United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics - Intercollegiate Sailing - Ingham and Hamlet Win A-Division at New London Invitational

New London, CT--(4/11/10)--Coast Guard hosted the first New London Invitational this past weekend, an event that attracted fifteen other teams from New England. Everyone in attendance was treated to beautiful racing conditions throughout the weekend, allowing the race committee to complete thirty six races. Both 420s and FJs were used to get everyone on the water at the same time. Coast Guard had a total of four teams competing in the regatta, the top of which finished 3rd overall due to a victory in A-Division by Sam Ingham '11 and Amanda Hamlet '12. The duo finished in the top-5 in 14 out of their 18 races, with four race wins. They finished with 68 points to win the division. Their teammates in B-Division, William Cotta '11 and Kristen Holloway '12, also sailed a great regatta. They posted several top-5 finishes and finished with 123 points, good enough for 6th in their division. The team combined for 191 points and finished 3rd overall. Dartmouth took the first two places in the regatta, the winning team with 150 points and the 2nd place team with 152 points.

The rest of the Bears' results are as follows:

Team 1:
A Division: Samuel Ingham '11, Amanda Hamlet '12: 1st Place
B Division: William Cotta '11, Kristen Holloway '12: 6th Place
3rd Place out of 20 Teams

Team 2:
A Division: Ian Oviatt '10, Kirstin Haas '10, Justine Morrison '13: 4th Place
B Division: Thomas Chronert '12, Mathew Stroebel '12: 12th Place
8th Place out of 20 Teams

Team 3:
A Division: Jonathan Duffett '11, Tanya Cuprak '11: 6th Place
B Division: Chris Grabe '10, Mark Funke '12, Claire Miller '12: 13th Place
11th Place out of 20 Teams

Team 4:
A Division: Krysta Rohde '11, Elise Maher '11, Kirstin Haas '10: 7th Place
B Division: Jake Tronaas '12, John Mack '13: 11th Place
9th Place out of 20 Teams

Next weekend, the Coed team will compete for a spot at Nationals at the New England Dinghy Championship hosted by Connecticut College. The top eight teams from that regatta will advance to the National Semi-Finals, which this year will take place in Seattle, WA and Charleston, SC. The Women's team will be at home at the Emily Wick/Sloop Shrew Trophy. This will be the 3rd year Coast Guard is hosting this event, the first as an intersectional.