Nov 1, 2026 @ 19:11:11 EST
The Nickerson got off to a bang with a hounds bracket failure leading to a downed mast before the start of the first race. After a delay rigging up the spare 18th boat, racing got underway around 11:30. The day started off cold and windy in the morning gusting around 15 knots but dropped steadily all day with average of 8-12 knots from the North. The breeze was relatively steady by Mystic Lake standards with shifts ranging about 20-30 degrees in either direction. Six races were completed in A division and five races in B before the breeze died around 5:00 as the sunset loomed.
Sunday was light and shifty all day with an average wind speed of 4-10 knots from the WNW. Given the westerly component to the breeze, today was much more Mystical, with shifts up to 50 degrees, but only one race needed to be abandoned. The 6th B race was completed to start the day and both fleets managed to squeeze in two more sets for 10 races per division on the weekend.
Though the Brown Bears kept it close, the Stanford Cardinal managed to pull away at the end to claim the 2026 edition of the Nickerson Trophy. Many thanks to Connor Rosow for serving as coach/PRO for the weekend, including coming in hot on Sunday morning after running a half marathon! Thanks also to Shawn Harvey for serving as the ICSA rep and to all the Jumbos for their hard work running races throughout the weekend. Specifically, Gus Macaulay '27, Caitlyn Lund '30, Walter McFarland '29, Grant Schmidt '28, Maria Skouloudi '27, Greta Traver '27, Ella Culligan '30, and Sophie Kasper '30.
| School | Team | A | B | TOT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Stanford University | Cardinal | 35 | 33 | 68 | |||
| 2 |  | Brown University | Bears | 25 | 60 | 85 | |||
| 3 |  | Roger Williams University | Hawks 1 | 57 | 48 | 105 | |||
| 4 |  | Dartmouth College | Big Green | 69 | 59 | 128 | |||
| 5 |  | Boston College | Eagles | 106 | 43 | 149 | |||
| 6 |  | Yale University | Bulldogs | 99 | 57 | 156 | |||
| 7 |  | Connecticut College | Camels | 67 | 102 | 169 | |||
| 8 |  | Fordham University | Rams | 64 | 108 | 172 | |||
| * | 9 |  | University of Rhode Island | Rams | 90 | 92 | 182 | ||
| * | 10 |  | Harvard University | Crimson | 76 | 106 | 182 | ||
| 11 |  | Tufts University | Jumbos | 79 | 107 | 186 | |||
| 12 |  | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Engineers | 123 | 72 | 195 | |||
| 13 | | Roger Williams University | Hawks 2 | 119 | 77 | 196 | |||
| 14 |  | Boston University | Terriers | 116 | 106 | 222 | |||
| 15 |  | University of Michigan | Wolverines | 118 | 140 | 258 | |||
| 16 |  | Jacksonville University | Fins | 122 | 150 | 272 | |||
| 17 |  | Bates College | Bobcats | 165 | 170 | 335 |
| 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.
