Tufts 16th at Danmark Trophy After Sunday Racing Called Off

NEW LONDON, CT (September 29, 2024) - Conditions did not allow for any racing to take place at the Danmark Trophy on Sunday, so Saturday's results stand as final. Tufts Coed Sailing was 16th out of 20 teams.

On Saturday, eight races were held in two divisions. Tufts' scores were 89 for A's and 111 for B's totaling to 200 overall. 

In A division Tufts placed 13th. Junior Ben Mueller skippered with seniors Rees Tindall and Matthew Caplan as crew. Tindall handled the first and second and fifth through eighth starts as crew, with Caplan on board for the other two. Mueller and Tindall were second in the seventh race of the day for Tufts' best A showing.

For B's (16th place) seniors Jack Flores and John Eastman skippered, with Flores taking the first, second and fifth through eighth races. Eastman skippered 3 and 4. Senior Magdelaina Putnam crewed all of Saturday's eight races. A seventh in the seventh race was the top B finish for the Jumbos.

Harvard won the regatta with scores of 36 in A's and 54 in B's for a 90 team total.