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Sailing 3rd at War Memorial, MAISA Fall Women’s

11/2/2026 4:44:00 PM

By: Mackenzie Larsen '12
The Hobart and William Smith sailing team finished third at a pair of fall conference championship regattas this past weekend, Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
 
HWS traveled to Annapolis, Maryland, for the War Memorial, the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association fall coed dinghy championship. In addition, William Smith sailors competed at the MAISA Fall Women's on Seneca Lake.
 
WAR MEMORIAL
  • Seventeen teams descended on the Naval Academy for the War Memorial.
  • Sailors arrived on Saturday to a breeze out of the northwest that turned into a northeasterly breeze. Two races in each division were contested. After a small break, one additional race was contested in each division before racing was called for the day.
  • On Sunday, despite being a beautiful day, only two more races in each division were contested in a light wind.
  • HWS was third with 44 points. Georgetown won the regatta with 31 points.
  • Junior James Kopack and sophomore Jamie McGuffe were third in B Division with 14 points. In the five races contested, they finished in the top three four times and were fifth once. Kopack and McGuffe won the first race of the regatta.
  • Seniors JJ Klempen and Stella Kim were seventh in A Division. They crossed the line in the top 10 in all five races, highlighted by a second place finish in race five.
 
MAISA FALL WOMEN'S
  • On Saturday, Seneca Lake greeted sailors with a light southeast wind. One race was completed before the wind died. Following a break, a shifty northwest breeze filled in and nine more races were sailed.
  • Sunday was another beautiful day with steady winds out of the south. An Additional 10 races were sailed.
  • William Smith was third with 104 points.
  • Junior Deana Fedulova and senior Ella Donaldson competed in A Division. They finished third with 46 points. They were in the top 10 in all 10 races and finished second three times.
  • Juniors Sabrina Starck and Olivia Wilkins were fifth in B Division with 58 points. They won the third race and were in the top 10 in every race.
  • Georgetown won the regatta with 53 points.
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