Boston College Athletics
Eagles Place Fourth In Day 1 Semifinal Action
May 28, 2019 | Sailing
Top 18 teams advance to finals on Thursday.
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 28, 2019) – The Boston College Coed team placed fourth in the Western fleet today in the first day of action of the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship Semifinals hosted by Brown University at the Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park. There are 36 teams vying for 18 spots in the championship finals, which will begin on Thursday, May 30.
 The semifinals are divided into two fleets, an Eastern and Western, each with 18 teams. The top nine teams from each fleet will advance to the finals on Thursday. The sailors are racing on windward leeward courses in FJs and Z420s. Today the Eastern fleet sailed FJs and the Western fleet sailed Z420s. The fleets will switch boats tomorrow.
Sailing for BC's A Division team were senior Wade Waddell, senior Caroline Downey and freshman Laura Ferraris. The crew finished fourth with 43 points, while Yale was first with 27 points. Hobart and Smith was second with 27 points, while College of Charleston posted 32 points in third.
The B Division team placed third with 37 points, while Hobart and Smith was first with 29 points. Georgetown had 37 points in second place. Sailing for BC was sophomore Sophia Reineke and freshman Declan McGranahan in races one through six, while seniors Peter Lynn and Tara Ferraris competed in the seventh race.  Â
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The first warning for racing is at 10 a.m. tomorrow. No race can start after 5 p.m. By the end of the day the top 18 teams will be determined and racing will move onto the finals.
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Top Nine Eastern Semifinals (8 races):
1. St. Mary's College of Maryland, 78
2. Brown University, 91
3. Stanford University, 94
4. Bowdoin College, 103
5. U.S. Naval Academy, 107
6. Dartmouth College, 109
7. Jacksonville University, 116
8. Boston University, 118
9. Tufts University, 124
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Top Nine Western Semifinal (8 races):
1. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 56
2. College of Charleston, 74
3. Yale University, 79
4. Boston College, 80
5. Georgetown University, 94
6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 102
7. Connecticut College, 116
8. Old Dominion University, 127
9. University of Pennsylvania, 153
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To learn more about the teams competing in all of the events and to follow the racing and results visit the event website: https://2019nationals.collegesailing.org/
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 The semifinals are divided into two fleets, an Eastern and Western, each with 18 teams. The top nine teams from each fleet will advance to the finals on Thursday. The sailors are racing on windward leeward courses in FJs and Z420s. Today the Eastern fleet sailed FJs and the Western fleet sailed Z420s. The fleets will switch boats tomorrow.
Sailing for BC's A Division team were senior Wade Waddell, senior Caroline Downey and freshman Laura Ferraris. The crew finished fourth with 43 points, while Yale was first with 27 points. Hobart and Smith was second with 27 points, while College of Charleston posted 32 points in third.
The B Division team placed third with 37 points, while Hobart and Smith was first with 29 points. Georgetown had 37 points in second place. Sailing for BC was sophomore Sophia Reineke and freshman Declan McGranahan in races one through six, while seniors Peter Lynn and Tara Ferraris competed in the seventh race.  Â
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The first warning for racing is at 10 a.m. tomorrow. No race can start after 5 p.m. By the end of the day the top 18 teams will be determined and racing will move onto the finals.
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Top Nine Eastern Semifinals (8 races):
1. St. Mary's College of Maryland, 78
2. Brown University, 91
3. Stanford University, 94
4. Bowdoin College, 103
5. U.S. Naval Academy, 107
6. Dartmouth College, 109
7. Jacksonville University, 116
8. Boston University, 118
9. Tufts University, 124
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Top Nine Western Semifinal (8 races):
1. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 56
2. College of Charleston, 74
3. Yale University, 79
4. Boston College, 80
5. Georgetown University, 94
6. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 102
7. Connecticut College, 116
8. Old Dominion University, 127
9. University of Pennsylvania, 153
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To learn more about the teams competing in all of the events and to follow the racing and results visit the event website: https://2019nationals.collegesailing.org/
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