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EGHS Sailing Team Takes 2nd in New England Championship

The women of the East Greenwich High School Sailing Team finished second overall Sunday in the 2014 New England Women's Championship.

The women of the East Greenwich High School Sailing Team finished second overall Sunday in the 2014 New England Women’s Championship.

EGHS team captains Taylor McCann ‘14 and Julia Gowell ‘14 led the team as skippers for the event. Crews were: Danielle Elson ‘15, Brittany Ingram ‘15, Katarina Diepholz ‘15, Catherine Streich ‘15.

Race organizers reported that conditions were shifty in Barnstable, out ofthe West/South West for most of the morning into the afternoon.  A strong warm sea breeze arrived just after noon and kicked up to puffs over 20 knots.

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The EGHS team raced strongly all day in the 11-boat fleet which represented schools from around New England. In the end, the lady Avengers finished only 2 points behind first place Tabor and a held a commanding lead over third place Dartmouth.

The team earned a berth at the event by qualifying earlier this season at one of the three regional qualifiers.

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