Mallory Qualifier (April 26-27, 2014)

The Loyola Varsity Sailing Team competed at the Mallory Qualifiers hosted at Columbia Yacht Club.  Both days were extremely windy making for fun sailing conditions.  After Saturday the team was in 2^nd place.  Sunday the team held their position, earning them a berth to Mallory Nationals in San Diego, California.  Congratulations to the A team, RJ Porter (Skipper), Fin Elliott, Clare Perry and James Kinzel, for placing 2^nd.  The B team, Mitchell Lee (Skipper), George Ernst, Liz and Victoria Gambacorta placed 3^rd.

Baker District Qualifier (April 12-13, 2014)

The Loyola Varsity Sailing Team competed at Belmont Harbor in the Baker Pre Qualifiers.  Saturday was a whirlwind of a day for the team.  In the morning two of our skippers were taking the ACT, but the team managed to finish the morning 2-3.  In the afternoon the two additional skippers showed up as well as the wind was stronger.  Racing was moved to inside the harbor for the afternoon and we finished 4-1.  Sunday was similar conditions and all the competitors raced inside the harbor.  We completed one round robin and our team was undefeated.  In the end, Loyola placed 2^nd overall earning a berth to Baker Qualifiers, being held in Wayzata, Minnesota.

Mitchell Lee, Fin Elliot, Victoria Gambacorta, James Kinzel, Liz Gambacorta, Jimmy Moriarity, RJ Porter

Mallory Pre Qualifier (March 29-30, 2014)

 Loyola Varsity Sailing Team competed at Columbia Yacht Club in the Mallory Pre Qualifiers.  Saturday was a perfect day for sailing.  There were strong winds inside the harbor, making for great competition.  Sunday was windless, unfortunately we were unable to sail.  On the plus side it was a beautiful, warm spring day after a long, cold winter.  The team took 3^rd place overall and earned themselves a berth in the Mallory Qualifiers.  RJ Porter (Skipper), Clare Perry, Fin Elliot, and James Kinzel placed 4^th in A.  Mitchell Lee (Skipper), Liz Gambacorta, George Ernst, and Cynthia Rodriguez placed 1^st in B.  It was an excellent regatta to start the season.