Sailing 5/28/2013 9:56:00 AM

Sailing comes in seventh at ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – In the final day of the ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship on Tampa Bay in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Roger Williams University Sailing team placed seventh in the event in the second of three collegiate sailing national championships co-hosted by the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Eckerd College and St. Petersburg Yacht Club this spring.

Yale University came away with the Championship title, winning the Walter C. Wood Trophy. This is Yale University's first ever ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship title.

The day began with completing the top eight round robin. Competitors sailed in FJs on digital N courses. Thirteen races were completed in the top eight round today. The morning saw steady wind conditions from the Northeast about 12-15 knots with higher gusts. Temperatures stayed warm in the 80s all day.

In the top eight round robin, the Hawks compiled a record of 2-5, managing wins over St. Mary's College and Brown University. Unfortunately for RWU, the team found itself two wins shy of qualifying for the final four round.

There was a three-way tie after the round in which Brown University, College of Charleston and Georgetown University had a sail-off to determine the third and fourth teams to go on to the final four round.

Normally, under college sailing rules, this tie would be broken with their records of wins and losses, however because this is a National Championship, Nationals conditions apply and require a sail-off between the teams. It took a lot of work from ICSA umpires and officials to determine how the sail-off would be structured, but they mapped it out and racing continued.

Unfortunately the winds began to lighten up and the conditions were the most variable during the sail-off. The racing staff led by University of South Florida, St. Petersburg coach Allison Jolly and the ICSA umpires worked tirelessly to manage the event well and helped put on excellent racing.

There were six races in the final four round. Yale was leading with a record of 16-4 followed by St. Mary's with 14-6 and Georgetown and Brown both with 13-7 records.

Racing for RWU were Connor Corgard (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Alec Anderson (Tortola, BVI), Tyler Macdonald (Newport Beach, Calif.), Dylan Vogel (Jamestown, R.I.), Abby Preston (Newport, R.I.), Jake Bartlein (Santa Barbara, Calif.) Alyssa Seifert (Duxbury, Mass.) Alexander Rudkin (Middletown, R.I.), Bianca Rom (Amityville, N.Y.), and Wendy Reuss (Lakewood Ranch, Fla.)

Roger Williams will participate in the ICSA/Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship beginning on Tuesday. For complete results and regatta information visit the regatta website: https://2013nationals.collegesailing.org/.

Final Results (top eight) – wins and losses

1. Yale University, 18-5

2. St. Mary's College of Maryland, 16-7

3. Brown University, 14-9

4. Georgetown University, 14-9

5. College of Charleston, 13-7

6. Stanford University, 12-8

7. Roger Williams University, 11-9

8. U.S. Naval Academy, 9-11

- Additional information courtesy of Jennifer Vandemoer Mitchell of Toile à Voile

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Players Mentioned

Alec Anderson: S; 5' 1"; Senior

Jake Bartlein: C; 6' 1"; Sophomore

Tyler Macdonald: S; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Abby Preston: S; 5' 5"; Sophomore

Wendy Reuss: S; 5' 4"; Sophomore

Alexander Rudkin: S; 5' 10"; Junior

Dylan Vogel: S; 5' 8"; Sophomore

Connor Corgard: S; 5' 11"; Freshman

Alyssa Seifert: C; 5' 7"; Senior

Bianca Rom: C; 5' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

Alec Anderson
: 5' 1"; Senior
: S

Jake Bartlein
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: C

Tyler Macdonald
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: S

Abby Preston
: 5' 5"; Sophomore
: S

Wendy Reuss
: 5' 4"; Sophomore
: S

Alexander Rudkin
: 5' 10"; Junior
: S

Dylan Vogel
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: S

Connor Corgard
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: S

Alyssa Seifert
: 5' 7"; Senior
: C

Bianca Rom
: 5' 1"; Senior
: C