Wisconsin skippers Marissa Tegeder (‘25) and Jackie Ruggieri (‘27) and Crews Ellena Frumiento (‘24) and Paige Kurtenbach (‘27) traveled to the beautiful Charleston, South Carolina to sail. They arrived Friday night and went straight to bed to get rested for the first day of sailing. It was a beautiful weekend of racing next to the aircraft carrier, with a tremendous north breeze on both days. The regatta was sailed in E420s in a combined fleet, putting all sailors neck and neck. After a great first day of racing, the Wisconsin Honey Badgers were in the lead, with NC State and C of C close behind. After sailing, the sailors went out for a nice Italian dinner to celebrate Paige’s birthday, where they could also enjoy the friendly and warm weather of Charleston! The next day of racing started out pretty breezy with the wind slowly dying until the end of the day of racing, increased current throughout the day also made the day a bit more tricky, as sailors balanced more pressure vs current relief. The Badger sailors sailed hard through the changing conditions and finished the day in second place. The Honey Badgers had a great time in Charleston and would like to thank The Ruggieri family for donating flights to and from the regatta, allowing sailors to be well-rested for their sailing. We would also like to thank the Herman family for housing us for our stay and getting us plenty of gushers to stay fueled on the water.