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December 7, 2004

University of Rhode Island Sailing Team Takes Second Place In World Championship

This is the third time the Rams have finished second in the world after doing so in both 1992 and 1993.

LA BAULE, France - The University of Rhode Island Sailing Team finished Second in the World Collegiate Keelboat Championship held Oct. 25-29 in La Baule, France.

Rhode Island finished two points behind Southampton Institute of England in the 12-team field.

The Rams won the first race, took second in race No. 2, finished third in races three and four and took fifth place in the fifth race. More racing was schedule for Friday, Oct. 29, but was called off due to the weather.

This was the third time Rhode Island had finished as the runner-up at the World Championships, having also accomplished the feat in 1992 and 1993.

The World Collegiate Keelboat Championships was a six-day competition that consisted of an overnight race, as well as several Olympic triangles and distance races along France's Atlantic Coast. Competitors sail in 35-foot Jenneau One Designs provided by the Regatta organizing committee.

The University of Rhode Island earned the right to represent the United States in the competition by virtue of its victory in the 2004 Kennedy Cup in Annapolis, Md. on April 18-20. It marks the ninth time in the last 17 years that Rhode Island has represented the United States in the world keelboat competition. Rhode Island boasts a first-place finish (1990), two-second place finishes (1992 and 1993) and a pair of third-place finishes (1988, 1998).

Members of the Rhode Island team representing the United States include: coach Scott Norris (Newport, R.I.), Sean Horrigan (Pawcatuck, Conn.), Morgan Paxhia (Milton, Mass.), Michael Campbell (Bristol, R.I.), Paul Simas (Cranston, R.I.), Benedikte Vermeersch (Luxenburg), Kerry Mahoney (Staten Island, N.Y.), Kyle Wilson (North Kingstown, R.I.) and Aaron Stott (Chicago, Ill.).

Standings

1. England (Southampton Institute), 13 points
2. United States (University of Rhode Island), 15 points
3. Switzerland (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne), 22 points
4. Portugal (Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa), 22 points
5. France (EPF Ecole d'Ingenieurs), 25 points
6. Poland (Politechnika Gdanska), 25 points
7. Norway (Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology), 28 points
8. Def (Strathclyde University), 30 points
9. Japan (Nihon University), 41 points
10. Finland (Abo Akademi), 43 points
11. Scotland (Glasgow University), 47 points
12. Ecole Polytechnique, 48 points

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September 13, 2004

Rhody Finishes 2nd at Captain Hurst Bowl Intersectional

The University of Rhode Island Sailing Team traveled to Lake Mascoma, NH this past weekend to compete in the Captain Hurst Bowl Intersectional, hosted by Dartmouth College. The Rams finished 2nd, with 53 points,, out of a field 24 in this major intersectional event, beating all the top ranked teams. Harvard won overall with 38 points.

Sailing for URI were seniors Morgan Paxhia (Youngstown, NY) and Kerry Mahoney (Staten Island, NY) in "A" division, finishing 5th overall. In "B" division sophomores Matt Kastan (East Amherst, NY)/ Kristen Johnson (East Greenwich, RI) finished 4th.

This upcoming weekend the Rams compete in the Nevin's Trophy at King's Point and the New England Sloop Championship at Niantic Bay YC in lightnings.

            Captain Hurst Bowl
            Dartmouth College
          September 11-12, 2004

             FINAL RESULTS

                            A    B  TOT

 1. Harvard                21   17   38
 2. URI                    32   21   53
 3. Yale                   27   29   56
 4. Dartmouth              23   45   68
 5. Connecticut College    36   32   68
 6. St. Mary's             50   20   70
 7. Hobart/William Smith   36   35   71
 8. Brown                  59   18   77
 9. Coast Guard            37   43   80
10. Boston College         51   32   83
11. South Florida          27   57   84
12. UC Irvine              43   54   97
13. Tufts                  52   54  106
14. Roger Williams         45   66  111
15. Navy                   61   52  113
16. MIT                    45   72  117
17. Boston University      55   64  119
18. Bowdoin                80   45  125
19. Georgetown             73   53  126
20. Washington College     57   72  129
21. Columbia               45   94  139
22. Providence College     88   63  151
23. UVM                    71   81  152
24. Maine Maritime         88   82  170

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