ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The No. 5 Bulldogs kicked off the spring season with a no contest win at the Mendelblatt Trophy hosted by Eckerd College. The Yale sailing team ended the second day of competition with an 80-percent win rate, defeating second place Jacksonville University by a 6 race margin on both wins and losses. Twenty-four races were completed in total over the two days of competition.
 
Mendelblatt Trophy (1st - 20/4)
Louisa Nordstrom / Claudia Loiacono
Nicholas Marwell / Helena Ware
Chrissie Klinger / Anisha Arcot / Meredith Ryan
 
Assistant coach Martim Anderson commented that the event was a "solid start to our team race season. [There were] lots of races completed which allowed us to gain experience and identify our weaknesses." Sophomore crew Helena Ware agrees that the "beautiful two days of sailing in Florida" enabled the Bulldogs to experiment with the practical application of many of the strategic fundamentals the team has been developing over the chilly offseason.
 
Scores for the Mendelblatt Trophy can be found at https://scores.collegesailing.org/s20/frank-mendleblatt-team-race/.