CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the first time this season, Harvard sailing ventured into the team race realm, finishing first out of six teams in both the Reid Team Race and Lane Trophy Team Race this weekend (Oct. 23-24).
The Crimson went a combined 24-1 across the two regattas, hosted by Boston College and Tufts, respectively.
Jonas Nelle/
Carolyn Wang,
Eric Hansen/
Ariel Wang and
Lachlain McGranahan/
Cassia Lee were the three competing boats for Harvard, whose only loss of the weekend came via a disqualification.
In other action,
Sarah Burn and
Corinne Lee led the way as Harvard finished third among 15 teams at the Yale Women's Regatta. Burn and Lee placed second in the A-division, ranking inside the top three in four of the regatta's 12 races, including one first place finish. Skipper
Marbella Marlo and crew
Juliana Ruggieri posted an impressive performance as well, coming in third in the B-division with 63 total points.
Harvard also set sail at the Coed Atlantic Coast Tournament, hosted by Navy, where the Crimson finished with 139 total points to take seventh place out of 18 schools.
Up Next: Fall Conference Championships are next for Harvard, who will compete for NEISA supremacy at the Schell Trophy, Victorian Urn Trophy and Nickerson trophy next weekend, Oct. 30-31.
