CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Former Harvard
All-America sailors Cardwell Potts '04, Clay Johnson
'07 and Elyse Dolbec '08 are set to take part in the
new National Sailing League and will race in a showcase event July
1-3 in Boston.
The National Sailing League team racing showcase event will be
held at Fan Pier in coordination with the Extreme Sailing Series
Boston and the 30th Annual Boston Harborfest from Friday, July 1
through Sunday, July 3. Four teams—the Boston Privateers,
California Grizzlies, Miami Tigers and Newport Shamrocks—will
be comprised of top team racers, including world champions,
national champions, Olympic skippers and All-Americans.
Potts and Johnson will skipper two of the three boats for the
Shamrocks, while Dolbec will crew for Johnson. Each day, each team
will sail in a best-of-seven series starting at 5 or 6:15 p.m. and
receive a win or a loss for the series. The two best win-loss
records will sail for the championship to conclude Sunday's
racing.
Potts, the 2004 College Sailor of the Year, helped the Crimson
win team racing national titles in 2002 and '03 and was a
three-time All-America selection. Johnson was a four-time
All-America honoree at Harvard and currently sails with the US
Sailing Team AlphaGraphics, the U.S. national sailing team. Dolbec
twice earned All-America mention while sailing for the Crimson.