ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. -- Sailing against one of the toughest fleets of the year, the Christopher Newport sailing team finished among the top ten at the MAISA Fall Women's Dinghy Championship this weekend. The regatta featured five nationally ranked women's programs, including the second-ranked Naval Academy, who came away with the win. 

CNU finished 10th out of 14 teams, posting a 263 point finish. The Captains B division boat finished ninth, with 121 points, and the A division tandem was 11th with 142 total points. 

"This regatta gave us the ability to take a better look at some of the different combinations on the team to prepare for the South #2 Qualifier next weekend," head coach Maxwell Plarr said. "We also have a better idea of our strengths and weaknesses to focus on in practice this week."

The Captains were able to sail six different women in B division on the weekend, led by Grace Bluefeld. Bluefeld sailed with Mary Catherine Buhl and then also skippered with crew Tara Mahoney. Mahoney also saw races with Victoria Miller at the helm. The B division boat grabbed a pair of top five efforts and eight more finishes in the top ten. 

Annie Eckmann and Julianne Costello sailed all 14 races in A division, posting five top ten finishes. 

MAISA Fall Women's Dinghy Championship

                        A     B     TOT
1. Navy                48    54     102
2. St. Mary's (Md.)    78    32     110
3. Cornell             89    40     129
4. Georgetown          69    72     141
5. Old Dominion        75    71     146
6. Hobart & Wm Smith   76    77     153
*7. Fordham            94   103     197
*8. Columbia           90   107     197
9. George Washington  111   134     245
10. Chris. Newport    142   121     263
11. Princeton         107   163     270
12. Washington Coll   153   158     311
13. Queen's Univ      150   185     335
14. William & Mary    188   153     341