One of the more unique regattas of the fall season was the Hatch Brown Trophy, an event hosted by MIT, in which sailors race NC Firefly boats, an early 20th-century sailboat rare in college sailing.

The Crimson sailed well throughout the regatta. The strongest showing came from senior skipper Gram Slattery and sophomore crew Julia Lord, whose seven top-five finishes propelled them to a fifth-place finish within the B-division.

The A-division boat, skippered by seniors Michael Drumm and Rebecca Frankel, with sophomore Bennett Capozzi serving as the crew, took 15th-place.

MRS. HURST BOWL

The fourth regatta in which Harvard raced was the Mrs. Hurst Bowl, a women’s event hosted by Dartmouth. The Crimson finished in 10th place. In the B-division, junior skipper Sophie Bermudez and senior Ashleigh Inglis placed sixth overall.

In the A-division, freshman skipper Taylor Ladd and junior crew Kristina Jakobson finished in 15th place overall.

“Going up against upperclassmen with a lot more experience than me was definitely the hardest part,” Ladd said.

According to O’Connor, Ladd is simply on a learning curve just like all freshmen sailors, and he is confident in her and the rest of his team’s ability to perform at a high level for the rest of the fall season and beyond.