The highest the ‘A’ team was able to place was seventh, in the third, seventh, and eighth races of the day.

Otherwise, the Crimson came in the 12th, 13th or 14th slot.

“It was definitely my worst performance,” Philbrick said. “It’s ironic that it came on the heels of our new [Sailing World College Rankings] No. 1 ranking. Hopefully we can get back on track for nationals next weekend.”

The women’s ‘B’ boat did better, but still not well enough to edge out the competition.

During the first race, sophomores Sloan Devlin and Mallory Greimann were disqualified after losing a protest with Brown, which went on to win the ‘B’ flight overall and came in first in the ACC.

After a slow start, the ‘B’ boat came in fourth in races four through six, and then in third in the seventh race. But that was the highest it would place, and the team ended up tenth in the last race.

“Harvard struggled, and we were hurt when Mallory and I got disqualified,” Devlin said. “After a slow start on the first day, the lack of sailing on the second day prevented us from trying to make a come-back.”

The sailing team hopes to recuperate at the American Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded Championship, which starts Thursday at Eckerd College in Florida.

Devlin, Tulloch and Philbrick are slated to compete on the women’s side, while freshman Clay Johnson and sophomore Vince Porter both qualified for the men’s competition.