The Hobart and William Smith sailing team will be back in action this weekend, April 19-20, to compete for the America Trophy in Ithaca, New York.
 
The America Trophy serves as the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Championship regatta. Last year, HWS was eighth out of 18 teams competing in Throggs Neck, New York. Will Murray '24, JJ Klempen, and Frances Depke sailed in A Division while Juan Carlos LaCerda Jones, Rachel Duggan and Henry Breslin competed for HWS in B Division. Georgetown University is the reigning conference champion. The Hoyas won last year's event by just five points.
 
HWS will compete for the America Trophy against Christopher Newport, Columbia, Cornell, Fordham, George Washington, Georgetown, Hampton, Old Dominion, Penn State, SUNY Maritime, St. Mary's College Md., Merchant Marine, Navy, Penn, Virginia Tech, Washington College and Webb Institute.
 
The winner of this weekend's regatta will receive an automatic bid to the ICSA Dinghy National Championships. The rest of the fleet race field will be selected on April 29, at 7 p.m.