archbishop Spalding, and 8. Monsignor Donovan. You can see the full results for the the regatta by clicking here: Results for the 2009 MASSA Baker Qualifier.
Norfolk Collegiate School and Christchurch School qualified for and participated in the ISSA National Baker Team Racing Championship which was held in Redwood City, California. You can see the National Baker Championship results by clicking here: ISSA website - National Baker Results.
| Pictures from the 2009 MASSA Baker Qualifers - taken by Stovy Brown |
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| 1st Place Team, Norfolk Collegiate School - VISA Director, Randy Stokes on left |
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New Jersey held a 2009 State High School Sailing Championship at the Toms River Yacht Club on May 27th. 9 teams participated and the final results were: 1. Rumson - Fair Haven, 2. Toms River South, 3. Red Bank Regional, 4. Monsignor Donovan, 5. Christian Brothers Academy, 6. Southern Regional, 7. Red Bank Catholic, 8. Mainland Regional, and 9. M.A.S.T., Atlantic Highlands.
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Fall 2008 Results:
The 2008 Cressy Qualifier was held at Severn Sailing Association, September 27th, 4 races were completed for both the full rig and the radial rig classes. There were 20 radial rig and 15 full rig contenders at the regatta. The sailors did well in difficult conditions, with bursts of downpours interspersed with very light winds. The top 3 finishers in the radial rig class qualified to attend the Cressy National Championships and they were: 1. Kyle Swenson, St. Stephens & St. Agnes School, Alexandria, VA 2. Jack Swikart, Rumson Fairhaven , NJ, and 3. Justin Bell, Gunston Day School, MD. Alternatives, if the top 3 could not attend the nationals, were 4. Dylan Finneran, Randolph High, NJ, 5. Killian Corbishley, Irondequoit High, NY, and 6. Paul Stevens, Monsignor Donovan High, NJ. For the full rig class, the top 3 qualifiers to attend the Cressy Nationals were: 1. Patrick Mignon, Morristown Beard School, NJ, 2. Matt Schoene, Broadneck High, MD, and 3. A.J. Murphy, Willow Bank Academy, NY. The 3 alternatives were 4. Ryan Bailey, Toms River South, NJ, 5. Griffin Orr, McQuaid/Mercy, NY, and 6. R.J. Bay, Key School, MD. You can see the full results by clicking here: Full Results for the 2008 MASSA Cressy Qualifier.
The 2008 Fall MASSA District Fleet Racing Championship was held at Annapolis Yacht Club on November 1st. 18 District schools were qualified to attend this regatta by their leagues. There were early concerns that there would not be enough wind. Fortunately, the winds filled in from the southwest by late morning so that 5 races were completed in each division. The new AYC Waterfront Director, Jay Kehoe, and the 420/High School coach Mattie Farrar did a fine job in organizing and efficiently completing the regatta and Severn Sailing Association provided a good viewing and coaching site from their seawall. The top 6 teams were: 1. Christchurch, Southern League, 2. Archbishop Spalding, Central League, 3. Severn School, Central League, 4. Rumson/Fairhaven, Northeast League, 5. Broadneck High, Central League, and 6. Norfolk Collegiate, Southern League. The full results can be seen by clicking here: Full Results for the 2008 Fall MASSA District Fleet Racing Championship.
| Pictures from the 2008 MASSA Fall Fleet Racing Championship at Annapolis Yacht Club |
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| A Fleet: weather mark rounding in Race 5. |
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| B Fleet: weather mark rounding in Race 5 |
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| Awards presentation: Mattie Farrar and Jay Kehoe............Christchurch School - First Place |
The 2008 Fall MASSA District Team Racing Championship was held at St Marys College of Maryland by head varsity coach Adam Werblow. The Fall Team Racing Championship was held at St Mary’s College in their new Sailing Center featuring a well appreciated viewing deck and fireplace indoors. Despite light breezes and a fair bit of rain, the event was nice. There were eight umpires that were a mix of ages and experience including three college undergraduates and a newer judge learning from the pros: Barbara Herbig (Chief Umpire), Stovy Brown, & Rob Rowlands. 24 races were completed. Unfortunately, the regatta needed 28 races to complete the round robin. There was a shore side postponement mid-day and then the breeze was lost all together at 3:45 and the racing was called off.
In accordance with the posted Sailing Instructions, although a full round robin was not sailed, the best course of action was determined to be an analysis of races sailed, which revealed that whatever happened in the remaining races, the first five places would not change. Therefore, the regatta was declared as complete. First, second, and third trophies were awarded based on this reasoning: 1. Norfolk Collegiate, Southern League , 2. Severn School, Central League, 3. Christchurch, Southern League, 4. Annapolis High, Central League, and 5. Monsignor Donovan, Northeast League. The remaining three participating teams were Pittsford, Northwest League, St. Anthony's, Northeast League, and Toms River South, Northeast League. You can see the full results by clicking here: Results for the 2008 MASSA Fall Team Racing Championships.
| Pictures by Stovy Brown of the 2008 MASSA Fall Team Racing Championship at St Mary's College |
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| Teams sailing out to the morning course |
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| Teams at the end of the day |
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| Awards Presentation: Christ Church on left, Norfolk Collegiate on right |
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