ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy offshore sailing team dominated its way to its second-straight McMillan Cup victory this past weekend in Annapolis, also adding a 14th-place finish at the J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship on Saturday and Sunday.
 
Serving as the big-boat college sailing championship for the New England and Mid-Atlantic districts, the McMillan Cup featured nine schools from the eastern seaboard in brisk fall conditions on the Chesapeake Bay. Placing first in five of the seven races held, Navy overcame a crowded starting line in the opening two races to finish fifth and third. The Midshipmen then persevered to claim the lead in the third race on Saturday and held onto first through the challenging, windy conditions of Sunday to win the regatta with a total of 13 points. Beating runner-up Merchant Marine (24 points) and third-place Maine Maritime (29 points), the Navy's boat consisted of senior skipper Colin Caraher alongside a crew of seniors Andrew Alvey, Sawyer Barnard, Chloe Cowan and Eddie Konjoyan, juniors Lauren Aaby and Mike Fernandez and sophomore William Greene.
 
The back-to-back McMillan Cup wins marks the first repeat titles for Navy since claiming collegiate sailing's oldest trophy in four-straight years from 2014 to 2017.
 
Additionally, the Mids took 15th in the 20-boat field at the J/105 Chesapeake Bay Championship, hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club, skippered by senior Nancy Rhodes with a crew of seniors Josh Fisher, Connor McKee and Sammy Mentel and juniors Logan Hayes and Nico Martinez.
 
Navy continues the fall with two more regattas in Annapolis this weekend, competing in the Colgate Small Keelboat Invitational and the Eastport Yacht Club J/105 Invitational.