April 15, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Last Saturday, the Navy Offshore Sailing Team had six boats competing in the NASS Spring Race, the season-opening regatta open to all area civilian sailors. Kellen Browne led his 14-man crew to a resounding victory in the big boat PHRF A0 class beating the second-place boat by nearly 15 minutes in incredibly erratic conditions. Browne's crew included XO Nick Skaperdas, Josh McMinn, Eric Eastman, Chris Nicolet, Josh Hinshaw, Matt Libby, Rachel Lessard, John Bamonte, Ted Dempsey, Will Nutting and Patrick Wiedorn.

The team also hosted the Navy Spring Keelboat Promotional Regatta in our fleet of Navy 26 sloops. A total of nine teams competed in the two-day, seven-race series. Navy finished second overall behind a strong team from Coast Guard. Skippering for Navy was James Prieto. His crew included Robert Macedo, Marcos Rivera and Robert King.

Next weekend, Navy serve as the host to 12 teams for the Intrepid Trophy Match Race Regatta.

# GO NAVY #