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Select Story Pluck & Luck: Paul Reed Smith on the business of making music American Studies Institute at WC gives young Muslims a taste of democracy Professor Terry Scout offers business students a guided tour of Amsterdam Alumni Snapshot: Publishing for Peace, Richard Creighton '73 Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele welcomes freshmen Hurricane Isabel hits Custom House Search committee narrows field of candidates for presidency College establishes partnership with South Korea's finest university Adam Goodheart directs a revitalized Literary House Press Trustee honored for oyster restoration Campaign reaches $94 million mark Kappa Alpha Order earns national award C.V. Starr Center aids teaching initiative Graduation rates rise among athletes Sailing team blows away competition Field Hockey scores historic win Taylor wins second championship Faculty/Staff Achievements Portfolio: College community celebrates President Toll's 80th birthday Alumni Update: New alumni director launches student programming Class Notes Currents: Senior Fellow Townsend Hoopes on democracy in Muslim nations THE REPORTER: Sailing Team Blows Away Competition After being ranked 11th in the Sailing World preseason co-ed college rankings, the College's sailing team vaulted to No. 2 in the first in-season rankings, following the best season-opening two weeks in program history. The WC sailors, who have never been ranked higher than tenth in the coed rankings, began the season by winning their first intersectional regatta title. Washington finished first of 24 teams at the Anderson Trophy, hosted by Yale University in early September. The regatta was first-year head coach Scott Leppert's inaugural race. Washington College took second in both divisions to capture the overall title, outdistancing second-place and seventh-ranked Tufts by 27 points. Senior skipper Mike Buckley and junior crew Halle Ricker represented WC in A Division, while junior skipper Colin Robertson and senior crew Jen Hanley sailed in B Division. WC was in second place after Saturday's races, trailing Dartmouth by three points, but a strong Sunday performance, led by race finishes of third, eighth, third, and first in A Division, resulted in Washington taking home the title by the wide 27-point margin. Twelve of the top 20 schools in the preseason Sailing World college rankings participated in the Anderson Trophy. The following weekend, Washington participated in three regattas. WC took second place in a competitive field of 24 schools at Captain Hurst Bowl, an intersectional regatta hosted by Dartmouth College. WC sailors also competed at the Riley Cup, hosted by Old Dominion, and the Navy Laser Open. WC finished fourth in both A and B Division at the Captain Hurst. Buckley and Ricker sailed in A Division, while junior skipper Robertson and Hanley represented Washington in B Division. At the Riley Cup, the Washington College contingent finished 11th of 18 teams, taking sixth place in A Division and tenth place in B Division. Sophomore Carl Horrocks represented Washington College at the Navy Laser Open. Horrocks finished seventh of 24 sailors at the event. PHOTO: SCOTT LEPPERT Mike Buckley '04 and Halle Ricker '05 are WC's two top sailors.

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