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Sailors Make All-Academic Sailing Team
By LAURIE STONE
America for the 2015 All-Academic Sailing
Bel hails from Blue Hil , Maine, where he
Team from juniors and seniors throughout the
spent his high school years sailing for George
country who distinguished themselves as starters Stevens Academy, known for its top-performing
or reserves for their collegiate teams. They must
team. He is a smal vessels operations major and
also have participated in seven or more regattas
is considering entering the Master's program of
during the school year and maintained at least
the Loeb-Sullivan Graduate School of Inter-
a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 out of a
national Business and Logistics at MMA next
possible 4.0.
year. His position on the sailing team was in the
Mitchel is from Marion, Massachusetts and
cockpit as tactician.
has a double major in marine biology and smal
Zayac of Saco, Maine, also sailed aboard the
vessel operations. She sailed aboard Westward,
Westward, although not at the same time as
a 95-foot staysail schooner out of Massachusetts
Mitchel , so they didn't meet until they came to
H PhotocoutesyofEllsworthAmerican andMaine,beforecomingtoMMA.Mitchel MMA.Sheismajoringinvesseloperationsand
onors went to Alison Mitchel '16,
sails both dingy and offshore boat teams. In the
technology in pursuit of a limited license. Zayac
Steven Bel '16, and Annika Zayac
latter, she works in the pit amidships where she
sailed on the bow where her athleticism was
'16 in December for their sailing and
manages halyards, lines and sails. Although she
crucial because she had to shift position constant-
academic prowess. They were selected
plans to sail and travel after earning her bache-
ly to keep track of the sails, other boats and her
by Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North
lor's degree, she would eventual y like to attend
team's movements. Her future includes a probable
graduate school.
career in the towing industry.
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