Sailors Open Spring Season at Sharpe Trophy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Amid bright skies and
warm temperatures along the glistening Charles River, the MIT
sailing team competed well in the spring opening Sharpe Trophy this
past weekend. The Engineers were among four teams that posted a 5-5
ledger after two round-robin circuits before settling for an 8-10
mark and the sixth slot out of as many teams.
Competing for the Cardinal and Gray were skippers Josh Leighton,
Eamon Glackin, Andrew Sommer, and Phil Crain, and crew Victoria
Lee, Elizabeth Hass, Rachel Licht, Leigh Casadaban, and Lisa
Schlecht.
In all, 53 races were sailed at the two-day event held at MIT and
run by Harvard University. Tufts University (11-6) took the top
slot, defeating Brown University (9-8) in the final. Harvard (11-7)
posted the second-best record but finished third, after being
eliminated from the title in the bracketed rounds. Boston College
(8-10) and Roger Williams University (6-12) finished fourth and
fifth, respectively.
Winds ranged from 2-10 knots from the west to northeast, though
mostly west to northwest on Sunday. The boaters raced in MIT and
Harvard 420s along a Collegiate Digital N course.