U.R.I. Edges Sailors In Schell Competition

Harvard's sailing team finished its regular season with a disappointing second to the University of Rhode Island in competition for the Schell Trophy this weekend on the Charles.

Abbott Reeve, with Phil DeNormandie as crew, took low-point skipper honors in Division A with 44 points putting him ahead of M.I.T.'s standout skipper Pete Nesbeda (46 points) and U.R.I.'s Skip White (47). This is the third time this Fall Reeve has won Division A in a major regatta.

The Crimson's Division B skipper Charlie Koch kept close to U.R.I.'s Henry Bossett, who won the division, until the ninth race, when Koch was disqualified on a protest by Bossett. Koch was second overall.

U.R.I. finished with 81 points to 100 for Harvard, but 14 of the 19-point margin was the result of the disqualification. M.I.T. was third with 110 points.

Fall Championship

"This regatta is generally considered the Fall Championship," coach Mike Horn said. "The winners and seconds from all the earlier major regattas are invited. It's the cream of New England, plus a few crews from other sections," he added.

"Abbott was the low point skipper, despite averaging a little better than fourth. The stiffer the competition the lower the averages. In a normal regatta you have to average first and seconds to win." Horn explained.

Reeve

The Crimson went into the five races Sunday tied with U.R.I. Reeve dominated the seven races in Division A on Saturday, and Koch with John Robertsas crew averaged third to stay close to Bossett, who had what Horn termed a "superhuman day," collecting only 12 points in the seven races in Division B with four firsts, two seconds, and fourth.

Harvard qualified for the Atlantic Coast Invitational at King's Point College November 21 and 22 where six New England and six Middle Atlantic area colleges will compete. The Crimson will also sail for the Angston Trophy in Chicago at Thanksgiving for the first time in 15 years.

In two minor regattas at the Coast Guard Academy, the Crimson was second and third. On Saturday Rud Istvan with Steve Glovinsky as crew and George Putnam with Francis Ganong finished behind M.I.T. in a nonagonal. On Sunday co-skippers Doug Allen and John Bowers and Glovinsky with Ganong ended up behind the Engineers and Coast Guard.