Mercy University of Detroit Jesuit Results

Baker Pre Qualifier April 11, 2025

Written and photos by Dr. Rachel O’Byrne

MUDJ Sailing continued their success from the fall season with two excellent finishes this past weekend in the Baker and Mallory Pre-Qualifiers at Community Sailing School on Friday, April 11-13.   MUDJ finished second in the Baker Team Race on Friday, with a record of 10-2, in a hotly contested competition with Grosse Pointe South that came down to the final race of the day. 

Five U of D Sailors and one Mercy sailor competed. 

Sailors- Corrina Rebain, Mercy ’28, Graham Rebain, U of D ’25, Maverick Killips, U of D’ 25, Quinn Elliot U of D ’26, Charlie Walton U of D ’25, Charlie Weikel U of D ’26, comprise the team of coed sailors competing together.

On Saturday and Sunday, MUDJ continued racing in the Mallory Fleet Racing competition, where the A division of Graham Rebain and Maverick Killips finished with a perfect score, finishing 1st in all 6 races. The B division of Charlie Walton, Charlie Weikel and Quinn Elliot placed 2nd in the fleet, enduring a breakdown in the middle of races, but recovered well to finish racing for the day with a win.  The MUDJ team won the regatta comfortably and now go on to compete in Chicago at Columbia Yacht Club on May 3-4 as part of the National Mallory qualifier series.