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2010-11 Sailing

Alan Palmer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yarmouth, Maine
  • Highschool Yarmouth

Biography

2010-11
Helped the Crimson place third at the St. Mary's Team Race ... Wasa skipper in Harvard's victory at the Sharpe Trophy Team Race ...Recognized by as Sailor of the Week by US Sailing Oct. 7-13… COOP Athlete of the Week Oct. 18, 2010 … Sailed inthe A division of Harvard’s sixth-place finish at theAtlantic Coast Dingy Championships … Helped Harvard finishfourth at the Hap Moore Trophy … Finished third in the Adivision at the Schell Trophy, leading Harvard to a third-placeoverall finish … Finished third in the A division and helpedHarvard secure third place overall at the Sherman Hoyt Trophy… Captured first in the A division at the Captain HurstBowl, leading the Crimson to third overall … Finished secondin the A division, helping Harvard win the Hood Trophy …Sailed in the A division of Harvard’s Nevins Trophyvictory.

2009-10
Skippered the A division at the Dinghy NationalChampionship finishing third as the Crimson finished second overall… Sailed to a fourth-place finish in the A division at theICSA Western Semifinals … Came in fifth in the A division atthe 2010 New England Championship … Sailed to a second-placefinish at the 70th Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp Trophies in the Adivision … Skippered during Harvard’s win at the JohnJackson Memorial … Notched a fifth-place finish at theAtlantic Coast Championships in the A division … Finishedfifth in the A division at the Sherman Hoyt Trophy … Came infourth in the A division at the Moody Trophy.

2007-08
Competed at the ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship, wherethe Crimson placed fifth ... Finished seventh in the B division,aiding Harvard in a 10th place finish at the ICSA/Gill Coed DinghyNational Championship ... Opened career at Harvard with a firstplace finish in the A division and aided a first place finishoverall at the MIT Invite ... Finished seventh in the B divisionand helped the Crimson to seventh overall at the Hatch Brown Trophy... At the Smith Trophy, placed seventh in the B division andhelped team to a seventh-place finish ... Aided Harvard to asecond-place team finish at the Lane Trophy team race ... Alsoassisted in a fourth-place finish at the Hap Moore team race ...Helped in third place overall finish by placing fifth in B divisionat the Thompson Trophy ... Helped the Crimson to a seventh-placefinish overall at the ICSA National Semifinal by finishing ninth inthe B division.

Before Harvard:
Member of the varsity tennis and independent high school sailingteam ... National junior doublehanded sailing champion in 2006 ...Class valedictorian and National Merit Scholarship winner.

Personal:
Other interests include tennis and ping-pong.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Sophomore

  • 2009-10Junior

  • 2010-11Senior