Stepping into a Laser for the first time in months, Senior Eric Horrocks finished a strong 3rd-place in C-Division. His consistent performance paid off, with only three races out of the top-ten in the stacked fleet, and he served as the anchor to the KP Team's performance at the regatta.
Nick Aswad and Francois Conde-Jahn are beginning to find their stride. Sailing in B-Division, they showed incredible speed and stayed out of trouble for the regatta, finishing 10th overall - a strong performance for a team that has only sailed together for one week (Conde-Jahn completed his sea term only two weeks ago)!
Stepping into A-division at the TRUX is a tall order under any circumstances; doing so with only two days of practice in the last four months is a real challenge. Sophomore Ian Holtzworth and senior Alyssa Montague had some outstanding races and were very fast, but struggled to sail consistently in the top-half of the loaded division. With some more practice under their belts, they will build on their successful races at the TRUX and be one of the top teams in college sailing.
AJ Bailey and Evan Siepert worked a strong tag-team ion D-Division. Without a true radial sailor on the team this year, these two full-rig-sized guys did a great job holding down the dirty-D. Let's just say that they're excited to be getting a little more sail area next regatta.
All-in-all, the TRUX is one of the premier events in College Sailing, and it was a great performance by this unpracticed KP team to finish a strong 12th. With work over the next couple weeks, Kings Point will be in an outstanding position for the MAISA and ICSA Fleet Race Championships.
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