The Harvard co-ed sailing team took home an impressive second place finish yesterday in the Hoyt Trophy regatta at Brown University in Providence, R.I.

The highlight of the weekend for the Crimson was the performance turned in by sophomore skipper Sean Doyle and freshman Michelle Yu. The duo captured first place in the B Division, finishing ahead of 15 competitors.

"We were sailing fast and making progress this weekend," said Doyle, who, along with fellow sophomore Margaret Gill, has already qualified to take part in the singlehanded nationals on November 5 in Newport, R.I.

In addition to the key performance turned in by Doyle and Yu, the Crimson also received solid showings from its two squads in the A Division. Senior co-captains Christian Taubman and Sarah Levin represented the Crimson on Saturday, while senior Jason Carroll and junior Kyung Byun competed together yesterday. Both crews fared decently enough over the course of the two days to ensure Harvard's place near the top of the field.

"The conditions were difficult and everyone was up and down," Doyle said. "We had some good races and some bad races."

Next weekend, the co-ed sailing team competes at MIT for the Schell Trophy.

The women's sailing team saw action this past weekend as well, competing for the Stu Nelson Trophy at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. At tournament's end yesterday, the Crimson found itself near the middle of the pack behind first-place finisher St. Mary's.

In the A Division, the Harvard tandem of senior All-American Lauren Toretta '00 and junior Alex Beale placed seventh out of 15 schools.