Racing in FJ’s, Harvard sailed into seventh in a 17 team field while the hosting Eagles claimed victory.
In division A, seniors Emily Lambert and Alexandra Jumper finished with 117 points for fifth in their division.
“Emily Lambert has led the way as our top skipper in competition,” sophomore Ben Lamont said. “But she has also led the way in preparing the younger members of our team for competition at the highest level.”
The division B boat came in behind the senior boat with 154 points. The combined effort of the two divisions earned the Crimson a spot in seventh place overall.
WELLESLEY INVITE
Harvard boats raced at the in-conference Wellesley Invite meet, hosted by MIT.
The Crimson came in fifth out of 12 teams while Tufts took first and second.
Harvard finished the first set in first place with only six total points. But in the second set the Crimson sunk to third after eighth and ninth place finishes in the A and B divisions, respectively.
From there, the Crimson’s rank continued to fall–after the B division boat failed to complete race four, receiving a 13 point addition, it tied for seventh place with Brandeis. But solid fifth and fourth place finishes in the fifth race propelled the squad up into fifth place overall.
“I think we’re right where we want to be. We’re a young team overall with some very talented seniors,” Lamont said. “Therefore we’re focused on both winning Nationals this spring and gaining experience for the future.”
—Staff writer Kendra F. Rosario can be reached at kendra_rosario@college.harvard.edu.
This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:
CORRECTION: April 25
An earlier version of this article contained several errors. The article incorrectly stated that Isabel Ruane skippered during weekend; in fact, she crewed. It incorrectly stated that Ben Lamont skippered the division B boat at the Admiral's Cup; Michael Drumm actually skippered the boat, which Lamont crewed in one race. Finally, the article incorrectly stated that the Crimson women competed in the Wellesley Invite. In fact, three of the four athletes who sailed there for Harvard were men.