* Villanova Wins First-Ever Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Video Contest-
Sailors captured the breeze from a creative angle during a video
challenge at the Larchmont Yacht Club and Storm Trysail Foundation 2011
Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR), which took place over Columbus
Day Weekend. Nearly 85% of the 47 boat fleet were J's- ranging from
J/105s to J/109s to J/122s! During the two-day event, 30 HD Flip video
cameras, donated to the Foundation by Storm Trysail Club members Rick
Lyall (owner of the J/109 STORM) and Barry Gold (owner of a J/122 and
J/105), were made available so that each sailing team had the
opportunity to document as much action as possible onboard their boats
and dockside before and after racing as well as during social events.
This week, Villanova University, with sophomore Scott Barnhill
(Baltimore, Md.) serving as video editor, was declared the winner of the
video challenge (click to view video) and will receive a $1,500
donation made out to its sailing team.
“We’re in a big fundraising stage for our team, so this a fantastic
boost for us,” said Barnhill, adding that it was Villanova’s first time
attending the event and that it certainly lived up to its reputation as
the world’s largest, if not most exciting, college regatta. Over 400
collegiate sailors from across the country raced on the placid waters of
Long Island Sound off Larchmont, N.Y. They sailed on 47 offshore boats,
which were lent for the weekend by private owners. The boats ranged in
size from 35 to 44 feet.
“The cameras really brought everyone together; you saw a lot of people
come forward to share their creative ideas with each other,” said
Barnhill. “Looking back, the level of footage that we got to work with
was fantastic because we had cameras in so many different places. It is
impossible to be at every spot and to capture all the shots, but because
we had all those cameras we were able to document the whole event.”
Once the regatta had concluded, the footage, which totaled over 50
hours, was uploaded to a server, and each team was challenged to turn
the collective work into a short video that would best capture the
atmosphere of the event. “The video that Villanova submitted not only
met the criteria of the contest, but it was a superior effort that will
serve to show what this regatta is all about and help the Storm Trysail
Foundation and Larchmont Yacht Club build interest in the event,” said
IOR Regatta Chairman Adam Loory.
“We will definitely run the contest again in the future,” Loory added.
“Having cameras on all the boats and in the hands of so many different
shooters let us cover the regatta so much better than just one or two
professional photographers, and we have a lot of good footage that was
left on the cutting room floor, so to speak, that we will be able to use
in other projects.” To watch the winning sailing video, click here.