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Volume CXXXII, Number 22 |
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Sailors take on N.E. powerhouses
MELANIE KEENE
STAFF WRITER
The women's team claimed the spotlight in sailing action this week. The Polar Bears traveled to Brown to participate in the New England Women's Championships. This regatta featured the top women sailors from all of the powerhouse schools and challenged the Bowdoin sailors.
However, they sailed their fastest and arrived at a solid ninth place finish out of the 18 teams. Allie Binkowski '03 and Jackie Haskell '05 sailed in A-division, while Laura Windecker '03 and Melanie Keene '03 sailed in B-division. The A boat had a challenging regatta and worked hard to get in phase with the light and shifty wind.
The B team sailed to seventh place in their division-just points out of sixth place. Because it was the first time that Windecker and Keene had sailed together in a regatta, it made for a fun challenge. They worked well together and had many top five finishes.
In sloop action, three Bowdoin sailors traveled to Boston Harbor for the fourth sloop series. Ryan Cauley '03 skippered while Eddie Briganti '05 and Ryan Boutin '05 handled the foredeck.
During the beautiful and breezy Saturday, the team sailed in ten races and the were pushed to compete without breaks or rotations. They had a wonderful time and learned a lot, inspiring Cauley to try skippering sloops more in the future.
In home regatta action this Saturday, several sailors raced at Bowdoin's venue at Bethel Point in Cundy's Harbor at the Eastern Series event. In a great day of stellar sailing, Emily Bruns '06 sailed with Ellen Greenley '06 in A-division, while Frank Pizzo '06 sailed with Whitney Rauschenbach '06 in B-division.
Other sailors in action were Tyler Dunphy '03, Lisa Bonjour '06, Elliott Wright '05, and Gia Upchurch '05, who skippered her first regatta. Both Bruns and Pizzo skippered a wonderful regatta, proving that the first-year team is growing in talent and will shine for Bowdoin throughout the next few years.
It was a great day of sailing in which they competed against Colby and Maine Maritime in seven races run by the regatta official, Justin Berger '05.
The last race was the most intense. The Pizzo/Rauschenbach team was down by a point to the Wright/Upchurch team, but Pizzo passed Wright around the windward mark and won the race and regatta for his team.
This coming weekend will feature the coed team at the Dingy Tournament at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. They will be competing for a place at the New England Championships.
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