Sept. 12, 2004

ANNAPOLIS, MD -Old Dominion sailor Charles Higgins (Arlington, TX) is eighth after the first day of the Navy Laser Open, with 113 points.  The top six finishers qualify for the MAISA Singlehanded Championship October 9-10.  David Tunnicliffe (Perrysburg, OH) is currently 12^th with 145 points and Bill Berg (Longwood, FL) is currently 14^th with 160 points.  The regatta will conclude on Sunday.

Navy Laser Open:

1.  Must, King's Point                       40

2.  Fulmer, Navy                                 57

3.  Steele, St. Mary's                         74

4.  Horricks, Washington Coll.         77

5.  Loe, St. Mary's                              89

6.  Mills, Hobart/Wm Smith              102

7.  Fasano, Navy                                 109

8.  Higgins, ODU                                113

9.  Curran, Pennsylvania                    123

10. Wakeman, Hobart/Wm Smith      139

11. Reitinger, St. Mary's                    143

12. Tunnicliffe, ODU                         145

13. Ramsay, King's Point                   147

14. Berg, ODU                                     160

15. Lyman, Washington Coll.             161

16. Mitchell, Georgetown                    170

17. Kutkiewicz, King's Point               184

18. Turney, Georgetown                      187

19. Sharp, Navy                                     195

20. Magnuson, Cornell                         203

21. Keat, Hobart/Wm Smith                 245

22. Silverman, Pennsylvania                249

23. Kurland, Georgetown                     252

24. Counihan, Virginia                          266

25. Yurdam, Virginia Tech                   278

26. Turner, Cornell                               306

27. Nicoletti, Virginia Tech                 307