***Baird, Nicolosi, Tobin and Lingos-Utley are the NEISA Coed Sailors of the Week***
Kings Point, NY —4/21/19- Nic Baird ’19, Graceann Nicolosi ’20, Sam Tobin ’22 and Sonia Lingos-Utley ‘21 are the NEISA Coed Sailors of the Week for their commanding victory in A-division at the Admiral’s Cup hosted by the US Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point. The A-division team from Yale dominated the field during the first 8 races, featuring winds gusting to 30 knots. Baird went to his light air specialist Lingos-Utley as they defended their lead in the lighter winds of Sunday’s 8 races. The A-division victory came against some of the strongest A-division sailors in the country, including runner up Dartmouth and third place Stanford. The Bulldogs are in a strong position to add to their Team Race New England Championship at next week’s Coast Guard Alumni Bowl hosted by Bowdoin College.
Around the Conference
MIT claimed their first ever Women’s New England Championship edging out second place Brown by a slim, 6 point margin after 16 races. Dartmouth rounded out the podium in the women’s event hosted by MIT. Boston University earned bragging rights over their cross-town rivals by winning the Boston Dinghy Club Cup over second place Harvard and third place Tufts. Boston University also defended their home waters at the Morris Trophy with a commanding regatta win over URI and Connecticut College.
Go NEISA!