SAILING | Elis on to semis 4.21.09
Despite volatile winds and nail-biting competition this weekend, Yale’s coed sailors clinched their place at the ICSA National Semifinals to be held on the first weekend in May.
Despite volatile winds and nail-biting competition this weekend, Yale’s coed sailors clinched their place at the ICSA National Semifinals to be held on the first weekend in May.
Shifty winds and an unconventional course characterized this weekend’s Marchiando-Friis Team Race, hosted by MIT and Tufts in Cambridge, Mass.
Unforgiving weather proved to be a formidable obstacle to the Elis during this weekend’s three regattas.
Light, tricky winds and strong currents characterized the start of racing this weekend for the Bulldog sailors, but despite difficult starts and chilly rain, the Elis claimed the Ivy Championships for the second year in a row.
This weekend, the Yale sailors became the first collegiate team race champions of 2009 as they took home first place at the Mendelblatt Team Race in St. Petersburg, Fla.
As they embark on the 2008 season ranked third in the nation, the sailing team has its eyes set on bringing a national championship back to Yale.
Five Yale alumni and one current Bulldog participated in athletic competition at this summer’s 29th Olympiad in China.
The sailing team finished fourth at the New England Dinghy Championships for the Coast Guard Alumni Bowl held in Newport, R.I., with 159 points.
Not enough wind. Too much wind. For the most part, it didn’t seem to matter much for Yale’s sailors this past weekend — the Bulldogs won several races across New England.
Inconsistent winds and freezing temperatures proved challenging for Yale sailing as the team spread out across the Northeast.
The winds of fortune in their sails, the sailing team picked up strong finishes in three different meets along the East Coast over the weekend.
Despite fluky conditions, the sailing team managed to do well at an extremely critical race this past weekend.