The Hobart and William Smith sailing team was in action this weekend, Oct. 24-25, competing in two regattas. The action was highlighted by a third-place finish at the Open Atlantic Coast Tournament Finals in New London, Connecticut.
 
HWS was also in action in Boston, competing at the Oberg Trophy where it finished 11th.
 
ATLANTIC COAST TOURNAMENT

• Sailing in Connecticut began on Saturday with a postponement because of light winds. The breeze filled in around 1 p.m., allowing for seven races to be completed in each Division.
• On Sunday, teams were again forced to hold ashore with light wind after one race was completed. The final two races in each division were completed starting around 2:15 p.m. for a total of 10 races on the weekend.
• HWS was third in the 17-team field, finishing with 104 points.
• Seniors JJ Klempen and Stella Kim sailed in A Division, taking fourth with 63 points. They were in the top 10 in all but one race and won the third race on Saturday.
• Junior James Kopack and sophomore Jamie McGuffe were second in B Division with 41 points. They were in the top 10 in every race and finished first in three of the first four races of the weekend.
• The University of Rhode Island won the event with 77 points.

 
OBERG TROPHY

• Sailors in Boston were greeted with almost no wind. Only three races were contested in each Division.
• First-year Jason Folvig and Nicholas Crull competed as skippers and seniors Bennett O'Keefe and Reilly Roedel sailed as Crew.

 
UP NEXT
HWS will be back in action this weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, when it competes in a pair of conference championship regattas. William Smith will host the MAISA Fall Women's at Bozzuto Boathouse. The Coed team travels to Annapolis, Maryland, for the War Memorial.