Scuttlebutt georgetown7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() We had field passes that allowed us on the sidelines prior to the game. Kent and I went to the Giants-Eagles game this past fall in Philly. Thanks to Mickey Cunningham for submitting this. For latest KP’83 news, see our Class Notes page. Augie Dale ’18 and Kaylie Gallagher ’16 from Old Dominion University won B-division with 123 points, four points ahead of second place.ġ2.This is “legacy” news from 2009 and earlier. Ian Barrows ‘17 and Meredith Megarry ‘17 won A-division from Yale with 119 points, eight points ahead of second place. Trophies are awarded to the low point “A” and “B” teams, respectively, in the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. This was the most competitive and toughest fleet of the year, but we tried to make it like any other day.” “The sailors were able to focus on sailing and were very professional – we didn’t talk about scores today. “Today was beyond stressful but extremely exciting,” says Brian Swingly, head coach for Coast Guard. The Oxford University Yacht Club team and its captain Jeremy Thomas presented this trophy in 1954 on the occasion of the first of a continuing series of college regattas between British and North American teams held alternately in the United States and Great Britain every two years. The Oxford University Trophy is awarded to the second place team in the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship. This is the second year in a row that they have finished second at this regatta. They finished four points ahead of third place overall and won the Oxford University Trophy. Coast Guard Academy moved up from fourth place after yesterday’s racing. Sailing for Georgetown was Snow ’16 and Meaghan MacRae ’18 in A-division and Sean Golden ’16 with Isabelle Ruiz De Luzuriaga ’16 and Campbell D’Eliscu ’19 in B-division. “But that will always be the case with Nationals, it’s about who can execute and string together the races, and we all stuck together as a team.” “This event was definitely challenging,” said Georgetown’s Nevin Snow, who was sailing in his hometown. It hasn’t totally set in yet, but we are so happy to win this event and everyone sailed really well.” We sent our B-division boat out for the last race and by design did not tell them the point spread – we wanted them to just have a good race – so when they crossed the finish line they didn’t even know that we had won. “Today was incredibly stressful and luckily my assistant coach Janel was fantastic and did a good job staying calm. “My nerves are frayed,” says Mike Callahan, head coach for Georgetown. Going into the final race, Georgetown held a seven point lead, but with Boston College, Coast Guard, and Yale tied in second, there remained the opportunity for anything to happen. In the afternoon, with just two B Division races to go, the winds lightened and shifted ninety degrees to the left, effectively erasing whatever the teams knew for the most vital races of the day. With full sun and temperatures in the 70s, the weather offered a great beach day but tough sailing in west-northwest winds of just 5-7 knots. The sailors hit the water on time and racing began around 10:30 a.m. ![]() With four schools having a legitimate chance at the title, and a temperamental San Diego Bay providing the landscape, Georgetown University would hold on to their tenuous lead for the win. San Diego, CA (June 3, 2016) – The final day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship would complete the spring college sailing national championship season, and the third nationals would prove to be the most dramatic. ![]()
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