ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Tars sailed at the Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament this weekend, competing in the showcase regatta aboard 420s in a two-division scoring format.
Saturday saw eight races completed in each division through an 8–15 knot north-northeasterly breeze. Six more races per division followed Sunday in 4–10 knot winds out of the northeast, bringing the weekend total to 14 races in each division.
Rollins finished sixth in the 17-team field, tallying 198 points with 94 in A Division and 104 in B. Boston College claimed the overall title.
In A Division,
Annie Samis served as skipper throughout the regatta, joined by
Jane McKenzie as crew for races one through four, nine and 10. The duo earned five top-10 finishes, highlighted by a third-place result to open the regatta.
Mollie Wood joined Samis for races five through eight and 11 through 14, with the duo adding five more top-10 finishes. Samis and Wood found success throughout their time together, earning runner-up finishes in races five, seven and 11 while taking the race win in eight.
In B Division, skipper
Adelaide Matzky and crew
Soleil Aurignac remained together throughout the event. The duo posted 10 top-10 finishes across the 14 races, including four finishes inside the top three. Matzky and Aurignac earned runner-up results in races five and nine, added a third-place finish in race 12, and followed it with a win in race 13.
The Tars return to the water Oct. 24-25, hosting the Lake Virginia Invitational at home in Winter Park.
