The Hobart and William Smith sailing team was back in action, competing in three regattas over the weekend, Oct. 17-18. The action was highlighted by a second-place finish at the David Lee Arnoff Trophy on Seneca Lake.
 
HWS was also in Kings Point, New York, where it finished sixth at the Nevins Trophy. William Smith sailors competed in St. Mary's City, Maryland, at the Atlantic Coast Championship Finals.
 
DAVID LEE ARNOFF TROPHY  

• Seneca Lake greeted sailors with cool temps and strong winds out of the north on Saturday. Ten races in both divisions were sailed in 8-18 knot winds.
• On Sunday, an additional four races were completed in each division.
• With only eight teams, the regatta was sailed in one combined division.
• HWS finished the weekend in second place with 167 points, one behind Vermont.
• First-years DB Murray and Ellery Kloc, sophomore Molly Pile and junior Jack Kenelmcompeted in "A Division." They finished the weekend with 82 points, third among "A" boats. Murray and Kloc sailed in races 1-6 and 11-14 while Guiness and Pile competed in races 7-10.
• They combined for 12 top-10 finishes and won two races.
• First-years Nicholas Crull and Jason Folvig and seniors Bennett O'Keefe and Reilly Roedel sailed in "B" Division with 85 points. They were second among "B" boats.
• Folvig and O'Keefe sailed in races 1-6 and Crull and Roedel sailed in races 7-14.
• They were in the top 10 in 13 races and won two.

 
 
NEVINS TROPHY

• HWS finished the weekend in sixth place with 185 points, ten off the podium.
• Senior Jack Carter, junior James Kopack and sophomore Jamie McGuffee sailed in B Division, finishing the weekend with 87 points. They crossed the line in the top 10 in eight races. Kopack and Carter were second in races five and six.
• Seniors JJ Klempen, Henry Breslin and Stella Kim competed in A Division. They also turned in eight top-10 finishes.
• Stanford won the event with 99 points.

 
WOMEN'S ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIP

• On Saturday, 10 races were completed in each division in wet, cold and windy conditions.
• Four races were contested on Sunday in sunny crisp and cool conditions.
• The Herons finished the weekend with 346 points.
• Juniors Deana Fedulova and Lauren Campbell and senior Ella Donaldson sailed in A Division, finishing 14th. They had five top-10 finishes.
• Juniors Sabrina Starck and Olivia Wilkins and sophomore Keelyn Brink competed in B Division. They had five top-10 finishes.

 
UP NEXT
HWS will be back in action this weekend, Oct. 24-25, competing in two regattas. One team will head to New London, Connecticut, for the Atlantic Coast Tournament. HWS will also be in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Oberg Trophy.