Competing in one less division than the regatta up north, the Crimson finished in seventh place out of 19 teams that raced on Maryland’s Severn River.

The first day of competition featured favorable sailing conditions, as 12 races were conducted in almost a full day of sunshine and the winds around 12 knots. Luck ran out by Sunday for the sailors, however, as grey skies and unpleasant conditions required the racers to be relocated to the Annapolis Harbor, where five more races got in before the day was called for sailing.

With a total of 165 points, Yale took first place. Connecticut College and St. Mary’s of Maryland followed right behind with 210 and 233, respectively.

Harvard finished out the weekend with 275 points. In Division A, sophomore Gram Slattery and senior Jinyan Zang took 10th place with 165 points. In Division B, the freshmen duo of Andrew Mollerus and Sydney Karnovsky ranked third with 110 points, behind the Bulldogs and Camels.

“This weekend, we showed a lot of improvement from where we were earlier this spring season, [and] definitely from where we were at the beginning and even the end of last fall,” Bradt said.

The Crimson spent the beginning of spring break in mid-Atlantic waters training for the rest of the season in warmer conditions.

“We were really just working on fundamentals,” Bradt said. “[The training] gave us the opportunity to isolate things that each particular boat had to work on and it gave us a lot more time to focus on individual things which we can improve on.”

Despite expressing his happiness with how the team performed over the weekend, Bradt believes there is still more that can be worked on in regard to the squad’s mental preparation and outlook.

“One of the big things about college sailing, especially at the higher level, is having the correct mindset and intensity,” he said. “I think we need to show a little bit more maturity in that regard, but that’s something that we showed some improvement on this weekend.”