"We are a young team, but the sailors are experienced, and so we know that we can compete," Levin said.

In the women's team regatta, which finished yesterday as well, Gill and Everett represented Harvard in the single-handed qualifiers. Everett's eighth place finish is quite remarkable for a freshman in such a competitive field. Gill's first-place finish qualifies her and the other top-five finishers for the singlehanded nationals, which will be held at Newport, R.I., at the end of the fall. Gill won last year, so now she has ensured a chance to defend her national title.

While Gill looks forward to the singlehanded Nationals, the climax of the fall season for the co-ed team will be the Atlantic Coast Championships, to be held at the MIT course on November 13. The qualifier for this event will take place next weekend at the three-division Danmark Trophy Cup, also at the Coast Guard venue.

"Both the co-ed and women's teams are showing promise, and the next weeks of racing should be exciting," Levin said.

Clearly, the Harvard is primed to carry over the winning tradition from the regattas of last fall.