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Volume CXXXI, Number 21 |
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Sailing turns in top finishes
JENNIFER LARAIA
STAFF WRITER
Bowdoin endured some tough weather last weekend to come
in seventh overall in a field of eighteen teams at the Emily Wick Trophy,
which was held at MIT. Skipper Laura Windecker '03 and crew Becca Bartlett
'05 sailed in the A division, and came in sixth after eight races. Laura
Hutton '04 and Jackie Haskell '05 came in ninth in the B division. Brown
University ended up with the overall victory, yet Bowdoin managed to beat
both Harvard and Yale.
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| The sailing team battled the elements and turned out top performances last weekend. (Courtesy Bowdoin Sailing Team) |
The Bowdoin Sailing Team turned in strong performances throughout
the weekend, as sailors turned in top finishes in three regattas. Coach
Tom Sitzmann was particularly pleased with the performance of Katy Adikes
'04 and Elli Pepper '05, who finished second in the B division of the
Eastern Series regatta.
At the Eastern Series which was held at the University of
New Hampshire, Bowdoin boasted its best performance of the weekend, as
the team earned a second place finish overall. In the A division, Pieter
Silveerlink '05 and Elliot Wright '04 captured third place, while in the
B division, Katy Adikes '04 and Elli Pepper '05 sailed to a second place
finish. Bowdoin came in only ten points behind the winner, Dartmouth.
On Sunday, Bowdoin sailors raced in the Admiral Aylmers
Trophy at Maine Maritime; the Polar Bears came in fifth overall. In the
A division, skipper Simon Gerson '02 and crew Melanie Keene '03 sailed
to an eighth place finish. In the B division, skipper Tyler Dunphy '03
and Gia Upchurch '05 had a stellar performance, as they captured third
place.
Next weekend, Bowdoin will be sending sailors to the Eastern Series 2 at University of Southern Maine, to the Brian Dellenbaugh Trophy at Brown, and to the Boston University Trophy. As the spring season is a short one, a few weekends of competition already puts the Polar Bear half way through their season.