2026 NESSA O'Day Qualifier - Groton, CT

HostUCONN Avery Point Waterfront
Date04/26/2026
TypeDistrict Champ Qualifier
BoatCFJ
Scoring2 Divisions

#	School	Team	A	B	TOT
1	The Hotchkiss School	Bearcats	32	12	44
2	Brunswick School	Bruins	27	19	46
3	Greenwich Country Day School	Tigers	37	30	67
4	Staples High School	Wreckers	25	44	69
5	Marine Science Magnet HS	Sharks	32	41	73
6	Branford High School	Hornets	65	41	106
7	Guilford High School	Grizzlies	47	75	122
8	Wilton High School	Warriors	54	76	130
9	Weston High School	Trojans	78	55	133
10	Salisbury School	Knights	72	75	147
11	The Williams School	Blues	66	86	152
12	Xavier High School	Xavier High Falcons	91	72	163

School	Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	TOT	Sailors
Staples High School	Wreckers	9	1	1	2	1	5	4	2	25	Graham Lewis '28 Madilyn Brundige '28
Brunswick School	Bruins	4	3	6	3	2	3	2	4	27	Harrison Gandy '28 Henry Ginnel '26
The Hotchkiss School	Bearcats	3	2	2	1	5	1	DSQ	5	32	Thomas O'Grady '26 Carla Oudin '26
Marine Science Magnet HS	Sharks	5	5	3	4	3	2	3	7	32	Sterling Welsh '26 Daniel Myers '29
Greenwich Country Day School	Tigers	1	6	7	5	4	6	5	3	37	Mary Chickering '27 Leighton Krueger '26
Guilford High School	Grizzlies	2	4	5	8	7	8	7	6	47	Carter Mikolay '28 Lyra Monaco '26
Wilton High School	Warriors	11	11	9	6	6	9	1	1	54	Rachel Phippen '26 [1-6] Nathan Phippen '28 [7-8] Claudia Traska '26 [1-6]
Branford High School	Hornets	7	10	4	9	8	10	6	11	65	Ellie Harmon '27 [1-6] Emilia Jefferies '26 [7-8] Emilia Jefferies '26 [1-4] Helen Abbott '28 [5-6] Claire Newlan '28 [7-8]
The Williams School	Blues	8	7	8	7	9	4	10	DNF	66	Carlie Burke '27 [1-6] Raymond Dolan '28 [7-8] Julia Battista '26 [1-2, 7-8] Anjeliag Llanos-Reyes '27 [3-4] Julia Wang '29 [5-6]
Salisbury School	Knights	10	8	10	10	10	7	8	9	72	Henry Brislin '26 Gavin Leavy '26
Weston High School	Trojans	6	9	12	12	11	11	9	8	78	William Walker '26 Glen Kopis '26
Xavier High School	Xavier High Falcons	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	10	91	Henry Walsh '26 [1-2] James Collins '26 [3-8] Ian Xiao '29 [1-2]

School	Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	TOT	Sailors
The Hotchkiss School	Bearcats	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	12	Finnegan Grainger '28 [1-6] Chloe Kong '28 [7-8] Gigi Bazos '27 [1-6] Warren Colby '27 [7-8]
Brunswick School	Bruins	2	1	4	2	2	2	5	1	19	William Whidden '29 Quint Sconzo '27
Greenwich Country Day School	Tigers	3	4	2	7	3	6	2	3	30	Grant Zucconi '28 [1-8] Margaux Citrin '26 [1-6] Jack Scully '26 [7-8]
Marine Science Magnet HS	Sharks	5	11	3	5	6	5	4	2	41	Spencer Bergendahl '28 Lilah Solek '28
Branford High School	Hornets	7	5	5	3	4	3	7	7	41	Alexandra Fichtenholz '29 [1-8] Tashia Emmons '28 [1-4] Lilly Williams '28 [5-8]
Staples High School	Wreckers	4	3	7	4	5	DSQ	3	5	44	Zach Gillman '26 [1-2, 5-6] Luka Leonidov '28 [3-4, 7-8] Claire Harris '26 [1-2, 5-6]
Weston High School	Trojans	6	7	10	9	7	4	6	6	55	Alexandra Walker '28 James Krichavsky '27
Xavier High School	Xavier High Falcons	8	8	6	11	10	8	9	12	72	Fred Kamp '29 Matias Doung-Vazquez '27
Salisbury School	Knights	9	10	9	12	8	7	12	8	75	Nick Root '27 Ari Marlough '27
Guilford High School	Grizzlies	12	9	8	8	9	9	11	9	75	Will Shipley '28 Andrew Meyer '28
Wilton High School	Warriors	11	6	12	6	12	10	8	11	76	Elizabeth Mcguiness '29 Holden Reading '28
The Williams School	Blues	10	DNF	11	10	11	BKD	10	10	86	Carlo Danese '28 [1-2, 5-6] Lawton Linn '27 [3-4, 7-8] Calvin Lafrance '26 [1-2, 7-8] Sierra Hurst-Ruales '29 [3-4] Raymond Dolan '28 [5-6]

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−0.050+0.05

Places per race a team should expect to gain or lose in this boat against what its sailors' ratings predict, from a model of this fleet fitted on every regatta sailed here since Spring 2026 (1 regattas). Shown at the 40% that holds up on regattas the model never saw; hover a sail for its value and uncertainty. Grey = boat not in the fit. How this is estimated.

Division A

Team	1A	2A	3A	4A	5A	6A	7A	8A
Branford High School Hornets	14	14	16	16	18	18	20	20
Brunswick School Bruins	15	15	17	17	19	19	21	21
Greenwich Country Day School Tigers	16	16	18	18	20	20	22	22
Guilford High School Grizzlies	17	17	19	19	21	21	23	23
Marine Science Magnet HS Sharks	18	18	20	20	22	22	24	24
Salisbury School Knights	19	19	21	21	23	23	25	25
Staples High School Wreckers	20	20	22	22	24	24	14	14
The Hotchkiss School Bearcats	21	21	23	23	25	25	15	15
The Williams School Blues	22	22	24	24	14	14	16	16
Weston High School Trojans	23	23	25	25	15	15	17	17
Wilton High School Warriors	24	24	14	14	16	16	18	18
Xavier High School Xavier High Falcons	25	25	15	15	17	17	19	19

Division B

Team	1B	2B	3B	4B	5B	6B	7B	8B
Branford High School Hornets	15	15	17	17	19	19	21	21
Brunswick School Bruins	16	16	18	18	20	20	22	22
Greenwich Country Day School Tigers	17	17	19	19	21	21	23	23
Guilford High School Grizzlies	18	18	20	20	22	22	24	24
Marine Science Magnet HS Sharks	19	19	21	21	23	23	25	25
Salisbury School Knights	20	20	22	22	24	24	14	14
Staples High School Wreckers	21	21	23	23	25	25	15	15
The Hotchkiss School Bearcats	22	22	24	24	14	14	16	16
The Williams School Blues	23	23	25	25	15	15	17	17
Weston High School Trojans	24	24	14	14	16	16	18	18
Wilton High School Warriors	25	25	15	15	17	17	19	19
Xavier High School Xavier High Falcons	14	14	16	16	18	18	20	20

School / Team	Skipper	Crew
Branford High School	Ellie Harmon '27 [1-6] Emilia Jefferies '26 [7-8]	Emilia Jefferies '26 [1-4] Helen Abbott '28 [5-6] Claire Newlan '28 [7-8]
Hornets	Alexandra Fichtenholz '29 [1-8]	Tashia Emmons '28 [1-4] Lilly Williams '28 [5-8]
Brunswick School	Harrison Gandy '28	Henry Ginnel '26
Bruins	William Whidden '29	Quint Sconzo '27
Greenwich Country Day School	Mary Chickering '27	Leighton Krueger '26
Tigers	Grant Zucconi '28 [1-8]	Margaux Citrin '26 [1-6] Jack Scully '26 [7-8]
Guilford High School	Carter Mikolay '28	Lyra Monaco '26
Grizzlies	Will Shipley '28	Andrew Meyer '28
Marine Science Magnet HS	Sterling Welsh '26	Daniel Myers '29
Sharks	Spencer Bergendahl '28	Lilah Solek '28
Salisbury School	Henry Brislin '26	Gavin Leavy '26
Knights	Nick Root '27	Ari Marlough '27
Staples High School	Graham Lewis '28	Madilyn Brundige '28
Wreckers	Zach Gillman '26 [1-2, 5-6] Luka Leonidov '28 [3-4, 7-8]	Claire Harris '26 [1-2, 5-6]
The Hotchkiss School	Thomas O'Grady '26	Carla Oudin '26
Bearcats	Finnegan Grainger '28 [1-6] Chloe Kong '28 [7-8]	Gigi Bazos '27 [1-6] Warren Colby '27 [7-8]
The Williams School	Carlie Burke '27 [1-6] Raymond Dolan '28 [7-8]	Julia Battista '26 [1-2, 7-8] Anjeliag Llanos-Reyes '27 [3-4] Julia Wang '29 [5-6]
Blues	Carlo Danese '28 [1-2, 5-6] Lawton Linn '27 [3-4, 7-8]	Calvin Lafrance '26 [1-2, 7-8] Sierra Hurst-Ruales '29 [3-4] Raymond Dolan '28 [5-6]
Weston High School	William Walker '26	Glen Kopis '26
Trojans	Alexandra Walker '28	James Krichavsky '27
Wilton High School	Rachel Phippen '26 [1-6] Nathan Phippen '28 [7-8]	Claudia Traska '26 [1-6]
Warriors	Elizabeth Mcguiness '29	Holden Reading '28
Xavier High School	Henry Walsh '26 [1-2] James Collins '26 [3-8]	Ian Xiao '29 [1-2]
Xavier High Falcons	Fred Kamp '29	Matias Doung-Vazquez '27

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Short write-ups of what the ratings and results show, with the numbers and how they were computed.

What a rating point is worthA one-point edge is a 73% chance to beat another boat in a race; two points is 88%.
Should the best sailor sail A?Add your two skippers’ ratings and compare with the field; above it the better skipper belongs in A.
Are the boats even?Boats differ by about 0.3 places a race; fleets are uneven from day one.
Which venues get orderly in a breeze?Some venues get orderly when it blows, a few get messier; the fleet comes first.

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2026 NESSA O'Day Qualifier - Groton, CT

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