ANNAPOLIS, Md. – This past weekend the Maritime offshore sailing team finished third at the McMillan Cup. The event was hosted by the United States Naval Academy aboard Navy 44 boats, and featured a field of 10 teams.
 
On Saturday, wind conditions saw gusts over 30 knots, forcing the cancellation of competition on the first day of the weekend, and pushing the event entirely to Sunday.
 
Three races were run on Sunday, as Maritime finished in third place in their initial race before back-to-back fourth place finishes for a total score of 11 points on the weekend.
 
Maritime finished just two points behind Coast Guard, while Navy won the event with ease as the Midshipmen tallied first place finishes in all three races for a perfect score of three.
 
Competing for the Privateers this weekend was junior skipper Riley Kernan (Manasquan, N.J./Wall), who was joined by seniors David Yonks (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai), Alex Haim (Youngstown, N.Y./Lewiston Porter) and Christian Perez (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley); junior Jack Ryder (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck); and sophomores Gregory Ferguson (Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches), Peter Mosconi (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian), and Jeffery Ellington (Ft. Myers, Florida/Fort Myers).
 
After the Privateers in third place, Mass. Maritime, Maine Maritime and Merchant Marine finished in a three-way tie for fourth place with 17 points. Army-West Point took seventh place, while Roger Williams, Queen's (Ontario), and the University of Rhode Island rounded out the field.
 
In addition to the McMillan Cup going, junior Trace Dittenhofer (Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Lacey Township), and freshmen Miller Condrack (Siesta Key, Fla./Out of Door Academy), Bailey Kerr (Charleston, S.C./Hanahan), and Maxwell Ryder (Arnold, Md./Broadneck) took part in the Small Keelboat Invite, which was a promotional event at the U.S. Naval Academy.