Women’s Sailing in Fifth After First Day of Championship Racing

After finishing fifth in the Eastern Semifinal of the Women's Fleet Race National Championship, the Big Green moved onto championship racing, one of 18 teams to qualify for the final round.

Dartmouth sailed in six races, posting 45 points to sit in fifth place after the first day of racing.

The Big Green finished tenth in the first A Division race but began a steady climb back into the top five. Dartmouth finished sixth in the first B Division race before going on to finish ninth to put the Big Green in sixth.

In the third set of races, both boats finished in the top five. The A Division took third before the B Division sailed to second place, the highest Big Green finish of the day.

With the first day of racing concluded, the Big Green sit sixth points behind fourth place Stanford. Tulane leads the way with 27 total points, 20 in the A Division and seven in the B Division. Georgetown (38) and Brown (38) sit in second and third.

The Big Green hold a three point lead over sixth place MIT. Yale, who won the western semifinal sits in eighth place with 52 points, followed by Harvard with 54 points.

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