ANNAPOLIS, Md. – It was another busy weekend for the Navy offshore sailing team, as the Midshipmen had crews competing in two events this past weekend.
In the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, sailed on Lake Michigan out of Chicago, Illinois, Navy was represented by junior skipper Pat Fisher, who took third place in the J/105 class. His crew included junior
Kit Oney, sophomores Nick Gibbons,
Luke Moore,
Austin Nolan and
Jack Ubert.
In the Annapolis Yacht Club's 36-mile Race to Solomons, Navy had six boats entered. In the seven-boat field for the J/105 class, senior skipper
JT Pitts led his
Dreadnought crew to first place, finishing a half mile ahead of the second-place boat. Pitts's crew included senior
Larry Frazier, sophomores Isabella Navolio, Joe Payton and
Brandon Prouse and freshman Colin Caraher. Behind them was junior skipper
Rowan Suarez-Parmer, leading the
Constellation crew to fourth place in the same class.
Similar to previous distance races in the Chesapeake Bay this fall, the winds for Saturday's race were fickle, with only Pitts and Suarez-Parmer's crews able to finish within the time limit.
Next up for the Navy offshore sailing team will be the Storm Trysail Club's Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (Oct. 7-9) in Larchmont, N.Y., and the Annapolis Yacht Club's Fall Series (Oct. 8-9).
