While Georgetown’s football team may not make it to the fabled Rose Bowl Stadium in the near future, the sailing team has made a habit of successful trips out West.
“It went well.”
That statement by Georgetown junior sailor Nevin Snow provides a downplayed evaluation of his and his teammates’ most recent performance, as the Georgetown sailing team ended their fall season by winning the 30th annual Rose Bowl Regatta during winter break, one of the most prestigious sailing contests in the United States. The regatta, held on Jan. 4, in Long Beach, Calif., saw the Hoyas defend their 2014 title.
Including the Hoyas, 30 teams competed in the Regatta, making it the largest collegiate sailing event on the west coast of the United States. Aiding the Hoyas was experience from sophomore A.J. Reiter and junior Nevin Snow, both Southern California natives, an advantage given their proximity to Alamitos Bay, home to some of the best sailing conditions on the West Coast.
The races, themselves, were held at the U.S. Sailing Center and Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, beginning at Belmont Pier and into Long Beach Harbor, created by a 7-mile breakwater.
Conditions for the regatta were brisk, with temperatures on the water not rising above 60 degrees, but otherwise clear—good weather for a winter regatta. The races, which started in the late morning, began with an early Hoya lead as senior Katie DaSilva and Snow won their first five races in the A fleet. The two would go on to win by 12 points overall.
In the B division, junior Isabelle Luzuriaga and Reiter also got an early lead, turning a first match victory into an equivalent 12 point win. The Hoyas won by 37 points overall, finishing ahead of the second place finisher, the Coast Guard Academy, and third place finisher Boston College, who were 51 points behind.
The Hoya Sailors open their spring season on Feb. 21, traveling between the College of Charleston Spring Intersectional in Charleston, S.C. and the Quad Meet at Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va. The Hoyas remain at the top of the Sailing World College Rankings, tied for first place among collegiate sailing teams across the globe.
