With six events on the schedule in Week Three. the team was a bit stretched, but this created opportunities for many. The coed team hit the road for the A level St. Mary’s Interconference. Rachel Bryer, with Hannah Scanlon and Marisa Decollibus, sailed A division with Matt Coughlin and Kate Nota in B. The Rams…
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Week Two Report
September 22, 2015The Rams had 4 events on the card for week two: the Stu Nelson women’s Interconference at Conn College, the Hatch Brown Interconference at MIT, a Central Series at BC, and the Donaghy Bowl at UConn. Rachel and Hannah were with the ladies at the Stu Nelson with Sarah and Marisa in B this time.…
Fall Week One Report
September 16, 2015The Rams were in lots of action just three days after the first practice with 5 events, three of which were trophy events. The coed team went down east to Maine Maritime in Castine Maine for the Penobscot Bay Open and the Harman Trophy. The PBO was a qualifier for the Danmark and the Harman…
40 Potential Walk-Ons at First Night
September 7, 2015First Night is an annual bazaar for incoming freshmen with virtually every organization on campus competing for the attention of the new class. The Sailing Team attracted a very high quality group of prospects. Seventeen skippers signed up, about half who also crew. Some are certain to add important depth to the team. On the…
40 New and Returning Sailors at Pre-Season
September 7, 2015Pre-season is always a challenge as dorms and off campus housing are not available, but 40 new and returning team members found a way to make it happen. We had a great 3 day session September 2-4, going to the Harbor of Refuge all three days with 16 boats to experience some open water sailing.…
Lady Rams Move on to Finals
May 28, 2015Yesterday the Lady Rams finished a solid 5th in the Eastern Semifinal Regatta hosted by Salve Regina and Brown in Newport, RI. After a terrific nationals training period, highlighted by two great days training with the Coast Guard team in New London and an awesome day training outside of the Harbor of Refuge in Pt.…
Lady Rams Qualify for ICSA Nationals
April 27, 2015The Lady Rams qualified for the ICSA Nationals over the April 25-26 weekend at the Jerry Reed Trophy held at Boston College. The level of competition was higher than ever and there were no easy places anywhere in the fleet. Eight teams qualified and the Rams were 8th, but very few points from 6th. It…
Week 5 – Lady Rams Superb at the Dellenbaugh
April 10, 2015The Dellenbaugh at Brown was our premier event of the week. Nearly all of the top ranked teams in the country were there with their first teams.Rachel Bryer and Marisa Decollibus won the first and only set of the day on Saturday. The breeze started at about 15 knots and built to 25+ as the…
Week 4 – Staake and Duplin Team Races
April 8, 2015The Staake Trophyis the qualifier for the final 2 spots at the New England Team Race Championships, The Fowle Trophy. With all of the bad weather, we had no team racing events and no quality practice going in – we weren’t really ready. The weather at Conn College remained consistent: rain, sleet and snow on Saturday.…
Week 3 – St. Mary’s Interconference and Vietor
April 7, 2015The Lady Rams were looking forward to the St. Mary’s road trip. They had been very successful in 2014 with a 3rd place finish anchored by Rachel Bryer’s 23 point A Division win with crews Fiona Christie and Anna Leitner. The mid 40 degree temps seemed tropical, but the Lady Rams weren’t hot enough and…
