CdM finishes second

The Corona del Mar High sailing team finished second in the

Interscholastic Sailing Association National fleet championship for

the Clifford Mallory trophy, which concluded Sunday in New Orleans.

Fleet racing involves the whole team racing together.

Over 400 high school sailing teams from around the country compete

to qualify for the national championship and only 20 made the cut.

The Corona del Mar sailing team had finished second out of 70 teams

in the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association to earn a

berth to the ISSA national championship.

The CdM sailing team includes: Eric Aahkus, Adrienne Patterson,

Peter Tucci, Hadley Rokicki, Peter Stemler, Brittany Sitzer, Nick

Williams and Parker O’Brien. There are 26 sailors on the full team.

The CdM team, coached by Nathan Dunham, trains at Balboa Yacht

Club.

Corona del Mar has also qualified to compete in the ISSA Team

Racing championship for the Baker trophy, May 22-23 in Annapolis, Md.