Results: Coho Memorial Open | Jack Boehringer Memorial Regatta | Susan Rogers Invitational | Shields Trophy
GLEN COVE, NY – It was a busy weekend for the Maritime College sailing team on Sept. 13-14, with the dinghy, women's and offshore squads all in action. The Privateers qualified for the Luce Regatta in mid-October with a second-place showing at the Coho Memorial Open, hosted by the Webb Institute. Maritime also sent both open and women's crews to Cornell, while the offshore season got underway with the Shields Trophy at the U.S. Naval Academy.
At the Coho Memorial Open, the Privateers took second in the "A" division and third (by one point) in the "B" division. Overall, Maritime finished with a total of 47 points. The "A" crew of
Jeremy Lunati (Stony Brook, NY) and
Juliana Sarich (New York, NY) ended up third or better in six of the eight races, including a pair of victories to close out the series. In the "B" boat, meanwhile, the Privateers were either second or third in every race but one. After sailing the first race with
Kristofer Litwinko (Somerville, NJ),
Andrew Embry (Midway, KY) teamed with
Nicholas Cunha (Red Bank, NJ) for the remaining seven races.
Two separate regattas were held simultaneously at Cornell. The open dinghy team participated in the Jack Boehringer Memorial Regatta and placed sixth. Consistent wind was an issue throughout the competition, but 11 races were able to be completed across three divisions. Maritime's "A" crew of
Nathaniel Hartwell (Daphne, AL) and
Michael Saharov (Staten Island, NY) grabbed second place in the opening race, while the "B" boat of
Adam Starck (Lakewood, OH) and
RJ Calanese (Huntington, NY) went third, fourth, fourth across Races 6-8. They were the seventh-best duo on the weekend, finishing with 95 points. Completing the Privateers' lineup were
Luke Barker (Rocky River, OH) and
Andrew McCarthy (Hamden, CT) in the "C" boat. Overall, Maritime recorded 405 points.
The Privateers also entered two women's boats in the Susan Rogers Invitational, capturing 11
th and 17
th place.
Nikita Troast (Brooklyn, NY) and
Amelia Tebbens (Center Moriches, NY) won the sixth race and followed that up with a third-place finish in Race 7 en route to taking 11
th in the final standings. The duo of
Nicole Ostapowicz (Amityville, NY) and
Grace Wilson (Lexington Park, MD), meanwhile, had a top showing of ninth place in Race 6.
Maritime's offshore contingent of
Isabelle Gautier (Pascagoula, MS),
Max Baldeon (Bronx, NY),
Robert Wieczorek III (Greenport, NY),
Christopher Zender (Sayville, NY),
Ethan Narofsky (East Chatham, NY),
Tyler Mendes (Eastchester, NY),
Sebastien Lemaire (Moorestown, NJ) and
Louis Kirk (New Rochelle, NY) tallied 31 points across four races on Saturday at the Shields Trophy. There was insufficient wind for any racing on Sunday, so the Privateers' eighth-place standing after Day 1 ended up being their final result.
Next weekend, the women's team heads to Princeton for the Tiger Women's Open and the open dinghy squad travels to the Stony Brook Fall Open. The next offshore event is the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta on Oct. 11-12.
