BRUNSWICK, Maine/CHARLESTON, S.C. – The University of Hawai'i sailing teams wrapped up a busy weekend of competition, with the Rainbow Wahine finishing fifth at the Women's Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B and the coed team placing seventh at the Charleston Fall Interconference.
The ACC Round 1B was held Oct. 3-4 on Harpswell Sound in Brunswick, Maine. After three races were completed Saturday, the Rainbow Wahine returned Sunday for six additional races in each division.
The Rainbow Wahine finished an impressive fifth place in the 17-team ACC field with 140 points, recording 74 points in Division A and 66 in Division B. In Division A, senior Martha Schuessler and sophomore Leila Landay combined for 74 points to finish sixth in the division. In Division B, senior Stella Taherian and junior Elin Reigstad placed fifth with 66 points. With that finish the Rainbow Wahine qualfied for the ACC Finals to be held in two weeks in Maryland.
In Charleston, the Rainbow Sailors finished seventh at the Charleston Fall Interconference with 112 points. The regatta featured 15 teams competing across two divisions. Hawai'i recorded 72 points in Division A and 40 points in Division B. In Division A, senior Everett McAvoy and sophomore Alister Muto finished 11th with 72 points. In Division B, senior Arden Rathkopf and junior Gabriella Delgado finished fifth with 40 points.
Next up the for the coed team is the Fall Top 9 Invitational, Oct. 24-25 in Stanford, Calif., while the women's squad will return East for the Atlantic Coast Championship in Saint Mary's Md. Oct. 17-18.
