United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

Newport, RI--(5/6/07)--Coast Guard Academy cadets sailed the J-44 Glory across the finish line of the 2007 Annapolis-Newport Race Monday morning through the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry to win the IRC Class II division. The cadets’ handicap-corrected time placed them 6th of 18 among all IRC-scored boats and second among the five service academy entries. Since its first entry in the 1951 race, the only other Coast Guard Academy yacht to win a division was the Nelson-Marek 41 Rampage in 1997.

New London, CT--(5/7/07)--The Coast Guard Academy sailing team finished 10th out of 18 schools this past weekend at the United States Coast Guard Alumni Bowl for the New England Dinghy Championship. All the top teams from New England were present, vying for the top four spots, which would receive berths to the ISCA National Championship hosted by the Naval Academy. Although the competition was close for most of the championship, with almost anyone in the top 10 having a chance to qualify, the Bears were unable to slip into one of the top four spots. The regatta was a great farewell to the team's seniors who got to sail their last collegiate regatta on home waters.

In A-Division, Rob Gorman '07 and Kyra Chin '07 finished 11th with 120 points. In B-Division, Noel Shriner '08, Emily Kehrt '09, and Andrew Gibbons '07 finished 8th with 109 points. Overall, the team finished 10th with 229 points.

The top four teams, qualifying for nationals were Boston College with 127 points, Harvard with 139 points, Dartmouth with 164 points, and Yale with 177 points.

Sailing - CGA Sailing Top Five at Every Event, win BU Trophy

Ben Komar '07 and Jenn Hom '09.

New London, CT--(4/16/07)--The Coast Guard Academy Sailing Team had another very impressive weekend. The team traveled to many different events across New England and placed top five at every event.

At the BU Trophy hosted by Boston University, the Bears were obviously the team to beat. The conditions were challenging based on rain and very shifty winds. Over the entire regatta, 8 races were sailed in each division. Chris Greenough '07 and Abbey Lafond '08 sailed very well in A-Division, finishing the event with 38 points, placing them 2nd in their division, closely behind 1st place. Ben Komar '07 and Jennifer Hom '09 also sailed extremely well in B-Division, finishing with 14 points and winning their division by 25 points. Overall, with a combined score of 52 points, the Bears won the BU Trophy in great fashion, with the second place team finishing with 100 points. This victory gives the team its second victory in three years at the BU Trophy.