CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Sailing endured less-than-ideal weather conditions this past weekend in finishing in second place at the Fowle Trophy/NEISA Team Racing Championship on the Charles River and at the Yale Women's Team Race in Connecticut.
Fowle Trophy/NEISA Team Racing Championship | Cambridge, Mass.
The cold and persistent precipitation in Cambridge was a nuisance, but sailors were able to get 23 races in with the Fowle Trophy up for grabs. Harvard went with
Justin Callahan-
Kennedy Leehealey,
Mitchell Callahan-
Rosella Irfan, and
Robby Meek-
Christina Chen this past weekend in its attempt to lift the Fowle Trophy for the first time since 2005.
The Crimson finished Saturday with a dominant performance, going 10-1 on the day. Harvard opened with five straight victories (Dartmouth, Boston University, Bowdoin, Rhode Island, Roger Williams) before finding itself on the short end of Boston College's 1-2-5 showing. The misstep, however, did not slow down the hosts as they rattled off five more wins (U.S. Coast Guard, Brown, Yale, Tufts, MIT), including 1-2-3 efforts in their last three races. Heading into Sunday, the Crimson was tied with Yale atop the leaderboard.
On Day 2, Harvard began by sweeping second-round action, dispatching Brown, MIT, BC, Dartmouth, Tufts, RWU and Yale to improve its record to 17-1. The Crimson, however, could not shake the Bulldogs free as Yale entered Round 3 with a 16-2 mark.
During the final round, Harvard enjoyed a promising start, taking down the Big Green, 1-2-3, but went 1-2 in its next three outings, falling to Brown (1-5-6), defeating BC (2-3-4) and dropping a 3-5-6 decision to Roger Williams. Harvard and Yale were matched in the final race of the day, with the winner claiming the Fowle Trophy as both were 19-3 entering the finale. The Bulldogs ultimately got the best of the Crimson, finishing 1-2-4 to take the regatta.
Yale Women's Team Race | New Haven, Conn.
Cold and rainy conditions made their mark in The Constitution State, limiting sailors to 10 races or fewer in the eight-team field. The Crimson was represented by skippers
Cordelia Burn,
Zoey Ziskind and
Kate Danielson, and crew
Sophia Montgomery,
Margo Silliman,
Peyton Hadfield,
Katherine Shin and
Amelie Zucker.
Harvard won three of its first four races, taking down Navy (1-2-3), Bowdoin (1-2-4) and Dartmouth (2-3-4), with the only blemish coming in Race 2 against Brown where it finished 2-4-6. The Crimson suffered a 2-4-6 defeat to Yale before answering with victories over Roger Williams (1-2-3) and Old Dominion (2-3-4).
With its 5-2 Round-1 performance, Harvard sailed in the Final 4, and went 2-1 in the process. The Crimson fell to Yale (4-5-6) in the first race, but responded with a 2-3-4 finish against Brown and a convincing 1-2-3 showing vs. Dartmouth to end its time in New Haven.
When the water settled, Harvard posted a 7-3 record to end in a second-place tie with Brown. The Bulldogs won the regatta with a 9-1 mark.
Up Next
Harvard will head to Cranston, Rhode Island, to compete for the Legler Trophy/NEISA Women's Team Racing Championship, and appear at the Thompson Trophy Team Race in New London, Connecticut.
