The duo of senior skipper Gram Slattery and sophomore crew Julia Lord increased the team’s standing with a fourth place finish. Harvard again edged out Vermont and Dartmouth—who were tied for fifth—by a point.
This race also marked the last race on the Charles for seniors Drumm and Slattery.
“They've been major contributors to this team for the past 4 years,” Coakley said. “We will all miss them when they graduate.”
The C division provided another strong showing, as Sertl and sophomore crew Nomin-Erdene Jagdagdorj took third place.
Coakley attributes the team’s range of success to its versatility.
“We have a deep team with strong upperclassman leadership,” Coakley said. “Everyone is committed to helping the team improve and succeed.”
ADMIRAL’S CUP
While some of its members stayed local, Harvard brought a small group of sailors to New York, where they competed off King’s Point. The Crimson took home fourth place, sailing in three divisions and varying types of boats.
The regatta also used a trapezoid course with different start and finish lines, a set-up different from most of the races Harvard has competed in this year.
“A venue like King’s Point is different than the Charles for a number of reasons,” junior co-captain Sydney Karnovsky said. “On the river we have no current, but on the ocean it's something we have to constantly be aware of. King’s Point also has much more chop than the river.”
In the A division, the team tied for fifth with Penn. Senior skipper Brian Drumm and junior crew Jacob Brandt started the weekend with low-placing finishes but made their way up to a second-place finish in one race by the end of the regatta.
The duo of skipper Andrew Mollerus and Karnovsky improved the team’s standing, taking third in the B division.
In the C division, junior Marek Zaleski sailed solo, and his performance of 58 points took sixth for the Crimson.
GEORGE MORRIS TROPHY
The Crimson yet again took to the Charles in the George Morris Trophy. The regatta, hosted by BU, was raced in two divisions in FJs, and Harvard ended the day with an eighth-place finish, beating out Roger Williams by one point.
Like in the other regattas held in Boston, the lack of wind caused some issues for sailors. Races had to be called early, with the A division completing eight races and the B division completing six.
Sophomore skipper Bennett Capozzi and freshman crew Kirstin Anderson took eighth in the A division. In the B division, freshman skipper Dylan Farrell was accompanied by Frankel, in her second regatta of the weekend.
—Staff writer Isabel DeLaura can be reached at idelaura@college.harvard.edu.