On the weekend of April 10th and 11th, NUST held its annual Wet Your Willie Regatta. Twelve other MCSA schools participated in the quite anticipated regatta adding to a starting line of 19 berths, including 3 from Northwestern. The weather was fairly cooperative—with almost summer-like temperatures, the grills were pulled out and a barbeque awaited sailors off the water. Chicago, however, did not let its nickname (the Windy City) down and winds picked up to 27 knots in the early afternoon. By the time A’s went out for their second set, the strong winds and gusts forced racing to be called off for the remainder of the day.
Although partly cloudy on Sunday, NUST-ers filled the lawn playing bags and helping the regatta run smoothly. While not as warm as Saturday, the winds were calmer at 8 to 10 knots and sailing fortunately continued. The A division completed four windward-leeward races and the B division finished 6 races. NUST sailors certainly took the home advantage. In the A division, Northwestern 2 placed first, with Northwestern 3 in second and Northwestern 1 in seventh, respectively. In the B division, Northwestern 3 earned third place, Northwestern 1 had eighth, and Northwestern 3 ninth. Overall, Northwestern 3 took first and Northwestern 2 took fourth place.
-Katherine Nickele, WCAS 2012
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