ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy offshore sailing team continued the fall schedule this past weekend with a pair of home regattas in Annapolis, placing third in the intercollegiate Shields Trophy and tallying a 10th-place finish at the Hospice Cup.
 
Competing in the 10-team Shields Trophy field aboard the Navy 44 fleet, the Midshipmen battled through some patience-testing conditions on Saturday and Sunday, with light winds and busy waters creating some challenging racing for all crews. After being disqualified from the second of four races on Saturday, the Navy crew claimed first in the third race, recovering from previous mistakes and sailing well the rest of the weekend to finish third overall behind first-place College of Charleston and runner-up Merchant Marine. The Mids' boat saw skipper Colin Caraher guide a crew consisting of Andrew Alvey, Sawyer Barnard, Samuel Mentel, Lauren Aaby, Mike Fernandez, Jackson Lubalin and William Greene.
 
Navy also had a pair of crews competing in the J/105 division at the Hospice Cup on Saturday, with the crew of the CONSTELLATION posting the best performance of the duo in similar conditions to the Shields Trophy. With Nancy Rhodes skippering a crew of Lois Herring, Olivia Schuchard, Jordan Hall, Logan Hayes and Ford Buckley, the CONSTELLATION took 10th in the class, highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the first race of the day. For the AVENGER, skipper Lawton Harper led a crew of Jack Yuskaitis, Maggie Gordineer, Margret Bush, Brendan Hawko and Savannah Koscho to 13th in the division.
 
Navy continues the season with the Annapolis Yacht Club Race to Solomons on Sept. 20-21.