NEW LONDON, Conn. – After qualifying for the Open Atlantic Coast Championships with an eighth place showing at Kings Point on Oct. 8, the Roger Williams University sailing team closed out the weekend with a 10^th place finish.
 
At the Atlantic Coast Championships hosted by Coast Guard Aidan Hoogland (Chula Vista, Calif.) and Molly Matthews (Grosse Ile, Mich.) combined for a ninth-place finish in Division A, finishing two of their 14 races in first place, as they tallying 125 points. In Division B Carlos Bermudez de Castro (La Coruña, Spain) and Carly Kiss (Pewaukee, Wis.) raced the first twelve races in Division B before Cameron Wood (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Annika Irene (Excelsior, Minn.) closed out the final two races in the Division, with the group combining for 142 points.
 
Outside of the Atlantic Coast Championships, the Hawks also made appearances at the Rudi Oberg Trophy, Franklin Lane Trophy, Greater Boston Solo Championships, and the Norman Reid Team Race.
 
Saturday the Hawks participated in the Norman Reid Team Race, George Higham (Pine Beach, N.J.), Oliver Stokke (Santa Barabara, Calif.), Will Bailey (Chatham, Mass.), Gracie Woodcock (South Dartmouth, Mass.), Claire Buckley (Bridgewater, Conn.) and Ruby Hope (Bellevue, Wash.) in the top Roger Williams fleet, finishing fourth with a 7-8 record. After posting a 1-4 record in the first round, The Hawks went 4-1 in round to level their record at 5-5. After dropping their first race to Brown in round three, the Hawks then split their final four races.
 
On Sunday at the Franklin Lane Trophy, the Hawks posted a 3-1 record finishing in second at the regatta with Higham, Stokke, Bailey serving as skippers and Woodcock, Buckley, and Hope as the crew. The Hawks picked up wins over Boston University, Tufts 2, and Boston College, before losing their final race of the day to the top fleet from Tufts.
 
At the Greater Boston Solo Championship, Will Bailey led the Hawks in the Singlehanded event compiling 83 points picking up a pair of top five finishes over the nine-race event. Ethan Burt (Hingham, Mass.) finished just outside the top 10 picking up an 11^th place finish with 93 points.
 
Rounding out the weekend at the Rudi Oberg Trophy Regatta hosted by Northeaster, Roger Williams picked up a third-place finish and 11^th place finish.  For the Hawks top boat, Mathieu Dale (Christiansted, Va.) and Michaela O'Donnell (Elyria, Ohio) leading Division A wire-to-wire, picking up a first-place finish in the opening race and holding at least a share of the lead, the rest of the way.
 
In Division B, Ian Hopkins Guerra (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) and Keira Fowler (Boxford, Mass.) combined for 71 points and a third-place finish in the Division, while Division C combo of Drew Mastovsky (Marion, Mass.) and Isaizh Farr (Dartmouth, Mass.) closed inside the top 10 with 122 total points.
 
Roger Williams will prepare for another weekend of competition beginning on Saturday, Oct. 29.