WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University sailing team continued its strong start to the 2018-19 season over the weekend in three different regattas. Three of four Hoya boats finished within the top five in the Chesapeake Invitational on Saturday at St. Mary's and then took the top three spots in the same regatta on Sunday. GU finished fifth in the Mid-Atlantic Sailing Association (MAISA) Laser Elimination, hosted by the Naval Academy, and third in the Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles, also hosted by Navy.
 
Chesapeake Invitational (Sept. 15-16; St. Mary's City, Md.)
The Hoyas entered four boats into the Chesapeake Invitational in eight races each day. In a new regatta using a new format, the top five teams in the southern region of the MAISA each sent multiple doublehanded teams to the regatta. Each boat sailed as an individual team and each day of racing was scored separately.
 
Three out of GU's four boats finished among the top five on Saturday. The duo of seniors Andy Reiter (Point Loma, Calif. / Point Loma) and Claire Mohun (San Francisco, Calif. / Convent of the Sacred Heart) finished among the top five in more than half of the races with 40 points. Junior Sean Segerblom (Newport Beach, Calif. / Newport Harbor) and senior Rebecca Fung (Rye, N.Y. / Rye) finished two points behind in third place with 42 points. Segerblom and Fung finished six out of the eight races among the top five.
 
On Sunday, GU dominated the regatta and swept the top three spots. Junior William Logue (Cos Cob, Conn. / St. George's) and sophomore Caroline Teare (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands / Antilles School) defeated the other 17 boats with 39 points. The second place spot was awarded to freshman Jack Reiter (Point Loma, Calif. / Point Loma) and senior Haley Shea (Rye, N.Y. / Rye Country Day) with 43 points, going neck and neck with the Hoya boat that finished third place. Segerblom and Fung claimed that spot with 53 points, falling in the final race of the day that caused them to fall behind Reiter and Shea.
 
Results (top 5 of 18):
SATURDAY: 1. George Washington (38); 2. Georgetown (40); 3. Georgetown (42); 4. Navy (58); 5. Georgetown (64); 11. Georgetown (74)
SUNDAY: 1. Georgetown (39); 2. Georgetown (43); 3. Georgetown (53); 4. Old Dominion (57); 5. Navy (57); 9. Georgetown (69)
Georgetown Lineup
Saturday:
1. (2nd of 18): Andy Reiter w/ Claire Mohun
2. (3rd of 18): Sean Segerblom w/ Rebecca Fung
3. (5th of 18): William Logue w/ Caroline Teare
4. (11 of 18): Jack Reiter w/ Jack Hogan (1-9) and Haley Shea (10-18)
 
Sunday:
1. (1st of 18): William Logue w/ Caroline Teare
2. (2nd of 18): Jack Reiter w/ Haley Shea
3. (3rd of 18): Sean Segerblom w/ Rebecca Fung
4. (9th of 18): Andy Reiter w/ Claire Mohun
 
MAISA Laser Elimination (Sept. 15-16; Annapolis, Md.)
Eight teams participated in the MAISA Laser Elimination over the course of two days, where 13 men competed for a spot in the Carl Van Duyne MAISA Men's Singlehanded Championship next weekend in Annapolis. The teams experienced partly cloudy skies and some wind on Saturday and then some fog and light rain on Sunday. Of the 13 boats, freshman John Patrick Panarella (Mount Vernon, N.Y. / Regis) finished fifth with 67 points. He sailed in 13 races and finished among the top five in nine of them. It was down to the final few races between Panarella and Navy's Louis Margay, but Margay came out on top in the end and claimed the fourth place spot.
 
Results (top 5 of 13): 1. George Washington (29); 2. Kings Points (35); 3. George Washington (40); 4. Navy (65); 5. Georgetown (67)
Georgetown Lineup: John Patrick Panarella (5th of 13)
 
Faye Bennet MAISA Women's Singles (Sept. 15-16; Annapolis, Md.)
The Hoya women's team competed against seven other teams from the Mid-Atlantic for four berths to the national championship. The races took place on Saturday and Sunday in Annapolis, with cloudy skies on Saturday and light rain and fog on Sunday. Sophomore Carly Broussard (Newport, R.I. / Kentucky Country Day) finished third out of 17 sailors with 69 points. Of the 14 races, she finished 10 of them among the top five. Broussard will advance to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women's Singlehanded Nationals.
 
Results (top 5 of 17): 1. George Washington (54); 2. Penn (63); 3. Georgetown (69); 4. Navy (74); 5. Hobart and William Smith Colleges (87); 6. Georgetown (89); 12. Georgetown (161)
Georgetown Lineup
1. (3rd of 17): Carly Broussard
2. (6th of 17): Macey McCann
3. (12th of 17): Marley Mais