McIntyered (of Cold Chicago Weather)
The weekend of March 6th, Michael Cornew, Tod Reynolds, Geoff Pedrick, Kim Wieczner, Nina Lincoff and myself, Mallory Usen, set off for the McIntyre Team Race at Stanford. After a cozy 4-hour flight, California sunshine, picturesque San Francisco bridges, and the charming Lincoff family warmly welcomed us. Well-fed and rested, we were eager to get into boats after a four-month cold spell in Chicago that had frozen over Lake Michigan and prevented all sailing practice. The breeze filled in late in the day, confirming that even California weather was more relaxed about sailing. Exhausted from sailing, we ate dinner with the other teams, quickly ventured to Yogurtland in Berkeley, and settled in for the night. The next day, the breeze filled in quickly in the morning and we won the majority of our races.
Though a bit rusty in our general boat handling and limited in FJ experience, we were well versed in the team racing handbook and had 7 wins out of 12 races over the course of the weekend. There was even a family face-off with Geoff’s older brother, Ben, who sails for Stanford’s varsity team. Stanford’s boathouse was phenomenal and their boats were all in pristine condition. The benefits of being a varsity team were tangible. After a delightful weekend at Stanford filled with family, sailing, and In-And-Out burgers, we retuned to Chicago excited for Spring Break sailing in Miami and the upcoming Spring season.
-Mallory Usen, SoC 2011
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