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San Diego YC wins Soiland Cup
WEST END—San Diego Yacht Club started fast and ended fast to win the 2017 Southern Soiland Cup team race regatta hosted by Southern Yacht Club November 3-5 sailed on Lake Pontchartrain. Click thru for more...

RESULTS


Click on image for video courtesy of NewOrleansSailing.com


After leading the first round robin but finishing one point behind after the second round robin, San Diego defeated College of Charleston, the defending champs, 3-1 in a gold knock-out series to win the regatta.

Newport Harbor Yacht Club won third over host Southern Yacht Club in the consolation series.

The order of finish for the rest of the teams was New York Yacht Club, St. Petersburg Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club.

Lake Pontchartrain offered up variable light breezes and temperatures in the 80s  for the three days of the regatta, but PRO Nathan Adams and his race committee team were able to squeeze in two full round robins followed by silver and gold knock-out series to crown the winners.

San Diego and College of Charleston traded wins to begin the final gold knock-out series. Then San Diego closed out the regatta with two straight victories to claim the 2017 trophy and eventually fill it with champagne on the upper deck of Southern Yacht Club accompanied by the traditional servings of chargilled oysters for the teams and volunteers.