BHS takes third in sailing championship regatta
Published 1:30 pm Thursday, May 11, 2017
ORCAS ISLAND, Washington – The Northwest District Interscholastic Sailing Association 2017 championship regatta for fleet racing was held at Westsound, Orcas Island, on April 29 and 30. Seventeen varsity teams and 22 JV teams participated in light and extremely shifty winds, which reportedly kept the race committee busy moving marks all over the bay for the event.
Excelling in the varsity regatta were first-place winners Charles Wright School (66 points), and Orcas High School (83), who finished second, after the 16-race series. Bainbridge sailors, having led the regatta for a bit, finished a relatively close third (92) after disappointing finishes in the last few races, said BHS Head Coach Susan Kaseler.
Representing BHS in the varsity regatta were skippers Olivia Mitchell and captain Elizabeth Rolfes with crews Max Doane, Captain Harry Saliba and Clayton Marsh.
Fourth and fifth places were earned by Sehome and Olympia High Schools, respectively.
Bainbridge fielded three teams in the 14-race JV regatta, as well. They finished extremely well, providing an indication of the strength of the team as a whole, Kaseler said. The only other school to field three JV teams was Hood River. (Participation in these and varsity teams are complicated by substitution rules, and some names correctly appear twice in the listings.)
The first of the Bainbridge teams finished in second place (64 points), behind Roosevelt (58). The Spartan sailors included skippers Sophia Kaspar, Amanda Gilmore, and Lindsay Campbell, and crews Clayton Marsh, Captain Harry Saliba and Camden Lee.
A second Bainbridge team finished fourth (105), behind third place Science and Math Institute (81). Fifth was earned by Gig Harbor High School (110) after a tie break with Orcas.
Sailors on this BHS team included Quinn Ring, Will Price, Parker Hutchinson, Sophie Crandell, Daniel Rentz and Amanda Gilmore.
Bainbridge’s third team in the JV Regatta earned a 14th-place finish with 186 points. This team suffered from an start penalty, Kaseler said, which hurt their score. Sailing for this team were Zach Cooper, Dane Petrakis, Sophie Crandell, Hunter Johnston and Will Price.
