Results were varied this weekend as the Harvard Sailing team split its crew to compete in four regattas. A triumphant performance on home waters was overshadowed by challenging conditions that put the Crimson low in the finishing order in an intersectional regatta hosted by the Coast Guard.

CHARLES RIVER INVITATIONAL

In its strongest performance of the weekend, Harvard hosted 11 colleges in an in-conference regatta of FJ racing. The Crimson came out on top in first and third with the combined efforts of eight sailors, five of whom were freshmen.

“Overall this was a pretty fun regatta,” junior Ansel Duff said. “It was a good opportunity to get underclassmen competing and it went really well.”

Although the weather was some of the best that Harvard faced all weekend, Duff noted the complexity that often comes from the Charles course.

“We were very cognizant of what was happening with the wind,” he said. “Especially on the Charles, conditions can be tricky and the wind can be shifty and inconsistent with velocity and direction.”

The Crimson finished just 17 points ahead of second-place Boston University. Room for improvement, Duff commented, can definitely be found in boat handling. Sophomore Daniel Leichus, who competed in the B division, agreed.

“We’re still a young team, so we’re putting a lot of work into improving our tactics,” he said.

ROSS TROPHY

Fourteen teams from eight colleges came together at the Charlestown Naval Yard and competed in the ninth annual Richard B. Ross Memorial College Bowl in the Boston Harbor. Harvard landed in 13th place, its lowest finish of the weekend.

This promotional regatta involved only one division and the competition was with Rhodes boats. Senior Caitlin Watson accompanied classmate Ames Lyman for a majority of the regatta, while sophomore Adam Brodheim paired with Lyman for one rotation. The Crimson did not place higher than 11th in any of its races.

Tufts University came out on top with a sophomore duo that finished in the top 10 in all five rotations.

SMITH TROPHY

MIT hosted the George Warren Smith Trophy on the Charles in which it finished second behind Tufts and just ahead of Boston College.

Harvard took seventh place with freshman Bennett Capozzi and sophomore Kristina Jakobson in the A division and rookies William Bloxham and Olivia Kjorlien in the B division.