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With four spots at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s Dinghy national championships on the line, the No. 4 Harvard co-ed sailing team found itself on the outside looking in after a sixth-place showing on a tumultuous Saturday at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. But on Sunday, the Crimson stormed back, finishing the New England Dinghy Championship in second place and earning its second coveted nationals invite in as many weeks. “Saturday was very interesting,” junior captain Kyle Kovacs said...
After the No. 9 Harvard women’s sailing team qualified for nationals at last week’s Women’s New England Championships, it was up to the No. 4 co-eds to duplicate the performance over the weekend at the annual Fowle Trophy. The host Crimson capitalized on its home-water advantage, earning third place overall and securing the regatta’s final invitation to nationals at the end of the month in Annapolis, Md.Despite being the host school, the teams actually raced down the Charles River at MIT. Twelve teams pre-qualified...
...when the Indians refused to trade for food, the colonists died horribly. The winter of 1609 became the "starving time." The colonists ate horses, dogs, cats, vermin, even (it was said) corpses. In June 1610 the survivors staggered onto their ships and sailed into the bay, either looking for help or intending to sail home. Help came with the arrival of three ships from England and new settlers. The shattered colony was put under strict martial law. The penalties for running away included shooting, hanging, burning and being broken on the wheel...
...spring season finally hit and the weather heated up, the Harvard sailing team competed in its final full weekend of competition of the spring season. While the No. 6 women’s team competed for a spot at nationals later in the spring, the No. 4 co-eds sailed in four regattas, finishing in places ranging from fourth to eighth.WOMEN’S NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPThe Crimson was at Connecticut College for the Reed Trophy, the women’s New England Championship. With the top five teams receiving an invitation to nationals, Harvard’s goal...
...crew Ashley Nathanson won A-division in decisive fashion for Harvard, while senior skipper Robby McIntosh and sophomore crew Margaret Wang took 10th for the Crimson in B-division. The first-place showing from Knowles and Nathanson was particularly surprising considering that the two don’t normally sail together...