March 5, 2008

The inaugural Graham Hall Team Race at Navy was held in conjunction with the John Jackson Team Race at Georgetown. On Saturday, eight teams competed at both venues, with the top four teams from each site from Saturday competing at Georgetown on Sunday. The conselation round was held at Navy on Sunday. In breezy conditions, Navy's team, which consisted of Charlotte Hill, Kristen Sproat, Andrew Hotchkiss, Martin Sterling, Maggie Reynolds, Mary Hesler, Rob Vann, Tina Pryne, and Clark Hayes, finished Saturday in second place with a 5-2 record.

Moving on to the championship round at Georgetown, the team faced extremely shifty conditions, where it was not uncommon for the fleet to invert. After an action-packed weekend of racing, Navy finished sixth out of 16 teams. The sixth-place finish was good for third in the conference.

On the West Coast, Navy competed in the McIntyre Team Race at Stanford with Rob Ramirez, Sara Burke, Andrew Vann, Christina Chance, Tim Murphy and Emily Taynor. A double round-robin and final four was sailed at the event, and Navy finished fourth out of 10 teams.

Further South in the conference, the Mids competed in the MAISA South Champs at Old Dominion University. James Allsopp and Maggie Boyle finished third in the A division. Mike Curran and Katherine Adler finished sixth in the B division. Overall, the team finished fourth out of 18 teams.

# GO NAVY #