Results

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maritime College sailing team was in action at the Open ACC Tournament, hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy, on Oct. 21-22.  Completing a full 14-race series for one of the rare times this Fall, the Privateers ended up 13^th overall with 302 total points.

Both 420 and FJ boats were used during the regatta, with the "A" and "B" divisions switching fleets after eight races.  Maritime's "A" team was skipped by Spencer Barnes (Rocky River, OH), who sailed with Marcus Adam (Severna Park, MD) in the first eight races and Shawn Tirone (Jackson Township, NJ) after the boat swap.  In the "B" division, Ben Hosford (Fairport, NY) was the primary skip, with Adam taking over for the last two races.  Rebecca Runyan (Mastic, NY) contested Races 1 & 2, as well as the final six, while Tirone joined Hosford for Races 3-8.

In the "A" division, Maritime earned four top five finishes.  Barnes and Tirone won Race 13 and were fifth in Race 9.  The Privateers also took second in Race 7 and third in Race 2 while Barnes was sailing with Adam.  Hosford and Tirone, meanwhile, captured second place in Race 5 of the "B" division.  Maritime collected 144 points in the "A" division and 158 points in the "B" division for an overall score of 302 points, which was good for 13^th place out of 18 crews. 

Next weekend, the Privateers conclude the fall portion of their schedule with a pair of championship events.  This year's War Memorial will take place in Ithaca, NY on Oct. 28-29.  The MAIS Fall Women's Regatta, meanwhile, will be held at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.