Hobart and William Smith sailors finished third at both the War Memorial regatta and the MAISA Fall Women's Championship over the weekend.
The coed team competed at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, while William Smith hosted the women's championship on Seneca Lake, according to Hobart and William Smith Athletics. Both events ran Oct. 31-Nov. 1.
HWS totaled 44 points to place third among 17 teams at the War Memorial, the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association's fall coed dinghy championship. Georgetown won with 31 points.
Junior James Kopack and sophomore Jamie McGuffe finished third in B Division with 14 points. They won the opening race, placed in the top three four times and finished fifth once.
Seniors JJ Klempen and Stella Kim took seventh in A Division. They finished in the top 10 in all five races, including second in the final race.
Shifting winds limited the Annapolis fleet to three races in each division Saturday and two more Sunday.
On Seneca Lake, William Smith finished third with 104 points at the women's championship. Georgetown won with 53.
Junior Deana Fedulova and senior Ella Donaldson placed third in A Division with 46 points. They finished in the top 10 in all 10 races and took second three times.
Juniors Sabrina Starck and Olivia Wilkins finished fifth in B Division with 58 points. They won the third race and placed in the top 10 in every race.
The women's fleet completed 10 races in each division across the weekend. Saturday's racing began in a light southeast breeze, paused when the wind died and resumed in a shifting northwest breeze. A steady southerly wind allowed racing to continue Sunday.
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