Haley Powell represented the Roger Williams University Sailing Team at the Navy Spring Women’s Intersectional Regatta.
Powell and the other competitors we're welcomed to the Naval Academy to sunny skies, refreshingly warm temperatures and a Northwesterly breeze at around 12 knots with a moderate flooding tide. Races were started off of the Robert Crown Center on the Severn River on Day One. Four A and 3 B Division races were completed before the breeze shut off, after which the Fleets were sent in for lunch at 12:30. Powell had a great start to the Regatta having won the first race of the A Division before finishing 6th, 11th and 7th before lunch.
A light Southerly breeze filled in the afternoon and the Fleet was sent back out on the water at 1:00pm. Four additional A and B races were completed in the afternoon before the wind totally shut down for the day at 3:45. These races was mixed for Powell as she recorded a 7th, 18th, 13th and 17th place finish.
Day Two began with no wind, but after a short delay, a light southeasterly filled on the Severn River. The Race Committee went right out and set a course right off the Robert Crown Center and ran 5 B Division and 4 A Division races before stopping for a lunch break. After the break, an A Division race was started and abandoned when the wind died. The wind never came back and the event was called after race 12. Powell’s struggles continued as she finished 13th, 18th, 18th and 18th for a total of 147 points.
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