Ross Trohy Results-In Honor of Richard Ross

This Family Weekend, the Endicott College Sailing Team headed to the Ross Trophy at Courageous Sailing Center in Boston Harbor. It was their first Rhodes19 regatta, racing against other NEISA teams, alums and Courageous Sailing Center members.

Kate Bispham ('10) skippered boat 22 with crew Peter Hornat ('12) and Tucker Grose ('13) skippered boat 7 with crew Cate Brady ('12). It was a rain-filled day, in a busy Boston Harbor as the race course was surrounded by ferry, tugboat, and barge lanes on both sides. A gigantic barge being towed by an equally-large tugboat came straight through the course on the race committee's first attempt at the final race and it had to be restarted. Each race was one lap to a windward mark with an offset to a downwind gate and a mid-course finish. There were no rotations as there was only one large fleet of boats instead of the normal two. 6 and 1/2 races were completed before the day was over.

The race is held in memory of Richard Ross, who lost his life aboard Flight 11 on 9/11/01.  With members of his family in attendance at the race, it was an honor to battle for the trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. Ross' family members generously donated the trophies, plaque, food, and beverages for the day and even throughout the rain it was definitely a great day of sailing. Thanks to the Brady, Grose, and Bispham families that came and supported the Endicott College sailors and stood in the rain at the end of the pier (braving the driving winds, rain, and rave music coming from the fashion show on the pier)! 

Results from Courageous Sailing Center:

A steady light breeze, SE 5-10, allowed for six good races, despite copious amounts of rain.  21 Rhodes 19's, including 17 college teams and four alumni teams enjoyed close racing right off Pier Four on inner Boston Harbor.

Following racing, CSC threw a wonderful awards luncheon.  Relatives of Richard Ross, who was killed on flight 11 during 9/11, attended. Richard's brother-in-law spoke on the importance of sailing in their lives and the significant role played by Courageous Sailing Center with their generous youth programs for inner city kids.  Large trophies were awarded to the top three undergrad teams.  It is hoped to fill 24 boats next year with college teams to honor Richard Ross.

Final results (with one drop race)

1. Roger Williams  Tucker Blagden'11/Andrew Vocker
  1  6  4  1  2  1   9
2. UB Argentina alumni  Miguel Corti/Jen Bodde/?
  3  1  1 23  1  4  10
3. Tufts 2  Albert Nichols'13/Charlotte Welbourn'13
  7  4  2  5  3  6  20
4. Tufts 1  Catherine Swanson'11/Adam Weisman'12
  4  5  9  2  6  8  25
5. New Hampshire 1  Paul Zimmerman/Alex Doyle
  2 11  6 23  4  5  28
6. Tufts 3  Sid Richardson'10/Amelia Quinn'13
 11  2  3  7  9  9  30
7. Boston University  Trevor Burd/Amanda Koxar
 16  8  8  8  5  3  32
8. Maine Maritime  Willy Leathers/Lester/Clossen
  8  9  7  3 13 10  37
9. Tufts alumni  Dan Hurwit'09/Andrew Meleney'13
 10  3 15  6  8 11  38
10.Bates  David  Pierce/Finley Merrill
  6 15 19  9 15  2  42
11.Tufts alumni  Ethan Senterfitt'05/? Capo
  5 13  5  4 17 17  44
12.? alumni  ? Snyder/??
 13  7 12 16  7 16  55
13.University of Connecticut  Chris Simeone/John Guliano
  9 16 11 14 10 13  57
14.New Hampshire 2  Elizabeth Deveah/Tanya Miller
 12 12 13 11 12 12  59
15.New Hampshire 3  Tyler Colvin/Whit Durant
 14 10 14 10 11 14  59
16.Mass Maritime  Patrick Morrissey/Brad Shepard
 18 18 16 13 14  7  68
17.Providence  Brian Bird/Greg Cassidy
 17 14 19 12 16 15  74
18.Wesleyan  Gabe Elder/Maritza Ebling
 15 17 18 17 19 21  86
19.Endicott 1  Kate Bispham/Peter Hornat
 20 20 17 15 18 20  90
20.U Mass Boston  Tim Jones/Victor Cora
 19 19 20 23 20 18  96
21.Endicott 2  Tucker Grose/Cate Brady
 21 21 21 18 21 19 100