The national champion Point Loma High School (PLHS) sailing team launched a new season with a dominating victory in the recent Anteater Regatta held in Newport Harbor. The Pointers entered three boats in the competition, held in mid-December under the auspices of the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association (PCISA). The winning “PLHS Varsity” boat swept to a commanding 10-race score of 27 points, which is the total of all 10 finish orders. So dominant was the team’s performance that second place in the annual event also went to a Pointer boat labeled “PLHS Junior Varsity 2,” which accumulated 61 points. The third boat, “PLHS Junior Varsity 1,” took ninth place overall with a score of 120. Hosted by the University of California, Irvine (“Anteaters”) and Newport Harbor Yacht Club, the regatta drew a field of 25 boats. A total of 15 Pointer students sailed in the event, which was made up of two five-race divisions. The “PLHS Varsity” boat, captained in the Division B races by Jake Reynolds (class of 2012) and crewed by Maddy Brownsea (class of 2014) and Kyle Sutter (class of 2012), turned in a near-perfect five-race result of first-second-second-first-first, for seven points to lead the victory. The “Varsity” boat’s 20-point score in the Division A races gave the Pointers their winning total of 27 points. The Division A races were skippered by Jake LaDow (class of 2011) and crew member Will Herrin (class of 2012). The second-place overall boat, “PLHS Junior Varsity 2,” led by Division B skipper Will LaDow and crew Storm Brown (class of 2014) and Max Daubner (class of 2013) scored 21 points. This combined with a score of 40 points from Division A skipper Scott Sinks (class of 2014) with crew Grant Rickon (class of 2012) and Eric Cibit (class of 2011). Skipper Matt Morris (class of 2012) and crew Duncan Swain (2011) recorded a score of 54, which, when added to a 66-point score from skipper Olin Paine (class of 2012) and crew Trevor Hecht (class of 2014), gave the “PLHS Junior Varsity 1” boat its ninth-place total of 120 points. In last year’s Anteater Regatta, the “Pointer Varsity” boat turned in a fourth-place finish, while a single “Junior Varsity” boat placed seventh.