HONOLULU – A total of 20 teams competed in the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite Jan. 17-18 at Keehi Lagoon with Brown capturing both the coed and women's/junior varsity classes.

 

Nine races in each the A and B divisions were completed during the two-day event, named after former Rainbow sailor Peter Wenner, who tragically lost his life in a recreational boating accident in November 2008. The host University of Hawai`i Rainbow sailing team fielded three teams in the coed and one team in the junior varsity/women's division and finished runner-up in both classes.

 

The UH Red team, led by William Petersen, Erin Magee, Andrew Meade and Jaclyn McLoughlin settled for second with 57 points, just three points behind Brown. Meanwhile the Rainbow Wahine squad of Hannah Tuson-Turner, Tahnee Allman, Becky Mabardy and Jessi Locke were also nipped by Brown by just two points in the JV/Women's divsion.

 

The coed team next competes in the Jeremy McIntyre Team Race in California, March 7-8. The Rainbow Wahine, meanwhile, are back in action in the South Florida Women's Intersectional, Feb. 21-22.

 

Team (A-B-Total)

1. Brown (35-22-57)

3. Western Washington (45-29-74)

5. UC Santa Barbara (45- 47- 92)

7. UCLA (59-58-117)

8. Fordham (34-85-119)

9. Chapman (70-74-144)

10 Washington (80-67-147)

11. Portland State (100-98-198)

12. Victoria (107-95-202)

13. Oregon State (110-114-224)

 

 

Team (A-B-Total)

1. Brown (17-19-36)

3. Western Washington (26-35-61)

4. Washington (38-29-67)

5. UH/UCLA (51-43-94)

6. Western Washington (50-48-98)

7. UCLA (55-55-110)