SEATTLE – Bainbridge High School sailors left their mark at the recent Sail Sand Point Regatta on Lake Washington. More than 170 sailors from 24 regional high schools competed in the event.

The first two-day event of the Northwest Interscholastic Sailing Assocation’s spring season, the Seattle regatta had teams split into two fleets, Gold and Silver, based on North and South regional qualifiers held the previous weekend.

Bainbridge High School qualified four teams for the Gold Division and added one boat in the Silver Division.

Spartan sailors placed third, fourth, fifth and eighth out of 19 teams in the Gold Division and 18th in the Silver Division.

Taking third place were Jackson McCoy, Nicole Sanford, and Sophie Crandell paired with Olivia Mitchell and Karl Anderson.

Fourth-place sailors were Blake Bentzen, Kat Smith and Quinn Ring paired with Caelan Juckniess and Josh Rentz. Stasi Burzycki, Harry Saliba and Sophia Kasper were paired with Will Brown and Nick Dresel and placed fifth.

Eighth place went to Lucas Burzycki and Francine Brownell paired with Hannah Harrison and Elizabeth Rolfes.

In division-wide results, Jackson McCoy with Nicole Sanford and Sophie Crandell took second place, narrowly missing first place in a tie-breaker. Christophe Webber with Zach Mellin and Quinn Ring finished 18th in the Silver Division.

The first day began with winds in the mid-teens with frequent higher puffs that made for some exciting racing and a few capsizes, particularly in the first Gold Division set. The wind moderated a bit by the time Silver Division came out to 10-14 knots.

The wind held up all day with plenty of shifts and puffs to keep everyone challenged. By the end of the day, six races averaging 21-minutes each were completed in every 38-boat division.

Racing continued on the second day, but was postponed until noon due to a lack of wind.