“To see these college students win against so much experience in the other sailors should be credited to excellent preparation by Capt. Jim Atchely, coach of the Offshore Sailing Team, 24 hours of constant attention to sailing fundamentals, and outstanding student leadership,” commented Steven Conway, safety officer aboard the Reveille.

The Reveille crew was lead by student skipper Aaron Drake. The men’s team had some experience on their side as Clark Maxwell, who was the student skipper on the Gypsy North which won in their division two years ago and Reid Eubanks who also served as skipper of the Gypsy North in a past regatta.

The students started with an excellent start and were first across the starting line. They had mapped out a course and strictly adhered to their course and, according to Conway, maintained constant attention to the sails and course making the boat move as fast as it could the entire 24 hours and 25 minutes of the race.

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