Although much of the buzz on the Charles River this weekend focused on the Head of the Charles, the Crimson hit the water as well at MIT’s weekend-long conference regatta. Over the 30-race event, two Protests resulted in disqualifications for Coast Guard and Salve Regina, while Harvard received a Redress.

Brown, landing at the top of the scoreboard by a margin of 50 points, took home the trophy, and fellow Ivy League squad Dartmouth placed second. MIT performed well on its own turf as well, nabbing third place for the top Greater Boston team finish. The Crimson wrapped up the regatta 12 out of 18 teams.

In the A division, juniors Brendan Kopp and William White, who is also a Crimson news editor, sailed to seven top-five finishes, including a first-place sixth race. The pair amassed 53 points, a performance that beat out the Bears and the Big Green for first place.

But the teams competing in the B and C divisions weren’t as successful. Senior Colin Santangelo and sophomore Sarah McCuskee finished 15th in the B division, and sophomores Nick Waldo and Jinyan Zang sailed to 16th place in the C division.

MIDWEEK TECH INVITATIONAL

Last Tuesday at MIT’s fourth Midweek Tech Regatta, rookie Harvard sailors got a chance to get on the water. Ames Lyman and Diana Powell finished 11th, Luke O’Connor and Sarah Pierson captured 12th, and Ben Lamont and Kathryn Kelly rounded out the group in 13th place.

Junior Grant Wonders and sophomore Chris Lee finished in 22nd place.

—Staff writer Molly E. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@college.harvard.edu.