NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Yale sailing teams competed at three regattas as they reached the middle of their fall season.
The coed team competed in the Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1B, hosted at the U.S. Naval Academy. On Saturday, the wind was light out of the northeast, and the breeze finally filled in by the afternoon at 5-9 knots. On Sunday, the breeze was light and dissipated throughout the day, ranging from 3-8 knots from the northeast. Skipper Morgan Pinckney with crews Annabel Woodworth and Ryan Tonkovich placed sixth in A division, and skipper Wyatt Kelly with crew Ashley Highland placed fifth in B division. The team landed in fourth overall.
The women's team competed at the Stu Nelson Trophy at Connecticut College. The conditions on Saturday brought wind from the north, ranging from 8-12 knots, which died off a bit into the afternoon before shifting to the south by the end of racing. On Sunday, the wind came from the southeast and shifted east throughout the day, ranging from 8-11 knots. Skipper Dorothy Mendelblatt with crew Matilda Twigg placed third in A division; skipper Carly Kieding with crew Maren Bradley placed second in B division; skipper Clara Díaz Suárez with crew Beatrice Formenton placed 13th in C division. The team placed fifth overall.
Another coed squad headed to Newport for the Sister Esther Trophy, hosted by Salve Regina. On Saturday, the breeze was a light 5-6 knots from the north and later died off and shifted to a southwest sea breeze. On Sunday, the wind came from the southeast, blowing 7-11 knots, accompanied by a strong cross current. Skipper Mathias Reimer with crew Margaret Ratzen placed fifth in A division, and skipper Patrick Wahlig with crew Puiyee Kong placed 13th in B division, positioning the team in 11th overall.
Next week, the team will compete in the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship at St. Mary's, the Captain Hurst at Dartmouth, the Dave Perry Trophy at Yale, and the Nevins Trophy at King's Point.