ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team took part in the Prosser Trophy Regatta for the MAISA Team Race Championship over the weekend, winning the event with an overall record of 16-3 to secure its first Prosser Trophy since 2017 and an automatic bid to the 2022 College Sailing Team Race National Championship.
 
The event was hosted in Annapolis and featured the top-eight teams in MAISA based on regular-season results. Navy came out of the gates strong on the first day of competition, going 6-1 in round one to take an early lead.
 
The second round of racing saw the Midshipmen post a 5-2 record, improving their overall mark to 11-3 and securing a sop in the top-six round on Sunday.  
 
In the top-six round, which would ultimately decide the winner of the competition, Navy turned in a dominant performance by winning all five races. The performance led to the Midshipmen tallying the aforementioned 16-3 record, three wins better than the next closest team, and securing the Prosser Trophy.
 
With its MAISA Team Race Championship in hand, Navy will turn its attention to the College Sailing Team Race National Championship that will be held May 16-18 in New Orleans.
 
Sailing for the Midshipmen were skippers Gray Benson, Olivia de Olazarra and JC Hermus, along with crews Kimmie Leonard, Fiona Lobon, Ryan Wahba, Jonah Hatt, Colin MacGillivray, Gavin McJones and Izzy Fadullon.
 
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