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Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women All-Americans Named

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NORFOLK, V.A. (May 25, 2018) – The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women’s All-American and Honorable Mention were announced during an awards presentation at the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship at the Old Dominion Sailing Center.

The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year is awarded annually to an individual who has performed at the highest level of competition in district and national championships. The ICSA All-America committee evaluates with great detail all of the finalists’ results and calculates the winner.

Quantum believes that women sailors should receive the same recognition that male sailors receive in the sport to acknowledge their excellence in sailing and continue to foster the growth of women’s sailing.

There was only one finalist this year, which shows how dominant this sailor was on the women’s circuit and how deserving she is, this year’s Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year is Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ’18. Rohde had an incredible year of competition, winning eight women’s events and placing second in A-division in the 2018 Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship. She has also been named a Women’s All-American and honorable mention every year of her college sailing career.

“Her record definitely stands alone this year,” says Ian Burman, chair of the ICSA All-America Committee, of Rohde.

“This award honors the most elite in the sport and she is that,” says Brian Swingly, head coach for U.S. Coast Guard Academy. “I am proud and thrilled for her, she is an incredibly professional athlete and works hard everyday to make herself and teammates better. I cannot think of anyone more deserving.”

Rohde started sailing at age 6 in the Savannah, Ga. area. Her father is a sailor and graduated from U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point and managed to turn her mother into a sailor also. Rohde is not the first in her family to sail at Coast Guard, however, she has two older sisters, Devon Rohde ’15 and Krysta Rohde ’11, who paved the way.

“I never expected to win this,” says Rohde, “This year was about doing the best we could and that was my focus. This is the best way to end my women’s college sailing career. It will be a reminder of the great time I had sailing in college and the great friends I made.”

Rohde studied operations research and computer analysis while at the Academy and will be an ensign, assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Juniper as a deck watch officer in Newport, RI. She will be in the Coast Guard for the next five years. She has no certain plans for sailing other than continuing to do so in Newport next year and beyond.

The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) also announced the 2017-18 Women’s All-America Team. The names of the winners will be added to the ICSA Hall of Fame displayed at the Robert Crown Center at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.

A committee of representatives from the seven conferences in the ICSA selects the ICSA All-America Team. This year’s committee is: Ian Burman (chair), MAISA; William Martin, MAISA; Geoff Pedrick, MCSA; David Thompson, NEISA; Michael Kalin, NEISA; John Vandemoer, PCCSC; Ward Cromwell, SAISA; Charles Higgins, SEISA; Scott Wilson, NWICSA.

To select an All-American skipper, the committee evaluates a competitor based on their competitive record in inter-conference competition as well as conference and national championships. The committee analyzes how this record compares to fellow competitors, the quality of the competition the record was achieved in, and results achieved competing with different crews, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners.

The committee selects up to 10 Women All-American skippers and additional Honorable Mentions, together totaling no more than 15. This year the committee selected 10 All-American skippers and five Honorable Mentions.

ICSA Honorable Mention Women’s All-American Skippers:
Ragna Agerup (Oslo, Norway), Brown University ‘20
Audrey Giblin (Monmouth Beach, N.J.), Dartmouth College ‘20
Emily Haig (Beach Haven, N.J.), Massachusetts of Technology ‘21
Taylor Ladd (St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.), Harvard University ‘18
Hannah Steadman (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Brown University ‘20

ICSA Women’s All-American Skippers:
Lindsey Baab (Saratoga, Calif.), Brown University ‘18
Bailey Carter (Winter Park, Fla.), Hobart & William Smith ‘19
Paris Henken (Coronado, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘19
Sarah Hermus (Bellport, NY), University of Rhode Island ‘18
Casey Klingler (Larchmont, N.Y.), Yale University ‘18
Isabella Loosbrock (Excelsior, Minn.), Boston College ‘19
Louisa Nordstrom (Sarasota, Fla.), Yale University ‘20
Sophia Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Boston College ‘21
Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘18
Alie Toppa (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), College of Charleston ‘20

Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year
Dana Rohde (Richmond Hill, Ga.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘18

To learn more about the teams competing in all of the events and to follow the racing and results visit the event website: http://2018nationals.collegesailing.org/

Dan Egan, of Degan Media, will provide some live coverage during the events sponsored by US Sailing, streaming from the event website. Live coverage will be May 25 for the final day of Women’s, May 27 and 28 for the final round of eight and final four of Team Racing, May 30 for last day of Gill Dinghy Semifinals, and both days of Finals May 31 and June 1.

Follow the events via the regatta app from US Sailing, learn how to sign up here: ICSA Nationals App

Additional social media updates will be available throughout the events on the regatta website.

Photo Credit: Colin Grey Voight, https://colingreyvoigt.smugmug.com/College-Sailing-Nationals-2018
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Seattle Yacht Club is Hiring a Sailing Programs Coordinator

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Founded in 1892, Seattle Yacht Club is one of our country’s most active and long-established yacht clubs. With facilities ranging from the historic mainstation on Portage Bay, to 10 Outstations located along the shores of Washington and British Columbia, the Club offers an outstanding group of properties for use by our members.
SYC is hiring a full-time Sailing Programs Coordinator!

The history of the Club is tied in with the history of pleasure boating and yacht racing in the Pacific Northwest. Starting from early sites along Elliott Bay and West Seattle, the Club attracted a broad mix of racers and cruisers and grew rapidly as region developed in the early 1900’s. The current home on Portage Bay was built in 1920 and is today listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Activities at the Club have flourished along with the growing membership, and today, more than 50 committees sponsor events as diverse as aviation, dance, and book clubs, along with a broad range of boating interests. While opportunities abound, the true highlight of the Club is the strong community and lasting friendships developed among members. Few things surpass the chance to explore our world-renown cruising grounds among the company of good friends.

The Club hosts a world-class junior sailing program, which has given a start to numerous Olympians and generations of Northwest sailors. Opening Day, the Club’s annual spring celebration, is the region’s premier on-the-water party. Seattle Yacht Club maintains reciprocity with more than 400 other boating groups around the world and enjoys membership in the Pacific International Yachting Association and the International Powerboat Association. SYC is recognized among the leading yacht clubs of the world, and members can take pride in both its prestige and its vibrant community.

Our Sailing Staff offers Adult Sailing Classes, Junior Racing, Summer Sailing School, and coaching for our club. All of these programs are open to Non-Members. The Seattle Yacht Club has the largest Summer Sailing School in the Pacific Northwest hosting over 600 sailors each summer.

Eckerd College is Hiring: Head Sailing Coach/Director of Sailing

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Eckerd College is hiring a full-time Head Sailing Coach/Director of Sailing!

Eckerd will change your life so you can change the world.
We inspire and empower individuals to improve the world through mastery of self and a lifetime of learning. Our students are guided on a four-year journey of discovery, with small classes, professor-mentors and a commitment to community service.
We love our spectacular mile-long waterfront and white-sand beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast. But we are more than a pretty face. Eckerd is an innovative liberal arts and sciences community where students are well-taught and well-loved. We’re not for everyone but we might be just the place for you.

An oasis of learning in a vibrant city

Our waterfront campus is nestled on 188 acres along Boca Ciega Bay at the tip of St. Petersburg, a dynamic city of arts, culture and outdoor activities. Swimming, boating and sunbathing on our white-sand beach are all just steps away from your dorm room.
Native plants and wildlife cover the campus. Most of our faculty offices open directly outside or in common areas to encourage interaction with students. The bay and other natural areas are living laboratories for research — even for freshmen.
Study in a hammock or on a blanket on the beach or head to our modern library overlooking Fox Pond. Get a workout at the fitness center or at our outdoor pool.

Making a difference within and without

You won’t find any ivory towers on our campus. We aim each day to change the world around us, whether on campus or in the city of St. Petersburg.
Our students and professors contribute thousands of hours each year to non-profit groups in St. Petersburg. For example, more than 60 non-profit groups in St. Petersburg benefit from our students’ work each year.

A commitment to the liberal arts
Founded as Florida Presbyterian College, we opened our doors on Sept. 2, 1960 with 155 freshmen and 22 faculty. We have grown steadily over the years, and became Eckerd College in 1971.

But one thing hasn’t changed: a focus on creative, innovative curriculum in the liberal arts tradition with a strong emphasis on small classes and world-class faculty who know and care about the success of every student.

Eckerd College is hiring a full-time Head Sailing Coach/Director of Sailing!

Club Profile: Pleon Yacht Club

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Pleon Yacht Club‘s mission is to involve as many young people as possible in the sport of sailing through a fun, educational atmosphere and to keep them involved and growing on a personal level for many years.

NewsFlash: Pleon Yacht Club seeks an experienced 420 Race Coach for summer 2018!
Since the Club’s beginning in 1887, Pleon’s flag officers and members have been youngsters under the age of 21. The program supports both serious competitors and recreational sailors of all skill levels, and is focused on building sailing skills while also promoting sportsmanship, fostering teamwork and strengthening respect for oneself and others. Pleon is the oldest junior yacht club in the world. Led by young sailors, for young sailors, our mission is to involve as many kids in the sport of sailing as possible.

History
It all started on June 29, 1887 with a group of young guys whose small boats and meager finances put traditional yacht clubs out of reach. They found a spot on Marblehead Neck and started what is now the oldest junior yacht club in the United States. To this day, all Pleon flag officers and members are sailors under the age of 21. It is a unique organization led by young sailors for young sailors, fostering self-reliance, sportsmanship, confidence, and life-long friendships on and off the water.
Pleon alumni include Olympians, America’s Cup competitors, world champions, national champions, college All-Americans, and many, many more whose lives have been enriched by a love of sailing. If you would like to know more, a detailed account of Pleon’s history can be found here.

Program
While Pleon’s club leadership and members are under age 21, the sailing program is run by a professional program director and an exceptional team of national and international coaches. The club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with a dedicated board of directors overseeing operations.
Pleon’s sailing programs support both serious competitors and recreational sailors of all skill levels beginning at age 8. The focus is on building sailing skills while promoting sportsmanship and responsibility, fostering teamwork, building self-reliance, and instilling respect for oneself and others.
During the summer, organized classes take place on weekdays in Optimists, Club 420s, Lasers and Sonars. Club leadership also hosts fun events such as movie nights, race-against-your-parents regattas, and a Wednesday-afternoon racing series and BBQ. Marblehead Junior Race Week, Pleon’s signature event, takes place the last week of July, attracting hundreds of young sailors who come from far and wide to compete in the historic, three-day regatta. In addition to its summer program, Pleon offers shoulder-season sailing opportunities on weekends for Optimist and 420 sailors in the spring and fall.

Facilities
Pleon YC’s clubhouse, located on Marblehead Neck, is the center for daily activity and provides a multipurpose venue for instruction, social activities and regatta management. The facility extends to the Marblehead Harbor waterfront and provides dinghy drysail space, boat launching, and additional Optimist rack storage on floats.

Boats
Pleon owns fleets of club boats that are available for members to use including Optimists, Lasers (full rig, radial, and 4.7), and Club 420s. Coaches have inflatable ribs for on-the-water support at Pleon and away regattas. In addition, Pleon has its own 18-foot Eastern race committee boat, the Eugene T. Connolly. Sailors also bring private boats to use for the program and regattas. Storage for members’ boats is provided onsite.

Point Loma Wins High School Dinghy National Championship

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Saturday, May 12:

Lakewood Yacht Club in Seabrook, Texas hosted the 2018 ISSA Mallory Trophy Championship for the High School Double-handed Fleet Race National Championship Regatta this weekend. Thank you to all of the many volunteers at Lakewood and the host school Clear Falls High School who helped in running this regatta, especially Dwight Bengtson the PRO.

Saturday began with a variable wind between 8 to 12 knots which gradually shifted approx. 40 degrees to the East around through the morning and early afternoon with several course resets. The wind settled into a SE 10-14 knot velocity for the rest of the day. The day was sunny and warm with a high of 87 degrees!

A total of 20 races were run with Point Loma High School (last year’s S1D High School Sailing Team of the Year) of San Diego in a clear lead with 84 points followed by Francis Parker School, also from San Diego in 2nd with 106 points closely followed by Christchurch School from Virginia in 3rd with 112 points.

Sunday, May 13:
Sunday, the day started sunny with about an 8 knot breeze, but shifted several times within an 80 degree direction resulting in a 30 min postponement. The wind settled at an ESE 8-12 knots and racing commenced. It gradually shifted to an ESE breeze between 8-12 with 14 total races being run, ending just after 2:30 for A fleet and around 3:10 for B Fleet.

Point Loma High School dominated winning by 48 points over 2nd place Francis Parker. Point Loma had 158 points, with Francis Parker at 206 points battling for 2nd with Christchurch who finished in 3rd with 209 points. Additionally, from Point Loma High School skipper Jack Reiter ’18 with crew Kalea Woodard ’20 won A-Division by 15 points with 72 total points over 2nd place A-Division team of Christchurch. In B-Division, skipper Jack Egan ’20 with crews Jonah Hatt ’19 and Marcus Huttunen ’20 of Point Loma High School took the honors of 1st place by 3 points with a total of 86 points over the 2nd place team Clear Falls High School.

Overall, this was a great regatta completing 34 total races and with 137 total sailors from all over the country who were all wonderful sailors, showed great competition and sportsmanship! Congratulations to all teams for competing in the ISSA National Championship! Congratulations to Point Loma High School with an impressive, dominating win to become the 2018 ISSA High School Champions! Thanks again to all who helped make this a great regatta!

2018 Optimist Team Trials Results

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Great job by the Key Biscayne Yacht Club hosting 250 Optimist sailors over a week of varied conditions, 8 Championship races and 7 Silver fleet races. LYC’s Stephan Baker keeps up his incredibly impressive sailing, winning the 2018 Trials, 19 points ahead of the nearest competitor. Full results on the KBYC website. Top 25 below:

Meet the 2018 Optimist Worlds Team:
1. Stephan Baker
2. Ryan Satterberg
3. Thommie Grit
4. Peter Foley
5. Tommy Sitzmann

Final ICSA Team Race Rankings Before Nationals Preview!

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While there are still some conference championships to come, several teams have punched their ticket to this years college sailing Team Race National Championship. NEISA and MAISA TR Qualifiers are complete; they held elation for some, and heartbreak for others, while a few teams seemed to continue to live up to their hopes and expectations. Here is our panel’s final ICSA Team Race Ranking for 2018. Sail1Design will present a detailed TR Nationals preview after all the qualified teams are determined.
Click HERE to see the full rankings with our panels analysis.
Top 5:

  1. YALE
  2. ROGER WILLIAMS
  3. GEORGETOWN
  4. HOBART/WILLIAM SMITH
  5. BOSTON COLLEGE

The College Sailing Nation shifts its focus; The Northwest qualifies for Team Race Nationals

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College sailing lost a legend last week. Harold (Hatch) Brown passed away last Wednesday and our sailing community is a little less whole. Brown was the Sailing Master and Head Coach at MIT for almost three decades. His contributions to our game live on and his impact can be felt through the spirit of College Sailing today. Brown was 86.
#8 Harvard University won the Thompson Trophy hosted by Connecticut College. The three division, 36 race event was one of two premier coed fleet race regattas last weekend as the ICSA largely switches gears for an abbreviated fleet race focused season. Harvard stepped up and won decisively amid trying conditions. Their 69 point margin of victory was a team effort, but the Crimson’s C-Division boat, Eli Burns ‘21 and Kevin Coakley ‘18 managed, still, to stand out. The tandem put together a scoreline with 11 of 12 races in the top-3, totalling 32 points, 40 points ahead of second place.
#7 Stanford University finished second with 259 total points.
#18 Coast Guard Academy finished third with 264 points. Coast Guard’s Mack Fox ‘20 and Brian Nelson ‘21 won A-Division with 70 points through 12 races. The duo for the Bears managed consistency in inconsistent conditions, finishing with only 2 races in the top-3 but also only 2 races outside the top half.
#9 MIT’s Trevor Long ‘19 with Julia Cho ‘20, Marcus Abate ‘20 and John Ped ‘21 won B-Division with 59 points through 12 races. The Beaver’s B-Division boat scored only one race outside the top half and totaled 6 races in the top-3. Long, Cho and Ped finished extremely strong with nothing but top-5’s in the last 6 races, totaling 14 points in the second half of the event.
“Our results at the Thompson and Owen proved that we several pairs who are capable of fleet racing at the highest level,” said Harvard University Head Coach, Michael O’Connor. “After a very disappointing result at the Fowle Trophy, our entire team is determined to qualify for the other two National Championships. We focused all week on getting good starts that enabled us to be in phase at all times. At the Thompson that skill was important.”

Photo taken from NEISA’s facebook page
#17 Old Dominion University won the Navy Spring hosted by the United States Naval Academy.  After starting slowly, the monarchs of ODU turned it on in the middle of the event and stormed past College of Charleston for the regatta win. After race 7-B of the 36 race regatta, the Monarchs put up 11 top-3’s in the last 22 races across both divisions, finishing second in both A and B divisions. The team effort showed the strength of Jeremy Herrin ‘18 with Carter Little ‘18 in A-Division and Jack Elkin ‘19 with Stephen Guglielmo ‘19 and Gavin Burkhart ‘20 in B.
College Sailor of the Year frontrunner, Stefano Peschiera ‘18 with Grace McCarthy ‘18 and Oliver Parsons ‘21 won A-Division with 101 points. 9 points ahead of ODU’s Herrin and Little, Peschiera, McCarthy and Parsons put together an impressive scoreline of their own with only 3 races outside the top-10 and 8 races inside the top-3.
Lewis Cooper ‘21 with Kaisey McCallion ‘18, Lydia McPherson-Shambarger ‘19 and Thomas Walker ‘21 of St. Mary’s College won B-Division narrowly over Elkin, Guglielmo and Barkhart of ODU.
#6 Charleston finished second with 224 total points, 8 points behind ODU. The home team, #10 Navy finished 3rd with 226 points.
University of Wisconsin won the MCSA Women’s Championship hosted by University of Michigan in dominant fashion. The one day, 9 team event totalled 20 races and sent 4 teams to the ICSA Women’s National Semi-final regatta hosted by Old Dominion University, May 22-23.
The championship event was intense featuring “gusts up to 20 knots” and “1 to 2 turtled boats per set,” according to the regatta report. Racing was cut short due to an even windier and colder forecast for the scheduled day of racing on Sunday.
The Badgers of Wisconsin won both divisions and 14 of the 20 races. The Badgers had no races outside the top 3. Andrea Sullivan ‘18 and Maggie Houtz ‘19 won A-Division and Carolyn Keck ‘19 with Emma Zalog ‘20 and Rebekah Janssen ‘21 won B-Division.
University of Michigan finished second with 42 points. Notre Dame finished 3rd with 73 points. Minnesota finished 4th, capturing the final berth to the Women’s Semi-Finals with 96 points, 2 points ahead of Northwestern in 5th.
#5 Stanford University won the PCCSC Women’s Championship hosted by Stanford University.  The seven team event was sailed with both division competing together on the water. 28 races were sailed over two days. Stanford won big with only 117 points, 70 points ahead of second place UC Santa Barbara. The decisive victory for the Cardinal came behind a dominant effort from Julia Lambert ‘18 and Christina Sakellaris ‘21, both sailing with Victoria Thompson ‘21.
University of Southern California finished third with 193 points and Hawaii finished 4th with 211 points. The top 4 finishers at the event go on to sail the ICSA Women’s Semi-Final regatta held at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, May 22-23.
Tulane University won the SEISA Women’s Championship hosted by University of Texas. Racing was reduced to just Sunday of sailing due to high winds sustaining 25 and eclipsing 30 knots.  The 12 race regatta fielded 6 full teams and one team sailing only in B-Division. The teams finishing first and second place at the regatta would punch their ticket to the ICSA Women’s Semi Final regatta.
Tulane was tough to beat, finishing with nothing but top-3’s throughout both divisions. A-Division was won by Mary Berg ‘20 and Grace Bloomfield- finishing with 9 points in 6 races. B-Division was also claimed by the Green Wave as Catie Cullen ‘20 and Katherine Robinson ‘19 beat out the home team narrowly for the division win.
The Broncos of Central Oklahoma finished second with 26 points, claiming the second and final berth to the semi-final regatta.
Photo by Veronica Owen
Western Washington University won the NWICSA Women’s Qualifier. The 5 team event was a 2 team battle throughout.  Western Washington’s A-Division dominated. Chloe Dawson ‘20 and Camille Ottaway ‘20  scored nothing but bullets in the 7 races sailed. B-Division was claimed by University of Washington’s Shaan Shridhar ‘19 with Veronica Owen ‘18. The B-Division victory by the Huskies made things interesting as Western Washington was only back by 1 point going into race 6A. The Viking took care of business, however, winning all of the last four races of the event. Western Washington finished with 21 points and University of Washington,  26. Both teams will travel onto Norfolk for the Semi-Finals after their performance at the conference championships.
The NWICSA receives one berth to Team Race Nationals which makes the NWICSA Team Race Qualifier an intense event. With 4 teams all vying for a spot at the big dance, the pressure is on. The format was to be a double round robin and the University of Washington Huskies went through its conference twice with only one race dropped.
The Huskies went 5-1 throughout the event, 1 loss ahead of the Oregon State University Beavers. In the first meeting between the two teams, the Huskies won with a 1-2-6, showing their speed. In order for the Beavers to have a chance they would have to take down the Huskies in the second meeting of the teams. The second race was a close battle, finishing in a 2-3-5, about a close as a team race can be on paper. The Huskies took home the narrow victory and an opportunity to compete at a Team Race National Championship.

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