WASHINGTON – The Georgetown sailing team took second in the MAISA Women's Dinghy Championship this past weekend in St. Mary's City, Maryland at the event hosted by St. Mary's. The finish qualified the Hoyas for a national championship berth and two Hoyas earned All-MAISA honors. The co-ed squad competed at the Admiral's Cup hosted by the United States Merchant Marine Academy in King's Point, New York.

MAISA Women's Dinghy Championships
2nd of 14

• Saturday was beautiful sailing in southeast conditions with W-4's on the first race of the set, and W-3's on the second to speed up rotations.
• The teams got eight good races in before a long postponement waiting for storm cell to pass.
• Race 9A race was completed in a dying breeze.
• On Sunday, westerly breezes around 5-6 knots allowed the remaining races to be completed with all W-4's.
• Races 14 A and B were completed in unstable conditions just before a new breeze came in. Redress was filed requesting to resail races 14 A and B, but the redress was disallowed in A but granted in B.
• B was re-sailed in 6-7 knot westerly wind and a very tight finish with 10 boats crossing the line within two boat lengths.
• Georgetown finished in second with 51 points in A and 68 in B for a total of 119 on the weekend.
• The results gave the Blue & Gray an automatic berth to the ICSA National Championship.
• Additionally, Piper Holthus and Riley Kloc were both First Team All-MAISA skippers.

Admiral's Cup
11th of 18

• Saturday boasted a light northwest breeze and very hazy conditions with four races in A and B divisions completed before the lunch break. Boats returned to the course as the breeze began to shift with the northerly fighting with an easterly and a southeasterly wind. Races 5A and 5B were started but abandoned due to huge wind shifts and very light airs.
• The southeasterly eventually won out and the races through 9A and 9B were completed in winds from 8-18 knots.
• On Sunday, one race was completed in a seven knot northeasterly wind in heavy current.
• The fleet came ashore and the wind died completely as racing was called for the day.
• Georgetown managed 92 points in A and 95 in B for a total of 187 for the regatta.

Up Next

• The women's team will compete at ICSA Women's Team Race Nationals in California next weekend, while the coed squad will make the trip to Norfolk, Virginia to compete for America's Trophy.