Women’s ACCs Round 1A @ Dartmouth
In an exciting program first, the Princeton women’s team attended Round 1A of Women’s Atlantic Coast Championships at Dartmouth College! The team led out with an individual high race finish of 9th from Ella Gonzalez ‘28 and Sofia Rhone ‘30 in possibly the hardest fleet the women’s team has raced against in recent history. The regatta brought together the best teams from around the country, allowing for competitive racing and plenty of opportunity for the women’s team to hone their skills. Against the backdrop of New Hampshire’s beautiful fall foliage on the shore, competitors raced in 5-12 knots on Saturday and 6 to 14 knots on Sunday.
Jesuit Open @ Fordham
The open team headed up to the Jesuit Open at Fordman, placing 7th a 17-boat fleet. Logan Mraz ‘29 and Skyler Marnik ‘29 finished 4th in A fleet with two bullets and four second place finishes across 14 races. Conditions for the weekend were perfect with blue skies and 8-15 knot breeze both days, although Sunday saw some gusts. The team competed against Navy, Coast Guard, Fordham, Michigan, Penn State, Yale, King’s Point, Washington College, Salve Regina, NY Maritime, Northwestern, Maine Maritime, Stevens, and Williams.
Tiger Women’s Open @ Princeton
This Saturday, Princeton Sailing hosted the Tiger Women’s Open at Anchor Yacht Club, the first home regatta of the year. It was a fantastic one-day event that brought out some new skippers and enthusiastic sailors. The women’s team finished 4th at home with an individual race high of second place in A fleet from Larkin Macosko ’28 and Sage Shah ’29. Conditions were beautiful on Saturday with a 10-knot breeze out of the east that lightened throughout the day. The Tigers ran a speedy six races before wrapping up the event. SUNY Maritime, American University, University of Maryland, and Columbia University all came down to Anchor to compete at this successful home event.
McCurdy Memorial Regatta @ Delaware
The Tigers’ open team finished 7th at the McCurdy Memorial Regatta, hosted by the University of Delaware. The Tigers sent some new skippers and freshman crews to this fun event, to great success — Alessandro Alfandari ‘29 made his skipper debut with a first place finish in race 8! Saturday saw steady wind of about 8 knots and Sunday was more gusty with 8-10 knots out of the northeast. The team raced against Drexel, University of Maryland, Villanova, SUNY Stony Brook, William and Mary, American University, Lehigh, Rutgers, Syracuse, University of Maryland, University of Delaware, and Loyola University Maryland.
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