ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Christopher Newport sailing wrapped up competition at a pair of regattas this weekend, appearing at the Carl Van Duyne MAISA Singlehanded Championships and the Women's ACC's Round 1B. The Captains finished 17th in the latter while David Grace earned an 11th place finish at the Van Duyne. 

Grace got off to a great start, winning the third race and sitting in seventh place after the first three with 20 points. He added a second place effort in the sixth race and crossed the line among the top six in four of the first six races. The CNU senior had nine total top ten efforts in 14 completed races. 

Grace finished with 126 points, just 32 points out from a top-five showing on the individual leaderboard. 

In Providence, R.I., the women's team finished 17th in an event shortened to just 10 races due to heavy wind. The Captains scored 316 points, tying with the University of Michigan but winning the head-to-head tiebreaker. 

Rookie Grace Watlington sailed with junior Ellie McFall in the A division boat, scoring 163 points. In B division, rookie Laura Smith steered with junior Grace Keene for the first four races and sophomore Gail Schneider for the final six. The B division group scored 153 points.