This weekend, in the waters off the shore of New London, Conn., the Dartmouth sailing team captured their first major team regatta in several years.
Their win at the Hap Moore Regatta, hosted by the Coast Guard Academy, was powered by All-Americans Erin Myers '00 and Katie Lyndon '01, but most participants testified to their excellent teamwork and strategy.
"We got out there, and it was good, clean, fun sailing," Myers said. "Our three boats worked together perfectly."
Sweetening the victory was the knowledge that this field of 12 included many of the nation's top teams.
With the win, the Big Green upset top-ranked St. Mary's, and bested Harvard, Princeton, and Tufts as well. Now that the team has beaten St. Mary's, they are ready for a run at the nation's top ranking during the remainder of the season. The boat with skipper Ryan Mahoney '02 and Carly Prior '01 as crew was a crucial part to the team's performance.
Rounding out the team were Patrick Hogan '01 and Kevin Horrigan '02.
Lyndon called attention to the whole team.
"Winning a team race regatta like the Hap Moore is a really great indication of how deep our team is this year," she said.
In other sailing action from the weekend, senior Dan Herlihy, who just returned from a back injury, just missed out on qualifying for the Singlehanded New England Championship by three points.
The top four qualifiers advanced-- Herlihy was fifth.
