Results: St. Mary's Team Race | Tiger 2v2 Team Race
ST. MARY'S CITY, MD – For the second straight weekend to begin the spring season, the Maritime College sailing team took part in head-to-head competition at the St. Mary's Team Race on March 9-10. The Privateers also sent a crew to the Tiger 2v2 Team Race, which was held at Princeton University.
There were nine teams entered at St. Mary's, and the Privateers contested 16 total races over the two days. After sailing in FJ boats on Saturday, 420s were used for the second round of racing on Sunday. Maritime ended up ninth overall, posting a 1-15 record. The Privateers' lone victory came in the first round against Cornell, when they had a 2-3-5 finish to win by one point. Maritime also had a pair of narrow 10-11 losses to George Washington.
Maritime used the same pairs throughout the event.
Spencer Barnes (Rocky River, OH) and
Marcus Adam (Severna Park, MD) teamed in the "A" boat, while the "B" crew consisted of
Ben Hosford (Fairport, NY) and
Nicholas Cunha (Red Bank, NJ). The Privateers' "C" team was
Brooks Turcotte (Chautauqua, NY) and
Eva Leggett (Brookhaven, NY).
The Tiger 2v2 Team Race was a developmental regatta that utilized 420 boats. All three rounds of racing were completed on Saturday, and Maritime placed second out of five teams with a 9-3 record. The Privateers' only three losses came against Princeton, with two of those being decided by 10-11 margins.
Noah Kuzloski (Point Pleasant Beach, NJ) skipped the "A" boat in all 12 races. He was joined by
Tyler Mendes (Eastchester, NY) in 10 races, with
James Jensen (Lynbrook, NY) replacing Mendes in the other two. In the "B" boat, the Privateers' pair was
Jeremy Lunati (Stony Brook, NY) and
Nicholas Ault (Syracuse, NY).
More team racing is on the docket next weekend, when Maritime travels to the U.S. Naval Academy for the Graham Hall Team Race.
