WAC Goes Offshore at the Kennedy Cup

The Washington College sailing team finished sixth of 10 teams at the Kennedy Cup, an offshore regatta hosted by Navy, April 21-23. Sophomore skipper Parker Mitchell, along with his crew, sophomore Alex Hood, senior Carl Horrocks, sophomore Oliver Barnyak, sophomore Chase Hillyer, freshman Seth Olson, sophomore Meredith Dodd, and senior Tyler Raven sailed for Washington at the Kennedy Cup.

The WAC Crew sailed very well as a team in their first Kennedy Cup in school history, laying the future for other crews to sail in the big boats at Navy. There will certainly be other offshore events for Washington College Sailing. A special thank you goes out to Ben Mitchell, Parker's Dad, for helping coach the team before and during the Kennedy Cup.

St. Mary's Open

The Washington College sailing team finished third of 14 schools at the MAISA Open, hosted by St. Mary's. At the MAISA Open, freshman skipper Nick Larmore and sophomore crew Tonie Domino finished third in A Division, while freshman skipper Derek Packard and sophomore crew Meredith Bluefeld were fourth in B Division.

Admiral's Cup and Arrigan Memorial

The Washington College sailing team finished 16th of 18 teams at the Admiral's Cup, an intersectional hosted by Kings Point, this weekend and sixth of 16 teams at the Arrigan Memorial, hosted by Georgetown.

Senior skipper Carl Horrocks and sophomore crew Shri Puri finished 13th in A Division at the Admiral's Cup, while sophomore skipper Alex Hood and freshman crew Derek Packard were 14th in B Division and sophomore Chase Hillyer was 18th in C Division. Freshman skipper Nick Larmore and sophomore crew Meredith Bluefeld finished fifth in A Division at the Arrigan Memorial, while freshman skipper Seth Olson and sophomore crew Tonie Domino were sixth in B Division.

WAC Spring Women's

The Washington College sailing team finished third of seven teams in the Washington College Women's Open April 8-9. At the Washington College Women's Open, sophomore skipper Meredith Dodd and sophomore crew Tonie Domino finished second for Washington in A Division. Sophomore skipper Meredith Bluefeld and freshman crew Jenn Tonks were third in B Division.

WAC Sailing Results

For the latest Washington College Sailing results, check out the Sailing Team's homepage at:

http://athletics.washcoll.edu/sailing

WAC Sailing Shows Off New Bibs!

Last weekend, April 1-2, 2006, had Washington College Sailing Team Members wearing their new Sailing Team Bibs. These Bibs will now be worn at all regattas attended by the Washington College Sailing Team. Very Cool!

North Series #1 @ Kings Point

The Washington College sailing team finished 7th of 20 teams at the North Series #1 held April 1-2, 2006 at Kings Point USMMA. The team finsished strong after a slow start and took away many lessons they will use for future regattas. Sophomore skipper Alex Hood sailed to a fourth-place finish in A Division with sophomore crew Alexandria Starks and and freshman crew Derek Packard. Starks and Packard also shared crew duties in B Division as freshman Nick Larmore skippered Washington to a ninth-place finish in that Division.

Saturday's races began in a 10 mile per hour breeze from the south which escalated to a 45 miles per hour due to a cold front from the west and then died to a 0-8 mph zephyr from the north. Sunday's races were sailed under clear sunny skies, with temperatures in the 70s and a 4-12 mph breeze from the north.

WAC Wins @ Toms River, NJ

The Washington College sailing team finished first of 18 teams at the Ocean County Spring Open held April 1-2, 2006. Washington finished the regatta with 119 total points, outdistancing second-place Christopher Newport by 50 points.

Senior skipper Carl Horrocks and sophomore crew Shri Puri took first place in A Division at the Ocean County Spring Open in dominating fashion, winning 13 of the division's 18 races to win the division by 58 points. Sophomore skipper Meredith Dodd and sophomore crew Tonie Domino were second in B Division, finishing in the top five in 11 of the division's 18 races.