On March 5th, Sarah Hughes, Frankie Ferrero, Maija Mikkila and I shed our drysuits and road-tripped to sunny South Carolina for a Women’s Intersectional Regatta at the College of Charleston. We had fantastic weather: about 60 degrees with a steady breeze. Coach Arthur frequently sailed at this site when he was at Eckerd, and he was able to give us some excellent advice about the tricky current in Charleston’s channel.
We sailed some great races and steadily improved throughout the regatta, however the competition was very tough. Some of the best women’s teams were there – Georgetown, Yale, Navy, Eckerd, Old Dominion and St. Mary’s, to name a few. It was really exciting to have the opportunity to compete against these teams. By the end of the regatta, Frankie and Maija were finishing in the middle of their B fleet. Although the overall results were less ideal, this competitive intersectional regatta prepared us for spring break training in Miami and a spring season full of competitive women’s sailing.
- Olivia Green, WCAS 2011
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