In his opinion, the race starts were the weak point of the weekend as a whole.

“It really changed the dynamics of the starting line because [the strong currents] were something we don’t get in practice very often,” Mollerus added.

Harvard’s strengths on the water this weekend came through with boat-handling, especially in the present conditions.

“We learned a lot of lessons about how to manage and improve our tactful decisions on the water,” Mollerus said.

With this weekend bringing an end to the fall season, the Harvard sailors had plenty to reflect on and take with them heading into winter training and the spring competitions.

Last spring the Crimson carried a young roster of mostly freshmen and sophomores. Now a year older, the sailors attribute the greater success this season to their growing confidence on and off the water.

“This year we returned every starter,” Mollerus said. “We opened up the season very strong, getting the best results we had in years.”

Mollerus gave a shout-out to freshman teammate Juan Perdomo, who qualified for men’s singlehanded nationals for lasers in one of the first weekends of the season. This was the first time a Harvard sailor has accomplished this feat since 2007.

“Later in the season, our results waned a little bit,” Mollerus said. “We definitely did not have the ultimate results that we wanted.”

Despite these disappointing results, the team is optimistic about their chances in the spring season.

“Now that the season's over, I think that the team feels disappointed with the turnout of [Atlantic Coast Championship] qualifiers,” Karnovsky said. “We’re very excited to work on team racing in the upcoming weeks and go into the spring ready to sail well.”

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