“A lot of it is how much preparation and time you put into it,” Johnson said. “We’ve put in a lot of time, and the best teams always do.”

Like home waters on the Lower Basin of the Charles, Austin’s Lake Travis is known for light, shifty winds.

“We’re excited to have qualified for two out of three North American championships, and we are especially excited to be preparing for nationals in a venue that will be very similar to our own,” Schlitz said. “If we sail to our potential this coming weekend, we will hopefully not only qualify, but be in the mix for the championships.”

GEIGER TROPHY AT MIT

Those who stayed behind contended with typical Boston chill wind and rain at the Geiger Trophy, hosted by MIT. The regatta put sailors in four divisions launching Flying Juniors, Rhodes-19s, and single- and double-handed Tech dinghies. Harvard’s compliment finished sixth of six, a slight four points behind MIT.

The Crimson was led by the A-division of freshman skipper Elyse Dolbec and sophomore crew Cassandra Niemi.

The duo overcame a rough start to post wins in the final two races to finish fourth in their division.

In the B-division, sophomore skipper Robby McIntosh and freshman crew Katie Beck tied with MIT for fifth place.

Junior Rob Grenzeback and the combination of sophomore skipper Marion Guillaume and classmate crew Ashley Nathanson finished sixth in the C- and D-divisions, respectively.

WOMEN’S ACCOLADES

In the wake of the New England women’s qualifiers, the All-New England Women’s Team was named. In light of the Crimson women’s dominance in the regatta, the Harvard-heavy squad was not surprising.

Sophomores Christina Dahlman and Simon were named All-New England crews, while junior captain Sloan Devlin and Tulloch took equivalent honors as skippers.

Harvard, Yale, and Brownn each had four sailors named to the squad, the most of any teams.

—Staff writer Samuel C. Scott can be reached at sscott@fas.harvard.edu