The Crimson finished in fourth place in this large, four-division regatta down in Annapolis, earning its highest ranking of the weekend.
Each division differed by the type of boat being sailed, and Harvard sent down seven sailors to bring home a fourth place overall finish.
The Crimson’s strongest performances came from single-handed competitors. In Division C freshman Juan Perdomo finished second sailing a laser. Sophomore Marek Zaleski also finished second in the D division, sailing a radial.
Bradt competed in the C division in FJs with junior Brian Drumm. They came in sixth place.
“Overall, while we’re happy with our fourth place finish, we know we could have done better,” Bradt said. “We felt like we made a lot of unforced and silly errors that got us more 15s, 18s, and 19s on our score line than we would have wanted.”
Norm Reid Trophy
At the first round-robin regatta of the weekend, Harvard faced a small, yet competitive pool of opponents in this in-conference meet of 420s.
In the two rounds and final four, the Crimson competed just 10 times in the three-vs-three match-ups, failing to win a single one.
Roger Williams finished first with a sweeping 13-0 performance. The two teams from Tufts finished in the middle of the crowd.
It was a young group for Harvard, which sent junior Richard Bergsund and sophomore Daniel Leichus along with four freshmen: Olivia Kjorlien, Bennet Capozzi, William Bloxham, and Victor Kamenker.
Firefly and FJ Invite
The Crimson finished near the middle of the pack in this in-conference regatta on its home waters of the Charles. Of the 17 teams present, Harvard came in eighth place with 152 points. Tufts took home first, leading the scores with 71.
The Crimson did show improvement during the day when it cut its score from 96 and ninth place in the A division to 56 and fourth place in the B division.
Racing switched between FJ and Fireflies in each division.
Sophomore Adam Brodheim and freshman Emma Wheeler teamed up in A while freshman David Mende sailed solo in B.
Looking back on the weekend, Permero shared his thoughts on moving forward.
“I think we just need to get more regatta experience and be more mentally focused,” Permero said. “I think the skill set we already have. It’s more a matter of getting accustomed to this racing mentality and making sure the skills we learn in practice translate to the race course.”
—Staff writer Tanner Skenderian can be reached at tskenderian@college.harvard.edu.