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Co-ed Sailors Qualify for Regional Regatta

The women’s team struggled with consistency and conditions in its 10th place finish. Dartmouth took first in both divisions, beating second-place Yale by 45 points.

“We had some really variable conditions, which made it difficult,” Jakobson said. “We had really light and shifting winds on Saturday, and on Sunday we had a lot of heavy wind and puffs.”

In Division A, junior skipper Morgan Russom and junior crew Isabel Ruane came in 13th overall with 104 points. Despite starting slow with two consecutive 15th-place finishes, the team improved throughout regatta and ended the weekend with a second-place finish.

“There are things we could have done better and will continue to work on,” O’Connor said. “A lot of it has to do with execution out of the starting line, and some of it has to do with our heavier boat handling.”

The Crimson’s Division B boat fared better, placing sixth overall. Watson joined junior Jacquelyn Cooley and Jakobson in this division. The racers earned five single-digit finishes, including two in first place.

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“We are disappointed that we didn’t qualify this weekend, but we worked hard and had some really good races, and we are proud of those,” Jakobson said.

Nevertheless, the women’s team is looking forward to the season’s remaining and watching the co-ed team compete in ACCs.

“It’s a shame we didn’t qualify, but we are really psyched that the coed team did,” Jakobson said. “We are looking forward to lots of training and working hard to get ready for the spring.”

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