CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Sailing posted a second consecutive strong weekend, winning the Wood Trophy Team Race and finishing in fourth place at the Bavier Trophy Team Race. The Crimson has now won a pair of regattas in the first two weeks of its spring campaign.
Wood Trophy Team Race | Cambridge, Mass.
Harvard was dominant over the course of two days on the Charles River, posting a 16-1 record to finish first among a field of eight teams (Brown, Georgetown, Rhode Island, MIT, Roger Williams, Tufts, Fordham). Brown was its closest competitor with a 14-3 mark. After falling to the Bears in Round 1 (1-4-6), Harvard rattled off six consecutive wins, spring-boarding it to a 7-0 record in the second round, followed by a 3-0 performance in Gold Round 3 (Brown, MIT, Roger Williams). The skippers included
Lachlain McGranahan,
Robby Meek,
Mitchell Callahan and
Justin Callahan, with
Marbella Marlo,
JJ Drummond,
Alexandra Dorofeev,
Kennedy Leehealey,
Aidan Pesce and
Xavier Ayala-Vermont serving as crew.
Bavier Trophy Team Race | Charleston, S.C.
The Crimson split eight matchups against a diverse field that included Stanford (8-1), U.S. Coast Guard (7-2), College of Charleston (5-4), Jacksonville (3-6), NC State (2-6) and Miami (Fla.) (1-7).
Cordelia Burn,
Sarah Burn and
Zoey Ziskind were skippers in The Holy City, while
Sarra Guezguez,
Lily Bartlett and
Margo Silliman served as crew. Together, Harvard picked up victories over Jacksonville and Miami in Round 1, and finished its weekend with a 1-2-3 performance over the Hurricanes before going 1-2-5 against the Wolfpack.
Up Next
Harvard is scheduled to compete in just one race this weekend, sailing at the Graham Hall Trophy Team Race in Annapolis, Maryland. Competition is set for Saturday-Sunday, March 16-17.
