The GW Sailing Team participated in MAISA’s (Mid Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association) Fall championship, the War Memorial Trophy, this previous weekend at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. St. Mary’s, the defending National Champions, put on a very impressive regatta. The A and B division teams for each school raced simultaneously in a brand new fleet of 36 boats, centered around their also-brand-new sailing center located on a beautiful inlet off the Chesapeake Bay.

    GW had not qualified for the War Memorial in decades, owing to the fact that MAISA is considered the deepest and most competitive conference in the country. The top 18 teams are selected through a series of local qualifiers in September and October, and then meet to see which teams can advance to Atlantic Coast Dinghies (1st eight teams), or the Atlantic Coast Tournament (9th-15th placed teams). It is safe to say that the impressive progress our team has made in the last two years (New boats, successful recruiting and practicing daily against Georgetown) has greatly contributed to our ability to qualify this year. The 45 teams that make up the MAISA conference annually fight hard to earn a spot at the War Memorial, and so we were very proud to get in.

    Saturday was overcast and relatively windless, despite the fact that the forecast called for up to 25 knots of breeze. As could be expected at an event like this, there were no bad teams. One mistake was likely to position you firmly at the back of the fleet, especially if it occurred on the first leg. A Division raced in 420 dinghies on Saturday, with B Division sailing FJ’s (The kind of boat that GW’s own fleet is made up of). Junior Will Ricketson and sophomore Hilly Walrod sailed in A division, and had some struggles getting acclimated to the 420. Nevertheless, they were competitive throughout the day, the highlight being a 7th place finish on race #3. Juniors Meredith Carroll and Anne Laterra were steady and productive in B Division, keeping GW in contention for qualifying through smart sailing and consistency. In a strange twist, the weather warmed throughout the day, reaching the 70’s by late afternoon.

    Sunday, November 1st, was a different story, however. Everyone was reminded what late Fall is supposed to feel like, with driving rain coming down and temperatures in the 40s. Switching to FJ’s with the rest of A division, Will and Hilly seemed much more comfortable and had a satisfactory day of racing. Meredith and Anne duplicated their solid performance in B division from Saturday, and notched a 7th place in race #17 to cap their day.

    When all was said and done, GW had qualified for the Atlantic Coast Tournament at Cornell. This is a big accomplishment for our team, considering that we are a completely student-run and student-funded organization.

    Thanks for following our progress, and cheer us on as we compete in the last two events of what has been a breakout season for the GW Sailing Team!

War Memorial Results:

GW Finishes 15th Overall,

15th in A Division and 14th in B Division,

Qualifies for next round, Atlantic Coast Tournament

@ Cornell

Upcoming Events:

-MAISA Club Team Championships, Nov. 7-8

-Atlantic Coast Tournament, Nov 14-15

                                     War Memorial Regatta

                                   St. Mary's College of MD

                                      Oct 31-Nov 1, 2009

                         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  TOT

 1

St. Mary's College   A   2   2   1   5   6   1  11   2   1   1   3   4  11   1   4   2   4   1   62

Seahawks             B   1   6   1   1   1   1   1   2   1   1   5   3   9   4   4   1  11   2   55

                         3  11  13  19  26  28  40  44  46  48  56  63  83  88  96  99 114 117  117

 2

Georgetown           A   6   5  11   2   5   5   3   1   4   2   2   1   1   2   1   1   5   6   63

Hoyas                B   8   1   6   4   2  13   5   6   6  10   3   1   2   5   5   4   1   1   83

                        14  20  37  43  50  68  76  83  93 105 110 112 115 122 128 133 139 146  146

 3

Navy-USNA            A  11  10   3   1   4   3   2   5  13  10   1  10   6  10   6   3   6   2  106

Midshipmen           B   4   9   2   3   5   3   2   3   2   8   4   4   1   8   1   7   3   6   75

                        15  34  39  43  52  58  62  70  85 103 108 122 129 147 154 164 173 181  181

 4

Hobart/William Smith A   5   9   4   7   9   2   5   7   2   8   5   6   5   9   7   9   3   5  107

Statesmen/Herons     B   7   7   3   2   4   2   3   5   8   3   6   5   5   2   8   3   6   3   82

                        12  28  35  44  57  61  69  81  91 102 113 124 134 145 160 172 181 189  189

 5

ODU                  A   3   4   8   3   3   4   4  11  10   3  12   2   3   5  12   7   1   4   99

Monarchs             B   5   5  11   8   3   5  10   1   3   4   9   7   4   9   6   6   5   4  105

                         8  17  36  47  53  62  76  88 101 108 129 138 145 159 177 190 196 204  204

 6

Washington College   A   1   1   6   4   1   9   1   9   3   5   6   3   4   4   2   8   2  12   81

Shoremen             B   3   4   7  10  14   9   9   4   5   7  12   6   6   7   2   5  10   7  127

                         4   9  22  36  51  69  79  92 100 112 130 139 149 160 164 177 189 208  208

 7

NY Maritime College  A   9   6   9   9  16   8   6   3   6   6  14  12   7   7  10  12  15  14  169

Privateers           B   2   3   4   5   6   6   6   9   4   6   1   8   3   3   7  12   2   8   95

                        11  20  33  47  69  83  95 107 117 129 144 164 174 184 201 225 242 264  264

 8

Kings Point-USMMA    A  13  16  13   6  15   7  10   6  11  15  18  14   9  14   9  13   7  10  206

Mariners             B   6   2   5   9  12  10   4  11   7   2   2   2   8   1   3   2   4   5   95

                        19  37  55  70  97 114 128 145 163 180 200 216 233 248 260 275 286 301  301

 9

Fordham University   A   7  11   2  10   2   6   8   4   8  11  11   8   2   3  11  10  18   9  141

Rams                 B  12   8  10  13  11   4   7  10  13  13  16  11   7   6  11  14   8  12  186

                        19  38  50  73  86  96 111 125 146 170 197 216 225 234 256 280 306 327  327

10

U VA                 A   4   8  10  11   8  15   7  10   5   4   7   5  10  11   5   6   8   8  142

Cavaliers            B  11  12   8   6   9  12  15  13  12   5  10  15  12  15  14   9  18   9  205

                        15  35  53  70  87 114 136 159 176 185 202 222 244 270 289 304 330 347  347

11

U. Penn              A  16  14  14  14  10  11   9   8   9   7   8   9   8  12  15   5  12   7  188

Quakers              B  15  10   9  15  13   8  12   8   9   9   7   9  13  16  13  11  13  18  208

                        31  55  78 107 130 149 170 186 204 220 235 253 274 302 330 346 371 396  396

12

Cornell University   A  17  13  12  12  11  10  13  14   7  14  13  11  14   8  16  14   9  11  219

Big Red              B  10  15  14   7  18   7   8   7  10  12  13  10  11  10  10   8   9  11  190

                        27  55  81 100 129 146 167 188 205 231 257 278 303 321 347 369 387 409  409

13

Princeton University A   8  15  17   8  17  17  16  12  17  17   4   7  16  13   3  11  10  16  224

Tigers               B  13  11  13  11  10  11  11  12  11  11  14  17  17  11   9  15  12  14  223

                        21  47  77  96 123 151 178 202 230 258 276 300 333 357 369 395 417 447  447

14

American University  A  10   3   5  16   7  12  12  17  16   9   9  13  12   6   8   4  13   3  175

Eagles               B  18  18  15  18  17  18  18  16  17  18 RAF  12  15  18  16  10  16  10  289

                        28  49  69 103 127 157 187 220 253 280 308 333 360 384 408 422 451 464  464

15

George Washington U  A  18  18   7  18  18  14  18  13  18  13  10  15  13  16  18  18  11  13  269

Colonials            B   9  16  12  12   8  15  14  14  15  15  11  13  10  17  12  13   7  13  226

                        27  61  80 110 136 165 197 224 257 285 306 334 357 390 420 451 469 495  495

16

Ocean County College A  14  17  16  17  13  16  15  15  12  12  16  16  17  15  17  15  14  17  274

Vikings              B  14  13  18  14   7  14  16  17  16  17  15  14  14  12  17  17  14  17  266

                        28  58  92 123 143 173 204 236 264 293 324 354 385 412 446 478 506 540  540

17

Colgate University   A  12  12  18  13  14  13  14  16  14  16  17 RAF  15  18  13  17  17  18  276

Raiders              B  16  14  17  16  16  16  13  18  18  14   8  16  16  13  15  16  17  16  275

                        28  54  89 118 148 177 204 238 270 300 325 360 391 422 450 483 517 551  551

18

Loyola College in MD A  15   7  15  15  12  18  17  18  15  18  15  17  18  17  14  16  16  15  278

Greyhounds           B  17  17  16  17  15  17  17  15  14  16  17  18  18  14  18  18  15  15  294

                        32  56  87 119 146 181 215 248 277 311 343 378 414 445 477 511 542 572  572

                           A division = 18 Races

                          TOT

 1. St. Mary's College     62  Michael Menninger 11/ Kelly Wilbur 10

 2. Georgetown             63  Charlie Buckingham 11/ Alex Taylor 10

 3. Washington College     81  Conner Blouin 10/ Matt Lawler 13 1-6

                                                 Max Kirland 10 7-8

 4. ODU                    99  Steph Roble 11/ Ashley Pellerito 11 1-6,10-

                                               Mike Komar 10 7-9

 5. Navy-USNA             106  Robert Vann 11/ Juaquina Soland 11

 6. Hobart/William Smith  107  John Sampson 10/ Haley Olsen 13

 7. Fordham University    141  Carl Shorett 10/ Ryann Hall 11

 8. U VA                  142  Gordon Wolcott 13/ Jessie Hardin 10

 9. NY Maritime College   169  Shawn Murray 13/ Maddie Fahey 12

10. American University   175  Billy Hluchan 12/ Leight Cramer 12 1-6

                                             Chris Crosbie 12 7-9

11. U. Penn               188  Halsey Richartz 11/ Ali Zablocki 12 1-6

                                                   Emma Kofmehl 13 7-10

12. Kings Point-USMMA     206  Erick Horrocks 11 1-3,10-11,Chris Herring 12 4-9

                               15-18,Daniel Liberty 12 12-14/Sara Mock 10

13. Cornell University    219  Vincent Andrews 11/Allison Gardner 10

14. Princeton University  224  Allison Tracy 10/ John Wetenhall 11

15. George Washington U   269  Will Ricketson 11/ Hilly Walrod 12

16. Ocean County College  274  Tyler Kennedy 11/ Sarah Salter 10

17. Colgate University    276  Nate Swift 11/Andrea Litack 13

18. Loyola College in MD  278  Nick Amalfetano 11/ Alex Fricchione 11

 B division = 18 Races

                          TOT

 1. St. Mary's College     55  Jesse Kirkland 10/ Katie Gluskin 13

 2. Navy-USNA              75  Martin Sterling 10/ Christina Chance 10

                                                   Lukas Edegran 13

 3. Hobart/William Smith   82  Sam Blouin 12/ Bridget Nannig 13 1-6 8-

                                              Meghan Jordan 10 7

 4. Georgetown             83  Chris Barnard 13/ Caila Johnson 10

 5. NY Maritime College    95  Harry Scott 13/ William Gallagher 10

 6. Kings Point-USMMA      95  Nick Aswad 11/ Alyssa Mantague 11

 7. ODU                   105  Katrina Williams 10/ Shannon Wilkins 13 1-6,

                               10-12,18,Ariana Baker 12 7-9, 13-14

 8. Washington College    127  Mikey Whitford 12/ Caroline Hill 11

 9. Fordham University    186  Graham Gardner 11 1-3,10-11,Alex Sachs 12 4-9,12

                               /Sarah McKay 12 1-3,10-11,Amanda Tooker11 4-9,12

10. Cornell University    190  Blair Davis 10 1-6, Philip Alley 7-

                               Della Bradt 13 1-6, Colleen Cozzens 12 7-

11. U VA                  205  Chris Kennedy 10/ Madeline Gill 12

12. U. Penn               208  Mike Russon 13/ Kelsi Shoenrock 12

13. Princeton University  223  Gene Merewether 13/ Catie Bartlett 12

14. George Washington U   226  Meredith Carroll 11/ Anne Laterra 11

15. Ocean County College  266  Bradford Wright 10/ Jamie Wasco 10

16. Colgate University    275  Adrian Mason 10/ Sara Winkelman

17. American University   289  Russ Gasdin 12/ Justin Engel 10 1-8,10

                                               Melene Lavigueur 10 9

18. Loyola College in MD  294  Sean Sanders 13/ Trevor Barnett 12