WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University sailing team competed in two regattas over the weekend. The Hoyas competed in the two fleets of the St. Mary's Oyster Bowl in St. Mary's City, Maryland and in the Women's Showcase Final in Boston, Massachusetts, where GU took fourth overall, its best finish of the weekend.
 
Oyster Bowl Fleet 1 (Oct. 13; St. Mary's, Md.)
The Blue & Gray had a boat in each division of the two fleets of the St. Mary's Oyster Bowl. Each of the fleets had nine teams competing in the combined divisions. The Oyster Bowl featured puffy and shifty winds on the first day, which resulted in tight racing. Georgetown finished seventh on Saturday with a combined score of 216 points.
 
Results (top 5 of 9 overall): 1. College of Charleston (87); 2. Navy (113); 3. Navy (116); 4. Old Dominion (120); 5. George Washington (136); 8. Georgetown (216)
Georgetown Lineup:
Division A (111 points): Ford McCann w/ Annabelle Ayer (1-8) and Eugenie Le Picart (9-18)
Division B (105 points): Boyd Housey (1-8) and Macey McCann (9-18) w/ Emmeline Vermylen (1-8) and Celine Bennett (9-18)
 
Oyster Bowl Fleet 2 (Oct. 14; St. Mary's, Md.)
On Sunday's races in the St. Mary's Oyster Bowl, the breeze never filled and the regatta was called at 1 p.m. However, the Hoyas finished seventh overall in a field of nine teams with a combined score of 200 points.
 
Results (top 5 of 9 overall): 1. College of Charleston (99); 2. George Washington (109); 3. Fordham (130); 4. Navy (131); 5. St. Mary's (139); 7. Georgetown (200)
Georgetown Lineup:
Division A (87 points): Presto Tso (1-8), Marley Mais (9-18), Grant Ballesteros (1-8), Annalise Pflueger (9-18)
Division B (113 points): Nathaniel Winters (1-8), Andrew Person (9-18), Isabelle Bicks (1-8), Haley Shea (9-18)
 
Women's Showcase Final (Oct. 13-14; Boston, Mass.)
Georgetown took fourth overall among 18 teams at the Women's Showcase Finals in Providence, Rhode Island. Featuring 18 of the top teams in the country, the Hoyas more than held their own and were consistent throughout the weekend, placing second in the B Division and 10th in the A Division.
 
In the B Division, the duo of Morgan Sailer (Annapolis, Md. / St. George's) and Hannah Hess (Inverness, Ill. / Loyola Academy) finished 16 out of the 18 races among the top 10, nine of which were among the top five. The A Division had six placements among the top six out of 18 boats. The Blue & Gray finished with a combined score of 269 points.
 
Results (top 5 of 8): 1. Bowdoin (230); 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (248); 3. Jacksonville University (258); 4. Georgetown (269); 5. Old Dominion (276)
Georgetown Lineup:
Division A (10th of 18; 168 points): Riley Kloc and Juliana Rustum
Division B (2nd of 18; 101 points): Morgan Sailer and Hannah Hess
 
The Blue & Gray will be back on the water next weekend, Oct. 20-21, for two regattas. The Hoyas will be in St. Mary's City, Maryland for the Coed Showcase and in Ithaca, New York for the MAISA Women's Championship.