Bermudian sailors Jordan Vieira and PJ Rodrigues helped Eckerd College finish the opening day of the Open Atlantic Coast Championships Round 1A in 10th place overall.
Hosted by St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the regatta featured 17 teams, with Eckerd accumulating 167 points after ten races in each division.
Vieira skippered Eckerd’s A Division boat alongside crew Avery Guck, ending the day in 10th place with 91 points. Their best results came in the ninth and tenth races, when they recorded consecutive fifth-place finishes.
In B Division, Rodrigues sailed with crew Peyton Seidle, placing seventh with 76 points. The pair recorded their best finish in the tenth race, crossing the line third.
Four races remained in each division heading into the second day of competition.