September 23, 2001

ANNAPOLIS, Md..-- Hobart sent juniors Sam Rogers and Bobby Storck with sophomores Ed Norton and Jeff Sullivan to the MAISA Sloop Championships at the Naval Academy this weekend. The sailors, competing in J/24s, at the championship faced light winds all weekend. The winds peaked at six knots.

On Sunday, in what was to be the second to last race of the series, the Hobart team trailed the second place team, Old Dominion, by three points. The Hobart sailors were over the starting line early and had to restart, putting them behind Old Dominion. However, the Statesmen battled Back to Sailinga second place finish in the race. The Old Dominion Monarchs finshed fifth, creating a tie for second place, with one race to go. By the end of the ninth race the wind had ceased and forced the competitors to wait for 90 minutes before the race committee ended the regatta. Hobart won the draw in a who-beat-who tie-breaker, securing the second qualifying spot.

The Middle Atlantic Sloop Championships, held at the closely guarded Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., was the qualifying event for the Intercolligate Sloop Championship to be held Nov. 2-4, in South Florida. The top two teams qualify.

Team Total
1. Navy 31
2. Hobart 32
3. Old Dominion 32
4. St. Mary's 37
5. Georgetown 43
6. Queens University 56
7. Princeton 59
8. Kings Point 63
9. Maryland 67
10. SUNYMC 79

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