Big Green Sailing Closes Day One of ICSA Women’s Fleet Race National Championship Finals

Photo by: Lexi Pline | US Sailing

Big Green Sailing Closes Day One of ICSA Women’s Fleet Race National Championship Finals

5/25/2023 5:59:00 PM | Sailing - Open & Women's

Dartmouth enter the final day of the regatta ranked seventh in a field of 18 teams

By: Francis Forte

HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth sailing team continued its time in Kings Point, New York in its quest for a national championship. The Big Green competed in the opening day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Women's Fleet Race National Championship, battling against the best teams in the nation.

The Big Green and 17 other programs set sail after qualifying for the final round following two previous days of sailing. The conditions of the waters at Kings Point permitted the teams to complete 10 races in both "A" and "B" division, and Dartmouth closed the day in seventh place among a competitive field of competitors.

Dartmouth was represented in the "A" division by skipper Maddie Hawkins and crews Maddie Hughes and Aisling Sullivan. Hawkins and Sullivan sailed to a pair of race victories, as the Big Green's "A" squad closed the day ranked fifth.

Gray Hemans, Caroline Oyster and Yumi Yoshiyasu competed in the "B" division for the Big Green. The trio enter Friday in 10^th in the division and sit within striking distance of numerous programs.

The final round of the ICSA Women's Fleet Race National Championship will conclude tomorrow afternoon. Fans can keep track of live results at scores.collegesailing.org and watch the regatta live at ICSA.live.