Feb. 13, 2006

NORFOLK, VA - The Old Dominion Sailing team opened up their spring campaign taking 11th place at the College of Charleston Women's Intersectional this weekend. ODU scored 221 points at the event; Yale took first place with 64 points.

Cara DiSanti (Seacliff, NY) and Alissa Ayers (Trenton, NJ) took 11th place in A division for the Monarchs, while Maureen Castruccio (Pleasanton, CA) paired with Elyssa Albert (Purcellville,VA) to take 12th place in B division. The sailors were racing in 420's.

The race consisted of 11 A and B division races, Gold Cup style, in 15-20 MPH southwest winds on Saturday with some large waves reported. Sunday's races suffered an hour of postponement due to strong, shifting winds out of the west and northwest. All in all there were no protests and two redress requests granted.

The Monarchs sailing team is back in action February 18th, as they travel to Annapolis, Maryland for the Navy Quad.

FINAL RESULTS

A division = 11 Races B division = 11 Races

                            A    B  TOT
1. Yale                   31   33   64
2. Charleston             33   73  106
3. Navy                   73   33  106
4. Harvard                63   72  135
5. Hawaii                 67   74  141
6. Stanford               83   70  153
7. Georgetown             74   89  163
8. Eckerd                 95   77  172
9. South Florida          94   88  182
10. St. Mary's            122   85  207
11. ODU                   115  106  221
12. Wisconsin             126  100  226
13. Coast Guard Academy   118  119  237
14. Columbia               98  165  263
15. Florida               127  145  272

A Division:
Cara DiSanti      115 points   11th
Alissa Ayers
B Division:
Maureen Castruccio   106 points  12th
Elyssa Albert