NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Connecticut College sailing teams returned to action, racing in three regattas over the weekend, the Savin Hill Invite, the Captain Hurst Bowl, and the Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament.
At the Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament at Navy, Conn finished ninth out of 17 teams across two racing divisions on 224 points. Julia Scipione (Hingham, Mass.), Caroline McClain (Winnetka, Ill.), Tattie Gibbs (Boston, Mass.), and Grace Popp (Greenwich, Conn.) raced in the A division boat, finishing ninth with 121 points. Lily Saffer (Rye, N.Y.) and Alex Daigle (East Falmouth, Mass.) teamed up in the B division boat, finishing sixth with 103 points.
At the Captain Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth, Conn finished 13th out of 18 teams across two racing divisions. The A division boat featured Rory Murray (Nantucket, Mass.) and Keegan Chatburn (Lake Forest, Ill.) who teamed up to score 132 points. The B division boat scored 97 points, with Wells Connor (Darien, Conn.), Leif Carlson (Atlanta, Ga.) and Oliver Sperry (Norwich, Vt.) teaming up to race.
At the Savin Hill Invite at Boston College, Conn entered two teams, finishing 13th and 14th out of 16 teams. Team one scored 190 points, as Jake Demos (South Kingston, R.I.) and Stevie Thomsen (Sacramento, Calif.) teamed in the A division boat, while Wyatt Tauber (New York, N.Y.) and Liam Boukris (Huntington Beach, Calif.) combined in the B division boat. Team two finished with 208 points, with the A division boat featuring Joseph Whelan (New London, Conn.) and Nadia Goodman (Old Lyme, Conn.), while the B division boat featured Jeremiah McCarthy and Isaac Kaldor (East Greenwich, Conn.).
Conn returns to action next weekend, racing at Northeastern, Yale, and hosting a regatta at Kohn Waterfront.