NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College sailing teams returned to action, racing in three regattas over the weekend, hosting the Stu Nelson at Kohn Waterfront, the Sister Esther Trophy, and the Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1A.
At the Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1A at St. Mary's (Md.) Conn finished 10th out of 17 teams across two racing divisions. Henry Scholz (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Wells Connor (Darien, Conn.) skippered the A division boat, with Vivian Smith (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) and Madeline Synnestvedt (Cohasset, Mass.) rounded out the crews, finishing 11th with 142 points. William Hurd (West Dennis, Mass.) and Charlotte McDonald (Portland, Maine) finished third with 75 points in the B division.
At the Sister Esther Trophy at Salve Regina, Conn finished ninth and 10th out of 17 teams on 179 and 187 points respectively. Rory Murray (Nantucket, Mass.) and Ariel Belson (Harwich, Mass.) teamed up in boat one, to record 100 points in the A division, while the B division boat of Leif Carlson (Atlanta, Ga.) and Lyra Monaco (Guilford, Conn.) totaled 79 points. Keegan Chatburn (Lake Forest, Ill.) and Sienna Young (Westport, Conn.) raced in the A division for Conn's second boat, scoring 89 points, with seven different Camels teaming up in the second B division boat to notch 98 points.
Conn wrapped up the weekend hosting Stu Nelson at Kohn Waterfront, finishing 10th out of 16 teams across three racing divisions. Lily Saffer (Rye, N.Y.) and Alex Daigle (East Falmouth, Mass.) raced in the A division boat and scored 45 points. Julia Scipione (Hingham, Mass.) and Tattie Gibbs (Boston, Mass.) tallied 40 points in the B division, while Caroline McClain (Winnetka, Ill.) and Grace Popp (Greenwich, Conn.) notched 36 points in the C division.
Conn returns to action next weekend, racing at Dartmouth and Boston College.