This weekend, the Brandeis sailing team completed its fall season with two non-competitive events, both held at MIT. Saturday's No Ringer Invite was an event designed to give novice college sailors a chance to captain and crew boats in an instructive and relaxed atmosphere. Brandeis sent five sailors: Seth Goodstein '06, Selim Sulos '06, Jennifer Goldstein '06, Ilana Cohen '05 and Linda Garvey '06.

According to Sulos, Brandeis finished in the middle of the pack of fifteen teams, which included Harvard, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, MIT, Tufts and BU. Brandeis sailing is a part of the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association, one of the most competitive collegiate leagues in the nation.

"I think we did pretty well on Saturday," Goldstein said. "I had a lot of fun and I've learned a lot this season."

The team sent two teams of two sailors to Sunday's event, the Crew's Regatta. The Crew's Regatta is so-named because at this regatta, the member of a team who typically performs the role of crew takes on the role of skipper, and vice versa. Representing Brandeis were Captain Nick Farina '03, Carmel Norman '05, Goodstein and Jason Cohen '05.

According to Norman, "the regatta was pretty much just for fun." Norman currently acts as crew to Farina, but in this event, she tried her hand as skipper.

"It was a lot of fun," Cohen affirmed. "It was incredibly windy, and I've never seen those things (the boats) move that fast. It was nice that it was warm." He also got the opportunity to be a skipper Sunday.

In sailing, the boats the teams use are provided by the boathouse that sponsors the event. MIT furnished 20 "Techs" both Saturday and Sunday for the regattas.

The Judges have been competing in events throughout the fall, and will begin their spring season in March. The team expects good things.

"The fall season was a building season because we lost more than half of the team from last year," Farina said. "But, there's definitely promise from new people on the team, and our goal is to qualify for the New England Championships, which we've done for the past two years."

As for being on the team, all who participate said they are thrilled with the experience.

"They are brilliant people," Sulos said. "They are so easy to get along with.