SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The University of Hawai`i coed sailing team concluded its fall season by finishing third at the North/South Intersectional hosted by UC Santa Barbara, Nov. 11-12. The Rainbows finished with a total of 138 points, 10 points behind first-place Stanford.

A total of 32 races were competed in four divisions in gusty conditions during the two-day event. Stanford's 123 point total proved best in the 18-team field, with USC finishing a close second at 123 points.

Mike Scott and Becky Mabardy sailed in the A division for the 'Bows, while Will Whitman, Andrew Meade and Cassie Harris sailed in the B division. Mark Spector had the best showing of the Rainbows, finishing second in C division with 24 points. Both Spector and Ryan Wild, who finished with 27 points in the D division, sailed singlehanded.

UH gets back in the water in January, opening up its spring scheudle in the Rainbow Invite, Jan. 20-21, at Keehi Lagoon.

Pl. Team (A-B-C-D-Tot)
1. Stanford (29-31-16-47-123)
2. USC (16-53-29-30-128)
3. Hawai`i (41-46-24-27-138)
4. UCI (32-43-38-37-150)
5. UCSB (49-42-77-41-209)
6. UC San Diego (30-21-61-100-212)
7. Cal Maritime (79-65-34-39-217)
8. UCLA (77-65-69-102-313)
9. Santa Clara (135-136-85-58-414)
10. Oregon (78- 60-152-152-442)
11. UC Santa Cruz (122-104-124- 98-448)
12. Chico (101- 48-152-152-453)
13. Washington (110-152-82-128-472)
14. CS Bakersfield (87- 84-152-152-475)
15. Cal State Maritime (83-99-152-152-486)
16. Western Washington (25-128-120-128-501)
17. Santa Barbara CC (92-146-152-152-542)
18. Portland St. (143-133-152-152-580)

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