Blue Jays Take the 2009 Baker Cup
Blue Jays take their boats out into Lake Pontchartrain for a weekend of races.
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Sailing Championship Weekend Photo Gallery The weekend of March 28-29 brought beautiful weather and strong winds for the Southeastern Regional High School Sailing Championships. In Saturday’s fleet racing, Blue Jay sailor James Pottharst (’09) with crew Stanton Murray (’10) and Bren Davis (’11) won first place in the A fleet winning all but 2 of the 12 races. On Sunday, the Jay Sailors captured the Baker Team Trophy to advance to the Baker Cup National Championship Regatta May 23-24, 2009 in Palo Alto, CA. Congratulations to team-racing sailors: James Pottharst (’09), Austin Slakey (’09), Kenny Taylor (’09), Trey Faget (’10), Stanton Murray (’10), Ryan Acomb (’11), Bren Davis (’11),
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Blue Jays Sail in 2008 National Tournament On May 24-25 the Jesuit sailing team--consisting of seniors Michael Levert, Julian Richards; juniors James Pottharst, Danny Housey, Austin Slakey, Kenneth Taylor; and sophomores Ian deBoisblanc and Stanton Murray-- traveled to Minnetonka, Minnesota, for the high school team racing national championship for the Toby Baker Trophy.
The team sailed against the twelve best teams from around the country on the recently thawed lake. The team struggled on Saturday in breezes ranging from 16-27 knots. In several races, they took the lead, but the Jays were unable to hold off the more experienced teams and qualified for the Bronze Division. On Sunday, they faced more manageable conditions; but in the end, they finished in a tie for 10th. St. George's High School from Rhode Island won the championship. Congratulations to the Jesuit sailors for placing 10th in the Nation! 
The Blue Jays cut through the cold waters of Lake Minnetonka during the
2008 ISSA Team Racing National Championship in Minnesota this past weekend.
Pictured above are in boat #24 Julian Richards’08 and Austin Slakey’09;
in boat #26 James Pottharst’09 and Danny Housey’09.
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Julian Richards’08 and Austin Slakey’09 in boat #24 attempt to take the lead.
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Jay Sailors Qualify for 2008 Nationals 
Jesuit Sailors Sail Out for Team Competition The weekend of April 12, the sailing team traveled to Austin, Texas, to compete in the Southeastern Regional Championship. The Blue Jay sailors came in a very close second to St. John's School from Houston on Saturday in the individual competition. They then came back on Sunday to win the team event with an undefeated record. This win qualifies the team for the National Champioship later in May in Minnasota. The team sailors were Michael Levert (’08), Julian Richards (’08), James Pottharst (’09), Danny Housey (’09), Kenny Taylor (’09), Austin Slakey (’09), Ian deBoisblanc (’10), and Stanton Murray (’10). |
