'Cliffe Sailors Win Tiger Bowl, Virgins' Plaque

Radcliffe won the first Seven Sisters Sailing Regatta at Princeton last weekend. The Cliffies sailed away with the Tiger Bowl and a plaque in honor of the Temple of the Seven Vestal Virgins.

The event, sponsored by the Princeton University Yacht Club, was never a contest. Racing on Lake Carnegie under cloudy skies, with winds gusting to 25 knots, the Cliffie sailors took five first places, scoring 53 points. Wellesley was second with 46 points, and Mount Holyoke third with 44. The four other sisters were left watching the wake.

First division team skipper Michele Disario, aided by crew Hope McCurdy, guided her 12-foot Tech dinghy to three first places and one second to finish top boat in the two-day regatta. Second division skipper Jane Chalmers and crew Irene Leary tacked their way to two more firsts, sewing up the victory.