SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Stanford competed in four events over the weekend and took home two regatta wins. Chapman Petersen claimed the PCCSC title in the open singlehanded championship while the women took home a victory in the Women’s ACC qualifier.
“Chapman sailed a clean cut regatta demonstrating his skills in the ILCA,” said the Malin Burnham assistant sailing coach Augie Dale. “Starts, smarts, and speed gave him a nearly perfect scoreline.”
Petersen sailed an immaculate event, claiming first place in all but one race, where he finished second. He totalled 11 points across the 10-race event to top the field of nine.
Nicholas Mueller of Cal Maritime came in second place, totalling 23 points, more than twice as many as Petersen’s 11.
In Connecticut, Stanford brought home another win. The Cardinal claimed the top spot of the Women’s ACC First Round among a field of 18 teams.
“The team at the Women’s ACC qualifier sailed a mature event,” said head sailing coach Chris Klevan. “Vanessa and Alice were dominant while Ellie and Piper were very strong at key moments. I expect them all to work hard to clean up any missing pieces prior to the championship in two weeks.”
Vanessa Lahrkamp and Alice Schmid took control of the A boat, topping the field with a division best 17 points. The next closest team was Yale with 39.
In the B division, Ellie Harned and Piper Blackband led the charge. The pair tallied 64 points, the third-best mark in the division, trailing Harvard and Dartmouth.
Stanford finished the event with 81 points in total, more than 20 ahead of second place Harvard with 104.
The Cardinal also competed at the University of Rhode Island in the Moody Trophy, taking fifth place out of 17 total teams.
“It was a great two days of racing at URI for the Moody Trophy, where we were able to get in 11 shifty races,” said assistant coach Lachlain McGranahan. “Sophomores Luke Woodworth and Lexi Young had a great weekend in A division, tying for first. Freshmen Thomas Whidden and Abby Baird also had a good weekend, managing 7th in B division while carrying an OCS, leading to a 5th overall place for the team.”
The Cardinal tied for first in the A division, as Luke Woodworth and Alexis Young scored 60 points to share the lead with Brown. In the B division, Thomas Whidden and Abby Baird took seventh place with 100 points.
Stanford finished the day with 160 points, trailing Brown, Roger Williams, Bowdoin, and Harvard.
The fourth regatta of the weekend was the Danmark Trophy, where Stanford took 10th out of 20 teams. The Cardinal finished with 159 points, coming from 85 in the A division and 74 in the B division.
The team of Thomas Sitzmann, Ashtyn Tierney and Kit Harned combined to take 12th in the A division. In the B division, Reade Decker skippered the boat with Harned and Tierney serving as crews for 10th.
The Cardinal returns to action next weekend in the Stu Nelson and the Open ACC Round 1.