Sailing Opens Spring Slate with Fourth Place Finish at Georgetown Team Race

By Sean Engel, Sports Information Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Maritime sailing team opened the spring portion of their 2017-18 season as the team took part in the Georgetown Team Race on the Potomac River. Maritime took fourth place in the six-team field, finishing the weekend with a 2-3 overall record aboard the fleet of Z420s and FJ boats.

The first day of competition was not contested due to poor weather conditions. However, the team returned to action on Sunday afternoon for one round robin against the other five teams in the field.

Maritime opened the weekend against Navy and picked up the 1-3-6 win against the Midshipmen. The Privateers improved to 2-0 with a 1-2-3 sweep over UPenn as the Privateers took care of the Quakers. The Privateers fell in their next three flights with losses to Cornell, Hobart/William Smith and Old Dominion, dropping their record to 2-3.

Old Dominion also finished the first round robin with a 2-3 overall record, forcing a tiebreaker round between the Privateers and the Monarchs. The Privateers picked up the 1-2-5 victory over the Monarchs to capture fourth place at the event.

Maritime had a full complement of sailors at the event with seniors Zach Hill (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) and Timmy Montera (Bellmore, N.Y./Bellmore JFK) as their first entry. Junior John Lawless (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) returned to the team after a semester away in the fall, and teamed up with sophomore Aidan Molesky (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck). Juniors Kyle Comerford (Annapolis, Md/Annapolis) and Skye Miller (Congers, N.Y./Clarkstown North) rounded out the Maritime lineup at the event.

Earning the victory at the event was Hobart/William Smith with a 4-1 record, while Cornell took second at 4-1, but fell in a tiebreaker with HWS. Navy took third at 3-2, while Old Dominion had a 2-3 record for fifth place, followed by UPenn in sixth at 0-5.

Maritime returns to competition next weekend with a pair of events as the team will take part in the Wollum Team Race hosted by Christopher Newport, as well as the St. Mary's (Md.) Team Race in Maryland.