The Hobart and William Smith sailing team delivered a strong weekend across three regattas from Oct. 17-18, headlined by a second-place finish at the David Lee Arnoff Trophy on Seneca Lake. HWS also competed at the Nevins Trophy in Kings Point, New York, and William Smith sailors traveled to St. Mary’s City, Maryland, for the Atlantic Coast Championship Finals.
At the David Lee Arnoff Trophy, Seneca Lake served up cool temperatures and stiff northerly winds on Saturday, allowing ten races in both divisions to be sailed in 8-18 knot conditions. An additional four races per division were completed on Sunday. With only eight teams in the fleet, the regatta was sailed in one combined division.
HWS finished second overall with 167 points, just one point behind Vermont. First-years DB Murray and Ellery Kloc, sophomore Molly Pile, and junior Jack Kenelm competed in A Division, finishing third among A boats with 82 points. Murray and Kloc sailed in races 1-6 and 11-14, while Guiness and Pile competed in races 7-10. Together they tallied 12 top-10 finishes and won two races.
First-years Nicholas Crull and Jason Folvig alongside seniors Bennett O’Keefe and Reilly Roedel raced in B Division, collecting 85 points to finish second among B boats. Folvig and O’Keefe sailed races 1-6, and Crull and Roedel handled races 7-14. They notched 13 top-10 finishes and won two races.
At the Nevins Trophy, HWS placed sixth with 185 points, finishing ten points off the podium. Senior Jack Carter, junior James Kopack, and sophomore Jamie McGuffee sailed in B Division with 87 points, crossing the line in the top 10 in eight races. Kopack and Carter earned second in races five and six. Seniors JJ Klempen, Henry Breslin, and Stella Kim competed in A Division, also recording eight top-10 finishes. Stanford won the event with 99 points.
At the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship, ten races were completed in each division on Saturday in wet, cold, and windy conditions, followed by four races on Sunday under sunny, crisp skies. The Herons finished the weekend with 346 points. Juniors Deana Fedulova and Lauren Campbell and senior Ella Donaldson sailed in A Division, placing 14th with five top-10 finishes. Juniors Sabrina Starck and Olivia Wilkins and sophomore Keelyn Brink competed in B Division, also collecting five top-10 finishes.
HWS will be back on the water Oct. 24-25, competing in two regattas. One squad heads to New London, Connecticut, for the Atlantic Coast Tournament, while another travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Oberg Trophy.
