ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team had a very busy weekend, hosting the MAISA Open Singlehanded Championship for the Carl Van Duyne Trophy and seeing freshman Cole Fanchi win the event while also sending Midshipmen to the Jesuit Open in New York City, the Danmark Trophy in New London, Conn., and the first round of the Women's Atlantic Coast Championships in Harpswell, Maine.
 
At the MAISA Open Singlehandeds, Navy had two players competing in the 18-boat field who had all qualified through the ILCA North and ILCA South regattas. Senior Spencer Dominguez sailed a solid event and remained among the leaders throughout as the competition was very tight, with Dominguez winding up fifth overall.
 
For Fanchi, he suffered a boat breakdown early on and had to miss two races but was awarded average points for those races and closed out Saturday in second place. The lead changed hands a few times on Sunday, as Fanchi trailed reigning champion Peter Barnard of Georgetown by only one point heading into the last race. Fanchi went out and won the last race to claim the conference championship, giving Navy its first Carl Van Duyne win since 2017.  It also earned him the conference's automatic bid to the ICSA Open Singlehanded National Championship, set to be held in Rye, N.Y. on Nov. 7-8.
 
Navy also claimed a victory at the 17-team Jesuit Open hosted by Fordham in New York City. The Mids got off to a hot start and stayed in the top-2 all regatta, while a strong finish in both divisions allowed Navy to pull away late for a comfortable 26-point win over Coast Guard. Senior George Carty and junior Molly Jethwa came out on top of a very tight "A" division while junior Sean Trudell and sophomore Noelle Sizemore cruised to the win in the "B" division. 
 
With the Mids trekking to the Coast Guard Academy in New London, the Danmark Trophy marked the first major cross-regional event of the season and one of the most competitive events in college sailing. Navy stayed near the top of the standings all weekend and wound up a solid third overall in the 19-team regatta. Seniors Henry Allgeier and Fiona Cullen finished fourth in the "A" division while juniors Kyle Reinecke, Owen MacWilliams and Sarah McNelly took fifth in "B".
 
The Atlantic Coast Championship series kicked off this weekend with the first round of women's competition at Bowdoin College in Harpswell, Maine, as light wind limited the number of races but shifty winds and uneven currents challenged the fleet all weekend. The Mids were up and down, doing enough to advance to the championship finals and placing eighth in the 17-team field, as freshman Madeleine Garrett and senior Mary Dwyer finished seventh in "A" division while rookie Kaya Hancock and senior Eva Ottenbreit were 13th in the "B" division. The Mids will next look to the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Finals on Oct. 17-18 in St. Mary's City, Md.
 
Navy continues action this upcoming weekend with the first round of the Open Atlantic Coast Championship in Annapolis, the Oyster Bowl in Norfolk, Va., and the Stu Nelson Women's Regatta in New London, Conn.