The co-ed team was also in action this weekend. Two boats sailed at the URI course in the Moody Trophy regatta. In the two-division, 14-race event, Harvard finished second to B.U. in the 14-team field. The race was a prelude to next week's New England Championships, which will be held on the same course.

In Division A, captain Pete Strothman and senior Becky Rosen raced their double-handed boat to a fourth place finish overall. In Division B, junior Christian Taubman and senior Brian Fox finished third. The combined A and B scores gave the Crimson second place.

"We were quite happy with the results, but next week these teams will be boating their top line-ups, and it will be much tougher to qualify," Fox said.

The top four finishers at the New England Championships qualify for nationals, which will take place after the women's nationals in May.

Next week will be a battle for those top four spots. Tufts, BU and Dartmouth are all formidable contenders, and MIT, Connecticut College and URI have all had strong results in the last few regattas.

"We know what we have to do if we want to qualify," Fox said. "Previous Harvard teams have come up short in the past years, and we just want to give our best performance."

On Saturday, other members of the co-ed team traveled to the MIT course for the Gieger Trophy, the largest college sailing regatta staged this year. In the five division contest held between MIT, Harvard, Dartmouth, BC and Tufts, the Crimson sailed to a second place overall finish.