Sailors Compete At Coast Guard

As Harvard's sailing team heads for the Coast Guard Academy this morning for a weekend of races, the Radcliffe faction of the Yacht Club will be making last-minute preparations for the Radcliffe Invitational Regatta, to be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Charles River Basin.

The Cliffies, who finished fourth in the Georgetown intersectionals three weeks ago, will compete in a field of 14 women's college in the first regatta ever to be sponsored by the Cliffe. Michele Disario and Linda Little will sail for Radcliffe and should finish well up on the list. Their stiffist competition will come from MIT and the University of Rhode Island.

At the Coast Guard Academy this afternoon, the varsity will race in the elimination for the New England Intercollegiate Dinghy Championship. Tucker Emmett will skipper in the A division with Lang Itust as crew, while Andy Mitchell will crew for Andy Kittler in the B division.

Harvard's toughest competition will come from MIT and a strong team from URI. But despite the absence of veteran Crimson sailor, Tim Prince, who will be racing at MIT, the team should not have much difficulty finishing near the top to qualify for a berth in the finals on May 8.

Tomorrow, a series of eliminations for the single-handed dinghy championships will be held at several colleges. Tim Prince will race at MIT, while Ed Bering, Don Davis, and Guy Carden will sail at Tufts.

The outcome of these races will determine which college skippers will race in a further series of eliminations with sailors throughout New England for the privilege of competing for the O'Day Cup, a trophy which carries weight in the selection of the U.S. Olympic Dinghy team.