Building on their recent strong showings, the Harvard sailors subdued the waters throughout the Northeast last weekend.

At the Danmark Trophy regatta, hosted by the United States Coast Guard Academy, the Crimson battled to the finish for top honors with St. Mary’s, ultimately clinching victory in the final ‘A’ division race.

Co-captain Clay Bischoff teamed with senior crew Lema Kikuchi in the ‘A’ boat to fight off a difficult westerly wind and lay claim to a slim division lead after the first day of competition.

After day one, the Crimson and St. Mary’s had pulled away from their competition and become engaged in a two-boat race for victory.

Featuring Bischoff and co-captain Michelle Yu, Harvard’s ‘A’ boat struggled to maintain its lead over St. Mary’s on Sunday, falling behind on occasion and entering the final race leading by just three points.

Bischoff and Yu closed well, however, and earned a second place in the final race, five positions ahead of St. Mary’s, which ensured a Harvard ‘A’ division victory.

Meanwhile, junior skipper Cardwell Potts and sophomore crew David Darst, sailing in the ‘B’ division, did not start as well as their ‘A’ division counterparts.

Sailing ‘420s,’ the two found themselves in fourth place after the first day, 18 points out of first place.

Potts teamed with Kikuchi for the final eight races, and the pair, now sailing a ‘Flying Junior,’ mounted a comeback charge and passed BC and Tufts to capture second place behind St. Mary’s.

At the end of the regatta, the Crimson led the ‘A’ division by eight points, while St. Mary’s held the ‘B’ division by a five- point margin, giving the Crimson a narrow three point cumulative victory.

On the Charles, the women’s team competed at the Women’s Singlehanded Championship, hosted by MIT.

The weekend was marked by strong winds, which caused a number of boats to capsize during the regatta.

The first day of competition featured a field of 43 top sailors, which would be narrowed down to 24 by day’s end.

Each of Harvard’s entries—freshmen Genny Tulloch and Sloan Devlin, junior Jennie Philbrick and senior Clemmie Everett—qualified for the second day of compeition.

The Crimson sailors took a conservative approach on the first day, aiming for top-10 finishes rather than taking unnecessary risks in the hopes of a victory.