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Bermuda trio top university rankings

For the first time in history, the Roger Williams University sailing team including a trio of Bermudians is the top-ranked co-ed team in the nation.That’s according to the latest collegiate sailing poll by Sailing World magazine, which determines the rankings based on an open coaches’ poll.This was the fifth ranking for the Spring 2011 season, based on results through April 17. The Hawks received 374 total points as one of 20 ranked teams on the co-ed poll.The team includes three sailors plucked from the ranks of the Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association in their younger days, Haley Powell, Sean Bouchard and Cameron Pimentel.“We are Number 1!” said RWU Coach Amanda Callahan. “The top co-ed team in the country! This is a big milestone for the team we’ve been ranked second many times in the past, but this is the first time we’re sitting on top. As you can imagine, it feels amazing.”Roger Williams are coming off a successful month that saw the team win the New England Co-ed Dinghy Championship, in addition to the Central Series Four and the Friis Trophy.At the weekend they also placed third in their regional collegiate semi-finals and will be one of eighteen teams competing for the National Championships in Cascade Locks (the Gorge), Oregon May 30 - June 1.n Bermudian twin brothers Jason and Jordan Saints competed among 200 sailors from universities and colleges from across the United Kingdom in the BUCS/BUSA Team Racing Championships.The Spinnaker Sailing Club, near Southampton, UK, hosted the three-day regatta last month. Jason Saints helmed on Exeter Team 2 with Hugh Stone and Hannah Diamond. The team had a rough start to the event, however after winning critical races they finished the second day in sixth place overall.Jordan Saints helmed on Southampton Team 2 with Sarah Hickman and Louis McVeigh. For two days the team put together an impressive performance on the water going into the final day of racing with nine wins and two losses placing Southampton 2 in third place overall.The final results saw Oxford 1 finish first as the BUSA Team Racing Champions, with Southampton 1 in second, Solent 1 in third and Southampton 2 in fourth place.Following this event Jason competed in Portsmouth with Exeter as foredeck in the BUSA Yachting Championships. Exeter finished in a respectable 7th overall.