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Asbury Park Press Article Monday September 22, 2003

OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE FALL OPEN REGATTA
SEPTEMBER 20, 21 2003 held at IHYC

Asbury Park Press Article Saturday Sept.20, 2003



	Sophomore Matt Goetting, captain of the Ocean County College sailing club, has developed a reputation as a daring sailor. He loves to take chances in competition and often makes split-second decisions about the direction of the wind. MICHAEL SYPNIEWSKI photo Kristin Asay, of Beachwood, sails a Club 420 sailboat for Ocean County College, maneuvering around the windward marker during the Fall Open Regatta, held off the Island Heights Yacht Club yesterday. Goetting's calls were on the mark yesterday and his adept seamanship helped spark Ocean County College to a fourth-place finish in the Fall Open Regatta. Ocean County College, which began a sailing program just over a year ago, played host to 11 other colleges and universities at Island Heights Yacht Club. Georgetown University and St. Mary's College took the first and second spots, with Fordham University finishing third, but OCC coach Roy J. Wilkins was delighted with his team's performance. "Georgetown and St. Mary's are both nationally-ranked teams, so to finish so close to to them is a feather in our cap," Wilkins said. Goetting and his sailing partner, Kristin Asay, put on a clinic in the afternoon competition, winning consecutive races. Both races were nearly identical, with Goetting and Asay getting off to a great start, making sharp turns at the windward mark and then holding off their competition down the stretch. Asay, a freshman from Beachwood, was positively beaming when she exited the winning boat. "This was so exciting, so much fun," Asay said. "Matt and I really worked well together. I just listen to what he tells me to do because he has such a sharp eye on the sea. He know what is best for the boat." "The key to sailing is to think with a clear head and stay focused," said Goetting, of Point Pleasant. "The wind was shifting a lot so I decided to stay middle right and it was the right move. Once we took the windward turns, we really took off." Freshman Greer Scholes was another sailor instrumental in OCC's success. He notched a first-place victory in one race, after a sixth-place in another. "I was awesome to win, but it was very nerve-wracking," Scholes said. "You want so badly to stay in front, it really shakes you up. We did our best to win the start and fortunately we were able to hang on from there." Scholes, who grew up in Island Heights, said his sailing experience over the local waters was a big edge. "You know what sides of the course are advantageous," Scholes said. "You have a feel for the problem spots and that helps you stay out of trouble." Like Scholes, OCC's Andy DeFeo grew up in Island Heights and took advantage of his local knowledge to notch a fourth-place finish in one race, sailing with teammate Eva Must. "I was a little nervous going out because I really hadn't been practicing much this year," DeFeo said. "It was neat competing here because I've been a member of this club for 10 years. To sail in a regatta over your home course is quite a thrill." Goetting said the OCC team is young and relatively inexperienced, but it has really come together. "With four, five freshmen on the team, we are basically beginners," Goetting said. "To finish right behind established programs like Georgetown and St. Mary's shows we have really made a lot of progress in a short time." Princeton University finished fifth.

		Ocean County College Fall Open Ocean County College 9-20, 9-21-03 Ocean County College hosted its second ever MAISA regatta. Island Heights Yacht Club was the host. We had wonderful after hurricane weather. On Saturday we had southeast breeze from 8-12mph. On Sunday it was a bit lighter with 4-10mph for the northeast. Sunday was very shifty and the racecourse was full of light air holes. We had a delayed start on Saturday to allow teams to travel in non tropical storm conditions. Racing began at 1:00 and went to 6:00 with a BBQ immediately following the racing at IHYC. Sunday racing began at 9:30 and was finished by 2:00. We sailed a full rotation of 24 races. We had excellent race management. Many thanks to William D. Bogardus, Bill Warner and Will Demand. Thanks go to Judges Drew Seibert, Len Egee and Rogen Brown. Four protests were filed with two disqualifications. Thanks go to Colie Sails for donating the regatta T Shirts. A division = 12 Races B division = 12 Races Winning Team St Mary's Matt Offutt '05 & Samantha Parisi 07 Laura Dufee '07 & Genevieve Parr 04 A B TOT 1. ST MARYS 40 39 79 2. GEORGETOWN 45 38 83 3. FORDHAM 57 55 112 4. OCC 52 64 116 5. PRINCETON 91 72 163 6. MARYLANDBC 57 107 164 7. LOYOLA 81 83 164 8. MARYLAND 88 76 164 9. QUEENS 74 92 166 10. NYMARITIME 113 88 201 11. CORNELL 104 102 206 12. PENN STATE 136 122 258 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOT 1 ST MARYS A 3 1 2 1 5 2 8 1 4 2 5 6 40 B 5 8 3 4 1 1 3 5 2 3 1 3 39 8 17 22 27 33 36 47 53 59 64 70 79 79 2 GEORGETOWN A 5 2 3 3 3 7 1 5 5 6 2 3 45 B 1 1 8 2 5 4 1 1 1 1 4 9 38 6 9 20 25 33 44 46 52 58 65 71 83 83 3 FORDHAM A 8 6 6 6 2 3 7 4 2 3 8 2 57 B 7 7 2 6 4 2 5 3 3 11 3 2 55 15 28 36 48 54 59 71 78 83 97 108 112 112 4 OCC A 1 4 DSQ 11 1 1 9 2 7 1 1 1 52 B 2 2 6 1 11 10 2 10 5 7 2 6 64 3 9 28 40 52 63 74 86 98 106 109 116 116 5 PRINCETON A 2 5 7 10 10 9 3 10 9 7 12 7 91 B 3 4 11 9 3 3 6 8 9 5 10 1 72 5 14 32 51 64 76 85 103 121 133 155 163 163 6 MARYLANDBC A DSQ 9 1 2 7 5 2 6 1 4 3 4 57 B 11 12 9 8 10 7 8 7 10 10 8 7 107 24 45 55 65 82 94 104 117 128 142 153 164 164 7 LOYOLA A 7 3 8 4 6 4 10 8 11 5 7 8 81 B 4 9 4 3 12 6 9 2 6 8 9 11 83 11 23 35 42 60 70 89 99 116 129 145 164 164 8 MARYLAND A 4 10 9 8 8 8 6 7 3 9 11 5 88 B 8 3 1 5 2 8 4 12 7 6 7 DSQ 76 12 25 35 48 58 74 84 103 113 128 146 164 164 9 QUEENS A 11 8 4 5 4 6 4 3 6 8 6 9 74 B 9 6 5 7 9 9 10 9 4 4 12 8 92 20 34 43 55 68 83 97 109 119 131 149 166 166 10 NYMARITIME A 9 11 11 7 11 11 5 11 8 10 9 10 113 B 10 10 7 10 8 5 11 4 11 2 6 4 88 19 40 58 75 94 110 126 141 160 172 187 201 201 11 CORNELL A 6 7 5 9 9 10 12 9 10 12 4 11 104 B 6 5 12 12 7 11 7 6 8 12 11 5 102 12 24 41 62 78 99 118 133 151 175 190 206 206 12 PENN STATE A 10 12 10 12 12 12 11 12 12 11 10 12 136 B 12 11 10 11 6 12 DSQ 11 12 9 5 10 122 22 45 65 88 106 130 154 177 201 221 236 258 258 A division = 12 Races TOT 1. ST MARYS 40 Matt Offutt 05 all Samantha Parisi 07 all 2. GEORGETOWN 45 Berry Kurland 06 all Kelly Lanzara 06 all 3. OCC 52 Matthew Goetting 05 all Christine Restivo 061-4 Kristen Asay 07 5-12 4. FORDHAM 57 Nate Powell 06 all Dorthea Kluceusektuhalen 06 all 5. MARYLANDBC 57 Kevin King 05 all Laura Wallach 05 all 6. QUEENS 74 Andrew Whiting 05 all Christine Kobelka 04 all 7. LOYOLA 81 Chad Rutherford 04 1-4,9-12 Elise Paul 07 5-8 Chrisy Birkhofer 05 1-4,9-12 Jenn Edwards 05 5-8 8. MARYLAND 88 Gary Nalven 06 all Jenna Pitts 06 all 9. PRINCETON 91 Jed Drumm 05 all Laura Jones 05 all 10. CORNELL 104 Fred Rollins 05 all Hilary Johnson all 11. NYMARITIME 113 Larry Malanga all Dan Golde all 12. PENN STATE 136 Mike Stanzione 05 all Courtney Liett 05 all B division = 12 Races TOT 1. GEORGETOWN 38 Ed duMoulin 06 all Chris Harvey 04 all 2. ST MARYS 39 Laura Dufee 07 all Genevieve Parr 04 all 3. FORDHAM 55 John Quinn 06 all Pat Cerra 04 1-10 Dorthea Klueevsek 06 11,12 4. OCC 64 Greer Scholes 3-4,7-8,11-12, Matthew Breton 1-2,5-6, Andy DeFeo9-10- Cortney O'Conner 1-2, Ashley Dickinson 3-8, Eva Mus t9.10 Christine Restivo 11-12 5. PRINCETON 72 Adam Abelson 05 Powell Frauer 06 Claire Meyer 06 Page Dykstra 06 6. MARYLAND 76 Aaron Galvin 07 all Junie Gerhardt 06 all 7. LOYOLA 83 Andrew Mockassy 06 1-4,7-10 Jason Ferakos 07 5-6 11-12 Kathy Lunger 05 1-4,7-8 Alex Roman 07 11-12 Michael Downing 07 5-6-9-10 8. NYMARITIME 88 Chris Price all Eric Turoff all 9. QUEENS 92 Dan Smith 07 1,2,5,6 Mike Sutherland 05 Doug Wright 05 all 10. CORNELL 102 Adam Abelson 05 Powell Frauer 06 Claire Mayer 06 Page Dykstra 06 11. MARYLANDBC 107 John Curtis 05 all Jessica Teunis 05 all 12. PENN STATE 122 Daniel Pherson all Erica Foley all