April 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Georgetown University Sailing Team competed in four regattas over the last two weekends.
The Hoyas captured the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional by a comfortable margin, placed second in the Old Dominion Team Race and UMBC Spring Regatta, and finished seventh out of 16 teams in the Owen Trophy at Kings Point.
The Georgetown women captured an impressive victory at the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional, competing against co-ed squads from all the other teams. In A division, Derby Anderson (Anapolis, Md./The Key School) and Shelley Wentworth (Centerville, Mass./Barnstable) won a number of races en route to a solid division win.
In the Old Dominion Team Race Georgetown competed in an exceptionally tough field, relying on an excellent second day of sailing to advance to the final four. After round one the Hoyas were 3-4 and in sixth place overall. A handful of close losses put the Hoyas in a hole that would require a near perfect round two finish first. Near perfect is how Georgetown sailed, going 6-1 with the sole loss coming at the finish line to St. Mary?s, the eventual winner. In the final four the Hoyas routed St. Mary?s in the opening race but lost to USC before defeating Charleston for second place overall.
The UMBC Spring Regatta proved to be a great regatta for Georgetown?s new sailors. In A division, Kyle Bergeron (Wellesley, Calif./Belmont Hill School) and Catherine Bennet (Chester, Conn./Choate Rosemary Hall) sailed well, finishing just one point out of first. In B division, Dan Monico (Winnetka, Ill./Loyola Academy) and Libby Perkowski (Whitehouse, N.J./Phillips Academy) sailed well en route to a second place finish. This was the first time that Monico had skippered in a college regatta.
At the Owen Trophy at Kings Point, Georgetown faced great competition in both divisions. Though Georgetown struggled in some races, both A and B division teams remained within striking distance of the lead. The Hoyas had some trouble in Vanguard 15s since they don?t sail them very often, but GU crews did very well in the FJs, taking seventh place overall.
This weekend the Hoyas compete in three regattas. Georgetown races in the MAISA Team Race at New York Maritime, competes in the Maryland Spring Regatta at the Severn Sailing Association, and goes for first place in the Washington College Women?s Regatta.
Old Dominion Team Race ? Eight Teams
Georgetown Sailors
Tyler Haskell / Barbara Hall
Thatcher Spring / Chris Harvey
Andrew Campbell / Emilie Lincoln
Bill Jorch / Gabi Maguire
Overall
Results
1. St, Mary?s College 14-3
2. Georgetown 11-6
3. University of Southern California 9-8
4. College of Charleston 9-8
5. Stanford 6-8
6. Hobart William Smith 6-8
7. Boston College 5-9
8. Old Dominion University 2-12
MAISA/SAISA Intersectional @ Hampton ? 11 Teams
A div. 1st w/ 27 points Derby Anderson / Shelly Wentworth
B div. 3rd w/ 48 points Cordo Carraher / Emma Trentman
Overall
1. Georgetown 75
2. Charleston 90
3. Florida 100
4. Hampton 108
5. Citadel 113
6. Christopher Newport 115
7. North Carolina State 144
8. Salisbury 161
9. Fordham 176
10. North Carolina 177
11. UVA 212
Owen Trophy @ Kings Point
A div. 7th w/ 102 points Steve Streit / Chris Gosselin
B div. 7th w/ 103 points Derek Webster / Kelly Lanzara
Overall
1. USMMA-Kings Point 121
2. Hobart / William Smith 141
3. Harvard 181
4. Dartmouth 189
5. MIT 197
6. St. Mary?s 205
7. Georgetown 205
8. Navy 206
9. Yale 269
10. Brown 302
11. Boston University 342
12. Coast Guard 347
13. Roger Williams 355
14. Cornell 358
15. Princeton 427
16. U/Penn 497
UMBC Spring Regatta ? 13 Teams
A div. 2nd w/ 34 points Kyle Bergeron / Catherine Bennet
B div. 2nd w/ 35 points Dan Monico / Libby Perkowski
Overall
1. UMBC 49
2. Georgetown 69
3. Maryland 85
4. Hampton 109
5. Ohio 114
6. CNU 118
7. Ocean County 145
8. SUNY Maritime 146
9. Loyola 160
10. GW 186
11. Penn 191
12. Penn State 245
13. Drexel 249
