The United States Coast Guard Academy sailing team delivered an impressive weekend of competition, with both its dinghy and offshore teams competing across four regattas and earning strong finishes against competitive fields.
Coast Guard's standout performance came at the Emily Wick Fleet Race, where the Bears secured a 2nd-place finish, while also earning a 5th-place result at the NEISA Open Team Race Championship — marking the second-highest finish in program history at the prestigious event.
NEW LONDON, Conn. — At the Emily Wick Fleet Race hosted by Connecticut College, Coast Guard turned in it's top performance of the weekend, finishing 2nd overall. Racing upriver in steady spring conditions, the Bears demonstrated consistency and strong fleet racing execution across both divisions.
Saturday featured sunny skies and a steady 10-15 knot SE breeze, while Sunday brought lighter 5-8 knot southerly winds that gradually shifted southwest during racing.
Division A: Maddie Murphy (Norfolk, Va.) and Grace Boudreau (Tequesta, Fla.)
Division B: Ella Demand (Toms River, N.J.) and Sydney Zylinski (Lavalette, N.J.)
Alternate: Caroline Odell (Burke, Va.)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Competing at Brown University in the NEISA Open Team Race Championship, Coast Guard went head-to-head with the conference's top teams in a highly competitive regatta. The Bears secured a 5th-place finish, the second-highest result in program history at this championship.
With Harvard University securing the automatic qualifying berth to the Open Team Race National Championship as the regatta winner, the remaining national bids will be determined by a selection committee. Coast Guard's 5th-place finish positions the Bears in the conversation for an at-large selection, with one final opportunity to strengthen their resume at the Thompson Trophy Team Race this coming weekend.
Sailors: Bradley Whiteway (Potomac, Md.) and Charles Pohl (Euclid, Ohio); Luke Zylinski (Lavalette, N.J.) and Grace Austin (Moorpark, calif.); Benjamin Reeser (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Isabella Clark (Newport Beach, Calif.)
Alternates: Peter Judge (Severna Park, Md.) and Julian Henderson (Camden, Maine)
NEW LONDON, Conn. — At the J70 Invite #3, hosted on home waters in New London, the Bears fielded two teams in a challenging regatta. Competing in shifty and often windy conditions, Bears 2 finished 4th overall, with Bears 1 close behind in 5th out of nine teams. Racing conditions varied dramatically over the two days, with winds ranging from a light 4 knots to gusts exceeding 25 knots.
Bears 1: Charlotte Waring (Metuchen, N.J.), Jackson Burrows (Westlake Village, Calif.), Eve Lanzafame (Hadley, Mass.), Benjamin Smith (Sykesville, Md.)
Bears 2: Sarah Evans (Stowe, Vt.), Ned Jobson (Madison, Conn.), Nathan Blake (Louisville, Ky.), Anna Buonocore (Naples, Fla.)
MEDFORD, Mass. — The Mystic Lake Race was hosted by Tufts University on the Mystic Lake. The Bears completed two full rounds in a competitive regatta and ultimately tied for 4th place.
Sailors: Joey Richardson (San Diego, Calif.) and William Bryant (Lawrenceville, Ga.); Tomas Riccio (Rochester, N.Y.) and Austin White (Tamppa, Fla.); Richard Pokorny (Brick Township, N.J.) and Gavin VanManen (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
The momentum continues into another busy weekend for Coast Guard sailing. The Bears are set to compete in the NEISA Women's Team Race Championship at Tufts, the Thompson Trophy Team Race on home waters, the Truxton Umstead Regatta hosted by the United States Naval Academy and the Figaro Invite at Maine Maritime.
