STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford completed the conference sweep this past weekend, winning the PCCSC Open Fleet Race Championship on Sunday in a regatta that came down to the final race.
The Cardinal won five races across both divisions over the weekend to win the event with 60 team points, just three points ahead of runner-up UC Santa Barbara (63) and eight points over third-place Hawai'i (68).
"The team battled it out against two very good UCSB and Hawai'i teams, with the regatta going down to the last race," assistant coach Shawn Harvey said. "It was unique to see this college sailing have a one-sided race course, and the team learned a lot about strategy relating to such a course."
Skippers Lucas Woodworth and Dylan Sih handled "A" division duties alongside crew Ava Cornell and Ally Jones, winning races two and five en route to 32 points, good for third place in the division behind Hawai'i (20 points) and UC Santa Barbara (31 points).
Thomas Whidden skippered the "B" boat to a division-best 28 points, with Caroline Geiger and Amiya Stroumza serving as crew. The trio accounted for three race wins and five top-three finishes to best UC Santa Barbara (32 points) and USC (33 points)
Stanford now turns its attention to the national championships, beginning with the ICSA Open Team Race Championship (April 24-26) and ICSA Women's Team Race Championship (April 27-28).