United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

Port Washington, NY--(10/22/07)--The fall 2007 Manhasset Bay Yacht Club Fall Series set the stage for two milestone achievements by the US Coast Guard Academy Offshore Racing Team. This event marked the first time that the Coast Guard Academy has placed in a J/44 One Design event, as well as the first placing in a Manhasset Bay Fall Series. J/44 Glory sailed into a 3rd place finish, missing 2nd by only 1 point.

The racing was spread out over four days on two consecutive weekends. The race committee opted to do multiple W4 (windward-leeward twice around) courses on both Saturdays and a single race on each Sunday. The first Sunday was certainly a highlight in the series, as the fleet sailed a 17 nautical mile distance race around government buoys. Glory led the J/44 fleet holding first place for the entire day, but took second in a nail-biting finish. Charlie V managed to get an inch of bow over the finish line as Glory had a spinnaker wipe-out in a big puff seconds before the finish. As the Glory crew frantically hauled in a trailing spinnaker, Charlie V pulled the trigger.

Jenn Proctor and Margaret Woodbridge sailing at Connecticut College

New London, CT--(10/22/07)--Every member of the Coast Guard Academy Intercollegiate Dinghy Team traveled to a regatta this past weekend, competing at venues all over New England. The Bears sailed well at several different regattas, which should move them up from their current 8th place ranking in New England.

At the Sherman Hoyt Trophy, a major intersectional hosted by Brown University, the sailors were treated to unseasonably warm weather with varying breeze. The Bears sailed to a very strong 8th place finish out of 18 teams. Noel Shriner '08, Abbey LaFond '08 and Linden Dahlkemper '08 finished 5th in A Division with 78 points. Adam Frye '08 and Cezar Gomez '10 finished 12th in B Division with 109 points.

Coast Guard sailors aboard J/105 Gumption

Larchmont, NY--(10/8/07)--The 2007 Storm Trysail Club Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta was held at Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, NY this past weekend. This most prestigious regatta is sailed by many major universities, with 26 major institutions competing this year.

The Coast Guard Academy was fortunate enough to compete aboard Gumption Kevin Grainger’s J/105. Coast Guard easily won this division with three firsts, a second and a third. Gumption was the only boat with multiple bullets, winning the nine boat division by a margin of ten points. Gumption was skippered by team captain Tim Andersen with Brad Peifer calling tactics. Other members of the crew included Bob Lally, Casey Gillikin, Adam Parga and Nate Shakespeare.

Krysta Rohde sailing her way to the National Championship

Bristol, RI--(9/23/07)--Krysta Rohde, a freshman from Richmond Hill, GA, finished 2nd in a tough fleet of 25 at the New England Women's Singlehanded Championship hosted by Roger Williams University. The event brought all the top women sailors from New England to compete for five berths to the National Championship. Rohde sailed her way to the top of the fleet by finishing top five in 11 out of 18 races and winning a race on each day of the competition.

Rohde finished the regatta with 108 points, just 12 points behind the winner, Jane Macy from Yale. Rohde became just the 3rd woman in the program's history to qualify for the ICSA Women's Singlehanded National Championship, which will be hosted by the University of Washington on November 2-4.

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