Sailors 11th at Atlantic Coast Championships

Norfolk Collegiate finished 11th out of 20 teams invited to the 2018 Atlantic Coast Championship sailed off of Annapolis this past weekened.

Ranney School from New Jersey won the event while Virginia’s Christchurch School was second.

Schools from as far away as Indiana, New Jersey, Maine, and Illinois competed.

 

Oaks Sailors Sixth in Mid-Atlantic Championship

The Oaks braved heavy winds on the East River in New York to finish sixth over the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Association team racing championship.

Christchurch School won the event. Norfolk Academy finished ninth.

Sailing for the Oaks were Chris Robertson ’19, Matt Wright ’19, Parker Purrington ’19, Ray Domena ’19, Harrison Thomson ’22, Sam Beck ’21, Robert Chase ’22, and Maggie Campbell ’22.

In the Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association state championships a week earlier, Norfolk Collegiate teams finished third behind two Christchurch teams and seventh.

For more pictures from the weekend and the season, go to Oaks Sailing. Thanks to parent Scott Robertson for the pictures from New York.

Sailors Race to TCIS Title

The Norfolk Collegiate sailing team won its fourth consecutive TCIS title Thursday afternoon on the Elizabeth River.

Chris Robertson was named TCIS Sailor of the Year. Ray Domena, Matt Wright and Parker Purrington were named to the All-TCIS team.

The team competes in the VISA Fleet Championships today at Christchurch.

For more pictures, go to Oaks Sailing.

 

Sailors Fourth at Mid-Atlantic Team Races

The Oaks, TCIS champions, finished fourth over the weekend at the MASSA Team Race Championship held at St. Mary’s College in Maryland.

Severn School topped the field of 14 with Christchurch of Virginia in second.

Skippers for the Collegiate team were Ellie Maus, Parker Purrington, and Sarah Smith. Ray Domena, Matt Wright, Chris Robertson, Jenks Britt and Sam Beck were crew.

Thanks to John Domena for the photos.

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Sailors Second at Team Racing Championship

The Oaks finished second Saturday at the VISA Team Racing Championships to Christchurch School.

Ellie Maus, Matt Wright, Ray Domena, Parker Purrington, Sarah Smith, Jenks Britt, Chris Robertson and Sam Beck were the sailors on the four Collegiate teams.

Sixteen teams from 13 schools sailed in a persistent drizzle on the Lafayette River. On each of the gold and silver courses a full round robin of 28 teams was completed. Teams were then ranked and reseeded. The top 4 teams went on to complete 4 round robins on the gold course.

Sailors Take Top Slot in Weekend Regatta

The Oaks topped all comers Saturday during the regatta on the Elizabeth River. Ellie Maus and Matt Wright led the way winning the A division followed by Parker Purrington and Ray Domena in second.

In the B Division, Sarah Smith and Jenks Britt sailed the number one Collegiate boat with Maggie Campbell and Jon Kruger in the number two boat.

For more pictures and video, go to Oaks Sailing.

Sailors Open Season with Strong Showings

Norfolk Collegiate finished third behind two Christchurch teams last Saturday in a Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association regatta on the Elizabeth River.

Parker Purrington and Ray Domena took fourth place individual honors while Ellie Maus and Matt Wright were right behind them in fifth place.

Division A
4th Place: Oaks 2 Parker Purrington and Ray Domena
5th Place: Oaks 1 Ellie Maus and Matt Wright
10th Place: Oaks 3. Sarah Smith and Jenks Britt

Division B
4th Place Oaks 1 Chris Robertson and Alex Shuck
5th Place Oaks 3 Maggie Campbell and Jon Kruger
Tied for 11th place Oaks 2 Harrison Thompson and Chapman Holt

In earlier regattas, The Oaks topped Christchurch on Sept. 16 by two points and scored the same points in a Sept. 9 race.

For more pictures, go to Oaks Sailing. Thanks to John Domena for the shots.

Collegiate sails again Saturday on the Elizabeth River off the Norfolk Yacht Club.

 

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Oaks Fifth at Mid-Atlantic Team Race

The Oaks finished fifth at the MASSA Fall Team Race Championship in the waters off Annapolis over the weekend. Severn of Maryland won the event.

Daniel Vail, Ellie Maus, and Parker Purrington were skippers for the Oaks number one team, which finished 8-4. Norfolk Academy, the only other TCIS competitor, finished 12th of 13 teams with a 1-11 record.

	1		Severn School	Admirals	11-1	Stephanie Houck ’17	Abby Tindall ’19
						Jordan Bruce ’20	Blair Reilly ’18
						Caroline Bayless ’19	Caroline McNeil ’18
						Mariner Fagan ’20	Aidan Morgan ’17
						Sam Bruce ’20	Camille White ’18
						Madeline Hawkins ’20	Sophie Taczak ’16
*	2		Christchurch School	Seahorses	10-2	Benton Amthor ’19	Alara Sahin ’18
						Brendan Little ’18	Carson Rozell ’19
						Boyd Bragg ’19	Sally Johnson ’18
						Marianna Guzman ’19	Eric DeMaro ’18
						Austin Freda ’17
**	3		Annapolis High School	Panthers	10-2	Remington King ’17	Kimberly Leonard ’18
						Porter Kavle ’18	Claire Spanhake ’20 *
						Nicholas Salvesen ’18	Ava Walker ’19
*	4		Mamaroneck High School	Tigers	8-4	Lizzy Kaplan ’19	Guy Santee ’19
						Emma Cowles ’19	Eloise Smith ’18 *
						Carmen Cowles ’19	Julia Henderson ’19 *
**	5		Norfolk Collegiate School	Oaks	8-4	Daniel Vail ’17	Sarah Smith ’18
						Ellie Maus ’18	Matt Wright ’19
						Parker Purrington ’19	Chris Robertson ’19
							Clare Harbin ’19

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Sailors Second and Fifth in First Regatta

Collegiate’s sailors got the season off to a fine start, finishing second and fifth in the first regatta last weekend on the Elizabeth River.

Teams from Christchurch finished first, third, and fourth at the day-long regatta.

For more pictures, go to Oaks sailing.

 

Oaks Fourth at ACC Regatta

After two days on the water, the Oaks earned a fourth-place finish in the Atlantic Coast Championship sailing regatta on the Elizabeth River.

St. Thomas Aquinas of Florida took first place among the 18 competing teams. The Key School finished second followed by Christchurch School. Norfolk Academy finished seventh.

For more pictures from the weekend and the season, go to Oaks Sailing.

1 Saint Thomas Aquinas High School Raiders 54 40 94
2 Key School Zags                                                                              33 73 106
3 Christchurch School Seahorses                                 41 66 107
4 Norfolk Collegiate School Oaks                      60 69 129
5 Falmouth Maine High School, Yachtsmen            91 75 166
6 Broadneck High School Bruins                                  109 63 172
7 Norfolk Academy Bulldogs                           113 62 175
8 Cape Elizabeth High School Capers            98 100 198
9 Pine Lake Prep  Varsity                              85 117 202
10 Severn School Admirals                                          105 99 204