The DHS sailing team continues to sail through the competition with ease and now stands at 6-0 after reeling off five more wins last week.

The DHS sailing team continues to sail through the competition with ease and now stands at 6-0 after reeling off five more wins last week.{sidebar id=4}

Victories over Manchester (4-0), Portsmouth Abbey  (3-2), and a trio of 2-0 wins over Chevrus, Xavier, and Hotchkiss has established the Dragons as one of the top sailing teams in New England.

Perfect team racing conditions were in place when Duxbury took on Manchester/Essex Regional HS last Tuesday. A chilly, but manageable east-northeast breeze, allowed the Dragons to sail right past their opponents. 

The DHS sailors simply had better boat speed, along with improved team racing tactics. Their starts put them ahead early, and made for an easy afternoon of competition, as they swept the first race, setting the tone for the rest of the day.

The Dragons took on Portsmouth Abbey the following day and had their hands full, as they trailed 2-0 in the best-of-five series.

The Duxbury coaching staff was forced to make some changes early when Katie Gluskin had an asthma flare-up, prompting the insertion of an equally-skilled Chelsea Morgan in the #2 boat. They also made the decision to go with Julia Leonard and Leo Connolly in the #3 boat after losing the first race.

With warmer temperatures (50) and stiffer winds (10-14 knots) coming from the southeast, Duxbury rallied with three straight wins to squeeze out the win.{sidebar id=1}

On Saturday the team traveled 3.5 hours for some lake sailing at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut where they took on a trio of schools.

With comfortable 65-degree temperatures and a 3-15 knot northwesterly wind, the Dragons dominated the day, sweeping all six races in the best-of-three race format against each school.

Duxbury     4

Manchester    0

1)    Duxbury (1, 2, 3) over Manchester (4, 5, 6)

1st : Zach Runci-Katie Gluskin

2nd : Julia Leonard-Alyssa Seifert

3rd : Andrew Sommer-Addy White

2)    Duxbury (1, 2, 3) over Manchester (4, 5, 6)

1st : Sommer-White

2nd :Leonard-Seifert

3rd : Runci-Katie Gluskin

3)    Duxbury (1, 2, 6) over Manchester (3, 4, 5)

1st :  Sommer-White

2nd : Runci-Gluskin

6th : Mike Reney-Morgan Gould

4)    Duxbury (1, 2, 5) over Manchester (3, 4, 6)

1st : Reney-Gould

2nd : Allison Shane-Leo Connolly

5th: Chad Conway-Chelsea Maguire

Duxbury    3

Portsmouth    2

1)    Portsmouth (1, 2, 5) over Duxbury (3, 4, 6)

3rd: Runci-Gluskin

4th: Reney-Gould

6th: Sommer-White

Portsmouth (2, 3, 4) over Duxbury (1, 5, 6)

1st: Leonard-Connolly

5th: Runci-Maguire

6th: Sommer-White

3)    Duxbury (1, 2, 4) over Portsmouth (3, 5, 6)

1st: Sommer-White

2nd: Runci -Maguire

4th: Leonard-Connolly

4)    Duxbury (1, 2, 5) over Portsmouth (3, 4, 6)

1st: Leonard-Connolly

2nd: Sommer-White

5th: Runci-Maguire

5)    Duxbury (1, 2, 6) over Portsmouth (3, 4, 5)

1st: Leonard-Connolly

2nd: Sommer-White

6th: Runci-Maguire

Duxbury    2

Chevrus    0

1)    Duxbury (1, 2, 4) over Chevrus (3, 5, 6)

1st: Sommer-White

2nd: Runci-Gluskin

4th: Leonard-Seifert

      2)     Duxbury (1, 2, 4) over Chevrus (3, 5, 6)

1st: Runci-Gluskin

2nd: Leonard-Seifert

4th: Sommer-White

       Duxbury     2

       Xavier         0

      1) Duxbury (1, 2, 3) over Xavier (4, 5, 6)

1st: Sommer-White

2nd:Reney-Gould

3rd: Runci-Gluskin

      2) Duxbury (1, 2, 3) over Xavier (4, 5, 6)

1st: Sommer-White

2nd: Conway-Maguire

3rd: Reney-Connolly

        Duxbury      2

        Hotchkiss    0

{sidebar id=6}1) Duxbury (1, 2, 4) over Hotchkiss (3, 5, 6)

      1st: Runci-Gluskin

       2nd: Sommer-White

       4th- Reney-Seifert

2) Duxbury (1, 2, 5) over Hotchkiss (3, 4, 6)

      1st: Leonard-Seifert

       2nd: Runci-Gluskin

       5th: Sommer-White