After swiping the ninth spot two years ago and 11th place last spring, the Southern Regional sailing team landed right in the middle of the Interscholastic Sailing Association’s Mallory Trophy National Championship on May 31, placing 10th in the 20-boat fleet.

SOLID FINISH: After capturing the runner-up spot in the Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Championship several weeks ago, the Southern Regional sailing team traveled to Louisiana to compete in the Interscholastic Sailing Association’s national regatta and placed 10th overall. (Supplied Photo)

“What a wild couple of days,” Southern coach Steve Warren wrote in his public report on Facebook June 1. “We battled with the 20 best high school sailing teams in the country this weekend and left New Orleans with a hard-fought, 10th-place…