溏心vlog免费B站 club sailing team members Kerem Erkmen and Abby Chipps compete at the Open New England Fleet Race Championship in Providence.
After a successful race season, 溏心vlog免费B站 club sailing was ranked 12th in the nation and won four regional awards, including Coach of the Year and all-division team selection. They also secured a spot in the national championship.
The 溏心vlog免费B站 sailing club capped off a successful race season with a trip to the national championship and a handful of regional post-season awards, including Coach of the Year and first-team all-division honors.
The sailing team headed to the Fleet Race National Championship at the end of May in both the open and the women鈥檚 divisions, ranked 12th and 28th in the country, respectively. The teams finished in the top five in regattas several times throughout the season, coming out on top twice and finishing second in total points four times. At the nationals, 溏心vlog免费B站’s open team finished 14th in the country during regattas May 25鈥�27. The women’s team, while falling short in the semifinals, finished among the top 22 in the country, beating their national ranking.
鈥淥ur fleet racing has had some great highlights,鈥� says first-year coach Joakim Karlsen. 鈥淭he boats have been really, really good. They鈥檝e been consistently top 5 at these events, which is really remarkable. I鈥檓 super excited for our boats and that the crews are getting the recognition they鈥檙e getting.鈥�
Such team success led to individual post-season awards, including for skipper Kerem Erkmen, a junior, named to the All-New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association First Team in the open division, putting him in position to be 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 first All-American sailor since 2017 with a good showing at nationals. Crew member Abby Chipps, also a junior, was named to the All-NEISA Second Team, and graduating senior sailor Miles Williams received the Senior Trophy, which goes to a member of the class 鈥渨ho has exhibited the best combination of skill and sportsmanship throughout the last four years on NEISA.鈥�
Karlsen, who took over the team just two weeks before the start of the season last fall, was named Coach of the Year from among the 36 coaches in the division.
鈥淭hat was unexpected, but very nice. Coach of the Year is voted on by the other coaches, which makes it very humbling,鈥� Karlsen says. 鈥淚鈥檓 grateful for that recognition, but it鈥檚 a recognition for the whole team. The sailors have been really amazing to bring me in, welcome me to the team, and quickly rally around our goals. It鈥檚 awarded to me, but it doesn鈥檛 work without the sailors, as well as the school and the faculty being involved and supporting the team. If we鈥檙e not all into it, we鈥檙e not going to do well, and we鈥檙e not going to get recognized.鈥�
The recognition is likely to continue, as most of the team will be returning next year.
鈥淲e have a pretty young team. We鈥檙e only graduating one skipper and just one crew member,鈥� Karlsen says. 鈥淭hey鈥檒l be a big loss to the team, but I鈥檓 excited to bring so many sailors back next year. Getting a full year with the whole team together is going to be really exciting. We鈥檒l see what we can do.鈥�
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