WEBB/WOOLLUM REGATTA

HAMPTON, Va. -- The Captains Sailing program hosted the annual Webb/Woollum Regatta at the Youth Sailing Virginia venue this weekend and finished with a fifth place effort. Weather limited the sailing to just eight completed races on Saturday with sailing called due to the forecast on Sunday. 

Nine teams competed in the regatta with North Carolina State winning the event with 37 total points. Christopher Newport finished with 78 points to capture a top-five performance.

CNU finished fifth in both A division and B division. The A division boat was led by Griffin Donahoe and Jacob Fleming and the pair wrapped up the event with 35 total points. The duo registered back-to-back third place finishes in the third rotation to highlight the weekend. 

In B division sailing, the Captains recorded 43 total points, edging out Virginia by one point. Charles Willmarth and Corine Glickstein paired up for the duration and finished with a fourth-place finish in the sixth race for a high finish. 


OPEN ATLANTIC COAST CHAMPIONSHIPS ROUND 1A

ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. -- CNU also traveled to the Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1A hosted by St. Mary's College (Md.) and finished 17th.

As a team, the Captains finished with 442 total points including 220 in A division and 222 in B division. The Stanford Cardinal won the regatta with 108 points after 14 completed races.

The A division boat skipper was Berend Van der Meer and he paired with Hannah Louise Roethel for the first dozen races. Gavin Hamilton jumped in the boat for the final rotation. Van der Meer and Roethel fired an 11th place finish in the 11th race for the best race of the weekend for CNU. 

Jon Matney and Braden Silveria sailed in B division sailing and matched the 11th place finish for a high in the third race of the weekend. They added a 12th place showing in the 11th race.