Sailing Captures Another First-Place Finish in Seventh Weekend

Saturday, October 22

New London, Conn.

Dartmouth College

Open Atlantic Coast Championship Finals

Maddie Hawkins racing in women's sailing national championship

Photo by: David Silverman(DSPics.com)

Sailing Captures Another First-Place Finish in Seventh Weekend

10/24/2022 3:37:00 PM | Sailing - Open & Women's

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The Big Green competed at three regattas over the weekend

By: Francis Forte

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth sailing team continued its development at three regattas in its seventh weekend of the 2022 fall season. The Big Green were in action at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship, the Oberg Trophy regatta and the Yale Women's Interconference event.

The Big Green clinched a first-place finish for the third consecutive week at the Rudi Oberg Trophy event. Dartmouth navigated the Charles River well throughout the weekend, finishing first in a field of 17 programs.

In "A" division competition, Oliver Hurwitz and Drew Clutterbuck took third place, only behind teams from Harvard and Roger Williams. James Paul and Caroline Oyster claimed fourth in the "B" division, while Taylor Eastman and Sudi Zhao closed their weekend one point behind first-place finisher Brown in the "C" division.

"We rallied on Sunday to overtake Brown and win the Oberg Trophy," head coach Justin Assad said. "This important regional trophy win is a testament to the depth on our team and we were excited to have a strong showing on the Charles."

Dartmouth was also in action at the Open Atlantic Coast Championship, hosted by the Coast Guard Academy. The Big Green continued their stretch of strong performances, taking second out of a field of 18 at the showcase regatta.

Boyd Bragg and Yumi Yoshiyasu finished two points behind first-place duo Jack Egan and Catherine Webb of Yale in the "A" division, in a strong showing for the Big Green. Maddie Hawkins and Aisling Sullivan followed their teammates, finishing second in "B" division competition to clinch a second-place finish for Dartmouth.

"We are thrilled to finish in second place at the ACC's," Assad said. "This was a dress rehearsal for the national championship in the spring. As we expected, we had all the top players in the country in New London, and Dartmouth showed that we are ready to compete for the national championship at Kings Point in May."

The women's team traveled to take part in the Yale Women's Interconference regatta. Sarah Young, Eliza Crocker, Bella Casaretto and Phoebe Lee competed in interconference competition, taking ninth of 16.

"Our women's team had their first big interconference fleet race starts at Yale this weekend," Assad said. "Overall, it was a very successful weekend for the Big Green!"

Dartmouth's sailing team is back in action this weekend at a pair of regattas. The Big Green will take part in the Schell Trophy event, hosted by the Coast Guard Academy and the Urn Trophy regatta, hosted by Brown.