CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Sailing is set to compete at two regattas this weekend – the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship – Final (St. Mary's host) and the Captain Hurst Trophy (Dartmouth host). Both are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 17-Sunday, Oct. 18.

Forecast

Women's Atlantic Coast Championship – Final | St. Mary's City, Md.
Saturday will feature sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50s. The wind will be howling between 14-16 knots. Sunday will be more of the same, but with significantly slower wind totals (3-5 knots; NNE, N, ENE).
 
Captain Hurst Trophy | Enfield, N.H.
Temps will be chilly in the Granite State, with the mercury struggling to get to 40 degrees. The wind will be out of the northwest and be between 13-14 knots. Sunday will be slightly warmer, with the wind coming out of the west (5-7 knots).

What to Know

• Harvard is slated to appear at two regattas this weekend, which represents its fewest in a single weekend this fall.
• Last weekend, the Crimson came in seventh place at the Open ACC – Round 1 and Long Island Sound Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, ninth place at the Stu Nelson Trophy and 14^th at the Sister Esther Whalen Trophy.
• Harvard enters the final of the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship having won the first round two weeks ago in Harpswell, Maine. Zoey Ziskind and Christina Chen drew the A-Division assignment, while Kate Danielson and JJ Drummond sailed in the B-Division. Peyton Hadfield was the reserve ashore. As a group, the quartet emerged victorious with a score of 57, which was well ahead of runner-up Roger Williams (92).
• The Crimson will be looking to capture its first Women's ACC – Final title in program history. Its best finish came a year ago when it posted a runner-up performance.
• Harvard will look to improve upon its seventh place finish from 2025, when it appears at the Captain Hurst Bowl. The Crimson returns all four sailors this season who competed at the Dartmouth event – Harrison Strom, Hanah Youn, Jacob Posner and Amelie Zucker.

Up Next

Harvard is slated to appear at the Norman Reid Team Race, which will be hosted by Boston College on Oct. 24, and the two-day Open ACC – Final (Brown host) and Yale Women's Regatta (Yale host). The latter two events are scheduled for Oct. 24-25.