From May 2-4, Varsity Sailing competed  in  the  NESSA  Team Racing  Championship,  hosted  in Boston by Harvard and MIT. The championship  brought  together eight of the region’s top high school sailing  teams  for  a  weekend  of competition.

The event included teams from  St. George’s  School, Tabor Academy,  Brunswick School, Greenwich High School, Greenwich Academy, Greens Farms Academy, Dartmouth School, and Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss finished third overall.

Co-captian Miranda Beitel ’25 said, “At the start of the season, we  raced  last  year’s  national champions in a preseason event, and it was eye-opening. It showed us where we wanted to be.”

The  championship  followed  a team racing format. Three boats from  each  school  raced  against three from another. “Our toughest competitors  are  usually  Tabor, Brunswick, and St. George’s,” said Beitel. “We did very well against Brunswick,  which  is  always  a highlight. They’re a team we get really competitive with.”

The team rotated through different lineups across multiple races. Beitel, Dhruv Kothari ’25, Fynn Olsen ’25, Samara Walshe ’25, Pierce Olsen ’25, Dasha Gracheva ’26, Thomas O’Grady ’26, and Carla Oudin ’26 all sailed.

Beitel said, “The team prepared for this race by being on the water two hours every day, practicing, and  racing  against  each  other. Our  team  has  so  much  depth that  our  internal  matchups  are often as challenging as the races themselves. It was truly a team effort. It is hard to single anyone out because everyone contributed at such a high level.”

The Sailing team is currently preparing for the upcoming New Englands Fleet Racing.

New Englands is on May 24-25.