Tulane sailing posted a pair of seventh-place finishes over the weekend at two competitive road regattas in the northeast. The Green Wave placed seventh at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship – Round One in Annapolis, Maryland, and seventh again at the Stu Nelson Trophy in New London, Connecticut.
At the Open Atlantic Coast Championship – Round One, Tulane accumulated a total score of 139 through 10 rotations, finishing seventh out of 18 teams. Across both divisions the Green Wave won two races and recorded top-five finishes in eight of the races sailed over the two-day event.
The A Division pairing of skipper Hamilton Barclay and crew Taylor Bartell led the charge for Tulane, posting a combined score of 69 to finish third in the division while claiming two race victories. In the B Division, skipper Kelly Holthus teamed with crew Parker Kumler to place seventh with a final score of 70.
Meanwhile at the Stu Nelson Trophy in Connecticut, the Wave finished seventh out of 16 teams with a total score of 99 through four rotations. Tulane earned one race win and two second-place finishes across the three divisions contested in the regatta.
The C Division duo of skipper Lola Kohl and crew Winnie Young paced the Green Wave, finishing fifth in their division with a total score of 25. In the B Division, skipper Perrin Mueller and crew Charlotte Casey landed sixth with a score of 36 through four races. Rounding out the effort for Tulane was the A Division team of skipper Gabriela Vassel and crew Brynn Behrens, who finished ninth with a final score of 38.
Up next, the Wave heads back on the road for another busy weekend on October 17-18. Tulane will compete in the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship – Final hosted by St. Mary’s College in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, and the Captain Hurst Trophy hosted by Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire.
