Florida Women's State Championships

On March 6-7 we attended the Allison Jolly (Florida State Womens Junior Championships) Regatta. We had 6 girls attend this event which was based out of the St. Pete Sailing Center which is on the waterfront of downtown St. Pete. There were 64 female sailors from all over the state of Florida who all came with one thing in mind, to become the next Florida Womens State Champ.

Conditions for this regatta were very challenging. There was very little wind, a lot of short, choppy waves and tons of current. The current was so strong in some races that they had to be abandoned because there wasn't enough wind to make the little boats move. While the conditions were very tough to sail in and keeping composure was vital, all our sailors faired well at this regatta.


In Red, White & Blue Fleet we had 2 sailors. Darby Capellin finished 11th overall. Her best finish was a 5th in one race. Alicia Muscatto finished 13th overall. Her best finish was a 9 in one race. RWB Fleet sailed 5 races all weekend.Eliot Caple of Naples Community Sailing won this fleet winning 3 of the 5 races they sailed.

In Green Fleet the competition was very tight. We are very proud to announce that our own Hannah Cantolino won and is now the new Womens State Champ! Hannah is MRPF's very first sailor to become a state cahmpion. She sailed a very consistent regatta winning 2 of the 8 races sailed with her worst score being a 6th place. She edged out Louisa Nordstrom of Venice Youth Boating by 2 points. Also competing from MRPF were Hayley Cantolino in 20th, Molly Cantolino in 21st and Taylor Deitrick in 22nd place overall respectively. Congratulations to Hannah for winning this event and great job to the rest of our sailors for hanging in there in tough conditions

So much to say, so much to say!

When I realized it's been since October that I have updated the blog I realized I have been seriously slacking in my duties! A lot has gone on over the past 6 months. We formed our race team, got them trained for their first regatta and off we went into the hustle and bustle of the racing season. We have competed in regatta's all over the state of Florida, some as far away as Ft. Myers and Naples and as far North as Clearwater.

The kids have been working hard to improve their skills and to move up in the regatta standings all season long. Several MRPF sailors have really got their boats tuned well and have been sailing very fast. We had a strong showing at the Junior Olympic Event in Ft. Myers. In the RWB classes Alicia Muscatto was 50th and Brooke Conrad was 53rd overall respectively out of 92 boats. Our Green Fleet sailors had a very strong showing at this event. Hannah Cantolino finished 3rd overall, Alex Woodbridge 10th overall and Austin Hoaglin 12th overall! MRPF was the only program to have 3 sailors in the top 15 overall. Other MRPF sailors were Hayley Cantolino in 54th and Taylor Deitrick 67th overall out of 97 boats. Great job to everyone at this event.

I will get more stories about events we have attended up soon! I promise!

Great job to everyone and keep sailing fast!


Sail Fast,
Danny Wiedenhoft
Director of Sailing