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Recognizing college sailing athletes
Recognizing athletic achievement during the 2022-23 College season, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association has selected the All-America Team, Open and Women’s Sailor of the Year, and Crew of the...
View ArticleAnnual achievement in college sailing
The year-end awards from the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association 2022-23 College season celebrates sportsmanship, leadership, service, and overall team achievement: Robert H Hobbs Sportsman of the...
View ArticleNew era begins at Tufts University
Following the retirement of longtime sailing icon Ken Legler as head coach of the Tufts University sailing programs, Johnny Norfleet has accepted the appointment as the new Head Sailing Coach for the...
View ArticleThis is good news for the sport
by Craig Leweck, Scuttlebutt Sailing News As yacht club junior programs in the USA emphasize prams and Club FJs or 420s, the racing schedule provides a great opportunity for kids that love racing and...
View ArticleKen Legler: A good time to say goodbye
by Paul Sweeney, Tufts Athletics After 43 years at the helm of the nationally-renowned Tufts University sailing program, Ken Legler retires following a career that has reached far and wide in the...
View ArticleCollege Sailing’s Big Mistake
When youth sailing in the USA was organized as a national effort in the 1980s, it improved participation in the short term but arguably impacted the sport beyond the youth years. In this report, John...
View ArticleMost successful season in school history
When the depth of competition in College Sailing resides along the eastern coast of the USA, hopping six-hour flights from San Francisco International Airport is far from convenient. But for the...
View ArticleNew sailing headquarters for Tulane
Longtime Tulane University supporters Libby and Robert Alexander are donating $2.75 million to Tulane Athletics to help Community Sailing New Orleans build a new multipurpose headquarters on Lake...
View ArticleSignificant change for women
Bowdoin, a private liberal arts college along coastal Maine, is looking to build on last year’s success on the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) circuit. Last spring, the team broke records...
View ArticleTwo decades of excellence in education
The offshore sailing program has been an integral feature at the US Naval Academy (Annapolis, MD) to develop Naval officers and leaders. For the past 19 seasons, the program has been guided by head...
View Article2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta
The 2023 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta attracted 17 university teams for keelboat competition on September 23-24 in Chicago, IL. Purdue University dominated the 11-boat Tartan 10 fleet...
View Article2023 Shields Trophy
Cal Maritime Academy captured the opening offshore regatta of the 2023-24 College season by winning the Shields Trophy, held September 30-October 1 in Annapolis, MD. Hosted by the US Naval Academy in...
View ArticleA unique keelboat regatta experience
The goal of the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (IOR) presented by ShopRite of Carteret is to give a unique keelboat regatta experience to college sailors from around the world. From the dinghy...
View ArticleCollege Sailing Rankings
With the Fall season in full swing, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s Coaches Ranking Panel presents the first ranking of the 2023-24 College Sailing season with the National Champion...
View ArticleOldest trophy in college sailing
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (aka Kings Point) won the the McMillan Cup, the oldest trophy in college sailing, held October 14-15 in Annapolis, MD. Ten schools competed in Navy 44s, with unstable...
View ArticleGetting smarter with College rankings
Generations of college sailors would once wait for the arrival of Sailing World magazine to learn of their team’s ranking, and while the internet now delivers the assessment in more real time, there is...
View ArticleFields set for College Fall Nationals
The selections have been made for the 2023 College Sailing Fall National Championships. The Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships will be hosted by Tulane University on November 11-12 in...
View Article2022-23 College All-Academic Team
The 2022-2023 Inter-Collegiate (ICSA) All-Academic Team has been confirmed with 277 student athletes fulfilling the requirements. The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes Juniors and Seniors who...
View ArticleCollege Sailing Ranking
The weekly SailRank list for College Sailing has the top Open School as Harvard followed by Yale and Dartmouth, while leading the Women's rank is Stanford followed by Yale and Cornell. The leading...
View ArticleCollege Sailing Match Race Nationals
The Brown University Bears won the 2023 College Sailing Match Race National Championship, held November 3-5 in Charleston, SC. Ten teams competed in J/22s, with Brown beating Coast Guard 3-0 in the...
View ArticleTwo winners at Singlehanded Nationals
Ava Anderson, ‘27 of Tulane University and Nicholas Reeser ‘25 from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy won the 2023 College Women’s and Open Singlehanded National Championships, held at Tulane University on...
View ArticleCollege Sailing Rankings
The final Fall College Sailing Rankings close out the fall season with Stanford leading the women's teams while Harvard is on top of the open division ranking. - Full report
View ArticleCollege Culture and Demographic Survey
In 2020, The Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity Task Force for College Sailing (ICSA TIDE) was formed and a mission was outlined. The mission statement recognized inadequate data to appropriately...
View ArticleCollege keelboat racing in California
The field is confirmed for the 2024 Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup when ten college teams will compete March 8-10 in San Pedro, CA. Racing matched Catalina 37s, eight-time Harbor Cup champion Cal...
View ArticleThe Singlehanders of College Sailing
by Luas Masiello, Sailing World magazine The vast majority of collegiate sailing happens in doublehanded FJ and 420 dinghies, but a dedicated group of ILCA 6 and 7 sailors compete for the annual...
View ArticleImproving future for USA Olympic sailing
The US Olympic Sailing Program, which once led all nations in the medal count, is in free fall. The heyday of the program is so long ago that it is a challenge to connect what worked then to what is...
View ArticleHow College Sailing impacts the sport
At the Barcelona 1992 Olympics, Paul Foerster and Steve Bourdow won a silver medal for USA in the Flying Dutchman. This was a dominant era for the US Olympic Sailing Program, and seemingly a distant...
View Article2024 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta
The 10th edition of the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta was held February 10-11 in Charleston, SC. Seventeen college teams competed in loaned keelboats for the 2024 event, making it the largest...
View ArticleBalance needed with Olympic aspirations
As the US Olympic Sailing Program smolders from recent disorder, there are many variables at play - some easier to address than others. One of the overriding factors is the overall sport in the USA,...
View ArticleCollege sailing goes offshore, 1928-2024
For youth sailors with aspirations to compete in college, the typical track is age-based racing in Club Flying Juniors and C420s, transitioning to High School events while building a resume for the...
View ArticleConversations with Classic Boats
Conversations with Classic Boats is a podcast about classic boat designs and the stories behind them. Hosted by Tom Darling, the 29th episode traces how college sailing goes offshore. Among the...
View ArticleFielding to lead Navy offshore program
A veteran offshore sailor with nearly two decades of professional racing experience, Jesse Fielding has been named the next head offshore sailing coach at the US Naval Academy. - Full report
View ArticleCollege team heads north on Interstate 5
The college keelboat circuit comes west for the 16th running of The Port of Los Angeles/Cal Maritime Harbor Cup Regatta on March 8-10 in San Pedro, CA. While the field includes heavy-hitters like...
View ArticleInsights into college sailing recruiting
Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association President Greg Wilkinson shares his insight and perspective on the college sailing recruitment process with Ty Christopher Olsen in this exclusive interview for Zig...
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Maine Maritime brings home Harbor Cup
Maine Maritime claimed victory in the 16th running of The Port of Los Angeles/Cal Maritime Harbor Cup Regatta on March 8-10 in San Pedro, CA. Champions of the 2008 and 2009 regatta, the Mariners...
View ArticleCollege Sailing Ranking
The weekly SailRank list for College Sailing has the top Open School as Harvard followed by Stanford and Yale, while leading the Women's rank is Stanford followed by Yale and Georgetown. The leading...
View ArticleClub sailing works to stay afloat
In College Sailing, like in so many sports, there are haves and have nots. The George Washington University has been both as highlighted in this story by The GW Hatchet: Navigating the winds and waves...
View Article2024 College Spring National Selection
The selection dates for the 2024 College Sailing Spring National Championships have been confirmed for the four titles to be decided in Boston, MA. - Full report
View ArticleField set for College Team Race Nationals
The selections have been made for the 2024 College Sailing Open and Women's Team Race National Championships to be hosted by Harvard and MIT. The Open Team Race National Championship will be held April...
View ArticleTop teams in College Team Racing
Spring nationals is the annual highlight and conclusion of the College sailing season, with a new format pairing the Open and Women's Team Race Championship to be held a few weeks before the...
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