Throughout the frost-biting season, the varsity sailing team has been constantly runner-up to victory, but has emerged with honors only twice. This weekend however, the Crimson skippers are favored to win the Northeastern collegiate Sloop Championship and perhaps a little bit more.

Ford, runner-up in the L.I. Raven championships this summer, will pilot hopes for the Lt. Lawrence A. White Trophy, symbol of the championship, five others schools, in a two day series at New London. In the eliminations weeks ago, Ford literally salled away with everything, his 34-ft. Raven winning by a large margin.

victory then was due in large part flawless spinnaker work of Horn, John Kimbell, and George who will be at the lines today and . Although second or third boat windward mark, the varsity swept the fleet on the downwind leg six and then hung on to its lead for victory.

the stronger November winds, since Crimson sailors will have enough to hanging on to the boat, they will not sweep the series. The University of Rhode-Island, a dark horse also scored heavily in the and will probably be the boat in the run for the silver.

surviving the eliminations were Northeastern, and the Coast Guard and boat, which, though not outstand will have the advantage of sailing in waters.

another regatta this weekend, skip Tom Munnell and John Marshall take to the water against twelve schools for the Schell Trophy at .

Marshall and Munnell both have a penchant for either shining or this season. Without some of usual bad luck, they could very take high places. As for Ford: the Raven, "encore, encore."