Mar 30, 2024 @ 05:36:14 EDT
This trophy honors Toni Deustch, MIT class of 1958, who was the first female varsity letter winner at MIT and a fiercely competitive sailor. Toni broke down barriers for women in intercollegiate sailing and legend has it that the MIT team even drove home from Annapolis on Saturday and refused to race because Toni was not allowed to compete at the Academy. Toni has been an enthusiastic supporter of the sailing team and MIT athletics as a whole, including serving as the chair of the alumni association. Toni helped blaze a trail that ultimately led to New England organizing NEWISA-the all women's sailing association that ultimately became the vibrant women's collegiate sailing scene that we enjoy today. Saturday: We were only able to get four races per division with a tricky weather pattern in place. Wind was ranged from SW to WSW at 3-7 knots with three races abandoned due when the wind dropped below 3 knotsfor an extended period of time. After race 4b, the wind flipped around to the SE at 6-9 knots and we quickly reset and started races 5A and 5B. Both races had to be abandoned halfway through due to copious lightning to the SW and S of us, which forced us to postpone ashore and gave us a spectacular lightning show. At 4:30, it became clear we would not have wind or safe conditions to sail before the 6pm deadline.
Thank you to Justin Assad who served as NEISA rep, Dan Tucker who helped with breakdowns and Mike Kanare in the finish boat. MIT Head Coach Caroline Young and the MIT team also helped with shoreside logistics. -Matt Lindblad-PRO, Cucchiaro Family Director of Sailing
This trophy honors Toni Deustch, MIT class of 1958, who was the first female varsity letter winner at MIT and a fiercely competitive sailor. Toni broke down barriers for women in intercollegiate sailing and legend has it that the MIT team even drove home from Annapolis on Saturday and refused to race because Toni was not allowed to compete at the Academy. Toni has been an enthusiastic supporter of the sailing team and MIT athletics as a whole, including serving as the chair of the alumni association. Toni helped blaze a trail that ultimately led to New England organizing NEWISA-the all women's sailing association that ultimately became the vibrant women's collegiate sailing scene that we enjoy today.
Sunday: Again we dodged some thunder storms but were able to get five good races in each division in a 4-6 knot Easterly. Congrats to MIT Engineers 1 team for winning the day. Thank you to Dartmouth head coach Justin Assad for serving as the NEISA rep, MIT Sailors and head coach Caroline Young for shoreside support, MIT Dockmaster Stew Craig for breakdown support and Mike Kanare for pulling double duty both scoring and running the finish boat.
-Matt Lindblad
| School | Team | A | B | TOT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineers 1 | 34 | 49 | 83 | |||
| * | 2 |  | Dartmouth College | Big Green 1 | 60 | 43 | 103 | ||
| * | 3 |  | Brown University | Bears 1 | 52 | 51 | 103 | ||
| 4 |  | Bowdoin College | Polar Bears | 69 | 36 | 105 | |||
| 5 | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineers 2 | 39 | 71 | 110 | |||
| 6 |  | U. S. Coast Guard Academy | Bears | 49 | 64 | 113 | |||
| 7 | | Brown University | Bears 2 | 64 | 57 | 121 | |||
| 8 |  | Tufts University | Jumbos | 65 | 71 | 136 | |||
| 9 |  | Roger Williams University | Hawks | 84 | 54 | 138 | |||
| 10 | | Dartmouth College | Big Green 2 | 89 | 78 | 167 | |||
| 11 |  | Northeastern University | Huskies | 67 | 106 | 173 | |||
| 12 |  | University of Rhode Island | Rams | 89 | 88 | 177 | |||
| 13 |  | University of Vermont | Catamounts | 89 | 99 | 188 | |||
| 14 |  | McGill University | Redbirds | 135 | 84 | 219 | |||
| 15 |  | Boston University | Terriers | 96 | 130 | 226 |
| Sym. | Explanation |
|---|---|
| * | Head-to-head tiebreaker |
The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.
The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.
