UMBC Open @ Baltimore Inner Harbor

Washington College (pre-qualified) placed third at the UMBC Spring Open, consistently finishing races in the top 5 in both divisions. A Division skipper Nick Larmore (09) and crew Meredith Bluefeld set the tone on Saturday with several top 3 finishes. B Division skipper Meredith Dodd (08) and crew Tonie Domino (08) posted several bullets over both days, edging out UPenn for second place in their division. Seth Olson (09) stepped in on Sunday to skipper A Division for Nick, who went to Navy to sail D Division in place of Parker Mitchell (08), injured in Saturday's racing. Seth not only held off 4th place Drexel, but helped put WAC nearly 100 points ahead, for a decisive overall finish.

Truxtun Umsted @ Navy 2006

The Washington College sailing team finished 17th of 20 teams at the Truxtun Umsted, a co-ed intersectional regatta hosted by Navy. At the Truxtun Umsted, senior skipper Carl Horrocks and freshman crew Derek Packard finished 12th in A Division. Sophomore skipper Alex Hood and freshman crew Colleen Kelly were eighth in B Division. Sophomore Chase Hillyer was 18th in C Division, while sophomore Parker Mitchell and Nick Larmore sailed for Washington in D Division and placed 17th.

Traditionally Washignton College has struggled in 4 division events and a score we keep in house is our performance in the two dinghy divisions, A and B. In the two dinghy divisions WAC finsihed 10th of the 20 teams (3rd MAISA Team), a very respectable finish. The team also feels it has plenty of room for improvement later this season.

Unfortunately for WAC Sailing, Parker Mitchell sustained an injury to his left knee on Saturday and will probably miss the remainder of the Spring Season. Parker will accompany the team to several events acting as an assistant coach and helping the other sailors at those events.

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