Emmitsburg, Md. – Day two of the Women's ACC Round 1, hosted by St. Mary's, featured sunny skies and shifty northerly breezes that made for challenging conditions. Patience was key as some races were abandoned when the wind faded and others were held until the breeze stabilized. Race management kept the course moving, starting when pressure filled and postponing when it didn't. The showcase regatta was sailed in FJs under a two-division scoring format with 17 schools in attendance. Dartmouth took the win, with Georgetown and Tufts rounding out the top three.
Rollins finished 13th overall with 206 points (107 in A Division, 99 in B). The Tars added two more top-10 finishes on Sunday, highlighted by an eighth-place finish from skipper Shay Bridge and crew Maggie Burnham in A Division. B Division closed strong, with skipper Annie Samis and crew Mollie Wood recording the team's best result of the regatta, a runner-up finish in the ninth and final race. Jane McKenzie sailed as crew for the first eight B Division races, while Soleil Aurignac also competed as crew in the ninth A Division race.
Charleston, S.C. – Rollins also competed at the Charleston Fall Interconference, a cross-regional regatta sailed in 420s with 13 schools in attendance. Sunday opened with a light northerly at 6–8 knots paired with a strong current before building enough to complete a full slate of races. The College of Charleston won the event.
The Tars placed 11th overall with 251 points (138 in A Division, 113 in B). Sunday's racing produced 11 more top-10 finishes for Rollins. In A Division, Jack Adderley (races 1–4, 11–13) and Caleb Kinnear (races 5–10) split skipper duties alongside crew Alexander Goldsmith, combining for four of those results. In B Division, Milo Fleming and Cameron Kinnear added seven more, including a stretch of four straight top-10s to close the regatta in races 10–13.
Up next, the Tars return to the water next weekend at the Dick Allsop Trophy in Jacksonville on Saturday, Oct. 4, while also competing at the Stu Nelson Trophy in New London, Conn., on Saturday and Sunday.
