The Yale co-ed Sailing Team placed sixth overall at the Coed Showcase Championship Finals at Connecticut College last weekend after two days of shifty light wind racing.
 
The Bulldogs placed fourth overall at the three-division Oberg Trophy, which was hosted by Northeastern and held at MIT. The sailors also placed fourth at the one-day Norman Reid Trophy team race at Boston College and finished third overall at the Fairfield Cup.
 
Coed Showcase Championship Finals – Connecticut College: 6th (151 points)
A: Shawn Harvey / Graceann Nicolosi (3rd, 58 points)
B: Luke Arnone / Meredith Ryan (12th, 93 points)
 
Oberg Trophy – Northeastern University: 4th (160 points)
A: Teddy Nicolosi / Sonia Lingos-Utley (2nd, 41 points)
B: Dylan DiMarchi / Anisha Arcot (4th, 59 points)
C: Nicholas Davies / Becca Rose (5th, 60 points)
 
Fairfield Cup – Fairfield University: 3rd (79 points)
A: Christophe Chaumont / Allison Rice (races 1-6) / Alexandra Contomichalos (races 7-12) (1st, 25 points)
B: Jacob Asher / Catherine Cheung (races 1-6) / Sydney Zoehrer (races 7-12) (5th, 54 points)
 
Norman Reid Trophy – Boston College: 4th (4 wins / 6 losses)
Nicholas Marwell / Ben Markert
Megan Grimes / Helena Ware
Sam Tobin / Mina Cezairli
 
Comments from the Bulldogs:
First year skipper Megan Grimes reported that the wind conditions at the Norman Reid Trophy were "up and down and super shifty which kept us on our toes. We tried to focus on getting off the line with speed which proved to be difficult," alluding to some of the losses the Bulldogs faced. Sophomore skipper Sam Tobin reflected that the regatta was "a good chance to get back into team racing mode, and definitely pointed out some weaknesses to improve upon," as the team transitions to team racing in preparation for the spring season.
 
First year crew Sydney Zoehrer, a nationally ranked longboard champion who has recently made the foray into competitive sailing, sailed B division at the Fairfield Cup on Sunday. She remarked that "The breeze was really light on Sunday and we ultimately got two fewer races off than on Saturday. The course was shortened as the day progressed, so boat handling became increasingly important. We had to be on the lookout for current [when] choosing where to tack in order to lay the windward mark."
 
Scores for the Co-ed Showcase Championship Finals can be found at https://scores.collegesailing.org/f19/coed-showcase-finals/
Scores for the Oberg Trophy can be found at https://scores.collegesailing.org/f19/oberg/
Scores for the Fairfield Cup can be found at https://scores.collegesailing.org/f19/fairfield-cup/
Scores for the Norman Reid Trophy can be found at https://scores.collegesailing.org/f19/norman-reid/