The University of Hawai`i coed sailing team opened its spring season by winning the Rainbow Invite Jan. 19-20. The team split into five squads for the regatta with UH Green finishing first. The other squads finished second, eighth, 10th and 12th. The Rainbow Wahine also opened their season at the Invite and finished 11th. UC Santa Barbara finished third. Strong winds shortened the regatta to 10 races over two days.

The winning UH Green team of Bryan Lake, Jennifer Warnock, Adam Corpuz-Lahne and Melody Torres earned a total of 74 points. UH Yellow with Steve Brown, Ann Feeley-Summerl, Joey Pasquali and Lindsay Peters, finished second with 112 points. All-Americans Molly O’Bryan and Sarah Hitchcock, along with Renee DeCurtis, Marin Diskant and Stephanie Harris sailed for the Rainbow Wahine, who finished with 196 points.

The coed team sails next at the St. Mary’s Team Racing Intersectional March 2-3, in St. Mary’s City, Md. Next up for the Rainbow Wahine is the Navy Spring Women’s Intersectional, March 9-10, in Annapolis, Md.

Results for the Rainbow Invite Jan. 19-20 1. UH Green – A: Bryan Lake, Jennifer Warnock B: Adam Corpuz-Lahne, Melody Torres
2. UH Yellow – A: Steve Brown, Ann Feely-Summerl B: Joey Pasquali, Lindsay Peters
3. UC Santa Barbara
4. USC
5. Stanford
6. St. Mary’s Women
7. California
8. UH Blue – A: Will Edwards, Alex Whaley B: Matt Stine, Sarah Reed
9. UC Irvine
10. UH Red – A: John Sharkey, Charleen Lum B: Mike Cervantes, Kili Chivers
11. UH Rainbow Wahine – A: Molly O’Bryan, Sarah Hitchcock B: Renee DeCurtis, Marin Diskant, Stephanie Harris
12. UH Purple – A: Tyler Salvo, Hannah Brandt B: Dan Pavel, Kelly McCoy
13. USC2
14. Cal Maritme Academy
15. California Women
16. Stanford Women
17. USC Women
18. Dartmouth

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