Bermudian freshman Mackenzie Cooper assisted the Tabor Academy Seawolves in winning the Mark Trophy on the weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Mark Trophy is awarded to the winners of the New England Secondary School Sailing Association (NESSA) Team Racing Championships. The Tabor team helmed by Cooper, Alex Jacob and Nick Johnstone took no prisoners in the 13-race event with an impressive 12 wins and only one loss.

Second-placed St. George's School were 9-4 while third placed team Hotchkiss School were 6-7 for the day.

Tabor entered the regatta as underdogs, having lost in regular season to both St. George's and Portsmouth Abbey. Coach Rob Hurd was particularly proud of his team's performance, recognising the team for their continued improvement throughout the season.

The top eight high school teams in New England were invited to participate based on their 2010 season performances.

Hosted by MIT at their Charles River sailing pavillion, the event was sailed in colour coded FJ dinghies provided by the hosts. A picture perfect day saw breeze between seven and 15 knots with the backdrop of Boston's Prudential Center and neighbouring skyline.

Entering the qualifying round robin on Saturday morning were teams from Tabor Academy, St. George's School, the Hotchkiss School, Darien High School, North Kingstown High School, Porstmouth Abbey, Duxbury High School and St. John's Prep.

The top four teams from the qualifying round went forward to the six-race Championship round where Tabor went undefeated.

As winners of the Mark Trophy, Tabor earned a berth to the High School Sailing National Team Racing Championships for the Baker Trophy in Seattle next weekend.

Bermudian sailors Jesse Kirkland and Sean Bouchard are former students at Tabor Academy which is located in Marion, Massachusetts which is where the bi-ennial Marion to Bermuda ocean race starts.