The places continued to fall in the C division, with freshman skipper Nick DiGiovanni and junior Priscilla Russo sailing to a 12th place finish.

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Yet another group of Harvard sailors traveled to Connecticut College to compete in FJs against a pool of 18 teams from conferences all around the US. The Crimson finished in 10th, while first went to the US Coast Guard Academy.

“We worked hard on communication and strong boat handling and are hoping to improve, and to continue working on our starts and on making strong tactical decisions throughout the races,” sophomore crew Ariana Gross said.

The A division was held down by senior skipper Sophie Bermudez and junior crew Emma Wheeler. The duo finished in 10th, tied with Fordham. In the B division, the pairing of freshman skipper Martha Gavula and Gross took 11th.

One of the greatest challenges of these early regattas has been integrating the new freshmen into the team.

“We've tried to spend a lot of time these first few weeks getting to know everyone and bonding as a team,” Gross said. “Some of the challenges that come with the opening regattas are new skipper/crew combinations learning to sail well together as well as (particularly for the younger sailors) adjusting to a higher level of competition than high school sailing.”

—Staff writer Isabel DeLaura can be reached at idelaura@college.harvard.edu.