ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy offshore sailing team had two crews competing in the 360-mile Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, with one of the Mids' boat taking first overall in the event.
 
The race featured numerous challenges including swift tidal currents from the Bay of Fundy, a wide range of wind speed and direction, occasionally torrential rain and dense fog for most of the race which kept visibility to less than a couple hundred yards, but both crews demonstrated exceptional perseverance and stamina as well as solid teamwork.
 
Senior Javier Jimenez-Kane skippered KODIAK to first place in its class and took the top spot overall by beating 63 other teams in the race.
 
His crew included senior XO Kit Oney, seniors Cam Coffelt, Casey Quijano and Henry Isom, juniors Inaki Romero-Garza, Chris Cordner, Gus Reed, Ulysses Buzan and Finn Prescott and sophomores Sean Cain, Graham Rose, Eddie Konjoyan, Zach Peterson, Chad Scaffner and Olivia Schuchard.
 
Navy was also represented by the crew of WAHOO, who took fourth place in the same class as KODIAK.
 
Led by senior skipper Maddy Ploch, the WAHOO crew included senior XO Jessie Sedlock, juniors Martha Fields, Alec Malone, Brandon Prouse and Grant Suire and sophomores Andrew Alvey, Kylee Coleman, Josh Flores, Jack Hahne, Connor Sehnert and Andrew Schipper.