“In practice, I’d say we’ve gotten better,” Zaleski said. “I think we have sort of calmed down as a team and we went back to the basics good starts, good handling, good decision making in the boat.”

Zaleski noted the starts on Saturday as the weak point for his team’s competition this weekend.

“Last week was very disappointing for us,” he added. “We had a sit-down with the whole team and our coaches and we talked about being more relaxed going forward.”

MIKE HORRN TROPHY

It was a rough showing for Harvard, the hosts for this in-conference FJ regatta, as it came in last place of six schools, and only managed to win one of its 15 match-ups.

MIT came out on top, finishing 13-2 with a 86.7 winning percentage.

The Crimson’s one victory came in the first round against Boston College, who placed fifth in the nation during preseason rankings. Harvard went 1-2-4 in the first round matchup with the Eagles.

HARVARD ICSA MEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP

It was quite a weekend for freshman season standout Juan Perdomo  who took second place at the national championship for single-handed lasers.

The regatta began Friday down in Cranston, RI, and featured 18 sailors from 16 teams across the country. The title went to sophomore Greg Martinez of Georgetown, who finished 10 points lower than Perdomo.

“It was windier than I’m used to, but due to my experience and amount of competing I did this summer, I wasn’t very stressed about that,” Perdomo said.

The freshman took gold at the ISAF Youth World Championships this summer. His talents carried over into the season, as clearly shown by his performance throughout the weeks, including this past weekend. He credits most of his success to his coaches and teammates.

“I’m pretty satisfied with how I turned out for freshman year,” he said. “It definitely shows that there is work to be done but I know I can be better for next year and the years to come.”

—Staff writer Tanner Skenderian can be reached at tskenderian@college.harvard.edu