CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With NEISA Coed Team Race Championship on the line, Harvard sailed its way to a runner-up result at the Fowle Trophy this Saturday and Sunday (April 9-10) at a breezy Harvard Sailing Club.
Serving as regatta hosts, the Crimson totaled a record of 11-5 to finish behind only Yale among 12 competing schools. While the Bulldogs secured the lone automatic bid available to the ICSA Team Race Championship, Harvard's performance this weekend means a selection to the National Championship event, scheduled for May 16-18, is likely.
Racing was limited by weather on Saturday in Cambridge, forcing an unfinished round one to resume on day two. When the round robin finally reached its conclusion, Harvard's 8-3 record ensured its berth in the final six.
In the ensuing final, the Crimson went 3-2 with wins over Dartmouth, Yale and Tufts. A tie for second place between Harvard and the Big Green was eventually broken after a win by the Crimson in the sailoff.
Although Yale finished atop the podium with a 12-4 overall record, the Crimson managed to defeat the Bulldogs in each of the head-to-head races between the Ivy League rivals.
Harvard's three boats were led by skippers
Henry Burnes,
Dylan Ascencios and
Lachlain McGranahan.
Alexandra Dorofeev,
Tyler Masuyama, Chirs Wang,
Cassia Lee and
Eric Hansen all saw time as crews.
Meanwhile, in New London, Conn., a tight Camel Women's Team Race concluded with Harvard in fifth place. Skippers
Cordelia Burn,
Marbella Marlo and
Sarah Burn joined crews
Cindy Tian,
Juliana Ruggieri and
Corinne Lee to lead the Crimson into a four-way tie for second at 11-5 following the completion of rounds one and two.
A sailoff between Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth and Brown was required, ultimately dropping the Crimson into fifth place. Yale earned the victory, compiling a 14-2 record for the weekend.
Up Next:
Harvard is scheduled to race in a trio of fleet races next weekend, April 16-17, as the team competes in the New England Women's Dinghy Championship, Thompson Trophy and Central Fleet Race.
