Marblehead Team Race
Under sunny skis, mild temps, and mostly great breeze the first stop of the 2014 Sail1Design US Team Racing Grand Prix took place this weekend in Marblehead, MA. The Host club, Eastern, was badly burned in a 3 alarm fire just 8 days prior but with the firm commitment to sailing by the club superiors the event went on mostly as planned.
6 Highly competitive teams hit the water Saturday morning in a building southerly which was quickly replaced by a stubborn northerly which was again replaced by the true south-easterly sea breeze. Defending Champs, Bristol Pistols, came out firing with a near perfect scoreline in the rounds completed Saturday followed closely by a couple other teams all within a win of each other and still only 3 wins behind the pistols. Bostspeed and crisp boathandling, especially downwind, were key in the 5-8 knot seabreeze and heavy chop, fairly typical Marblehead summer conditions. With 6 teams and fairly steady wind, all competitors were back on land and socializing before 5pm after sailing about 12 races each.
After racing, Eastern Yacht Club delivered on its promise of food and beer. The plan had been for a BBQ and some sort of keg but with the club closed, badly burned and water damaged, pizza delivery and light canned beer was served on the still beautiful, front lawn. It was refreshing, and a real positive in light of the bad situation, to have such a fun, informal, low-key gathering at a club like Eastern. We really had the whole club to ourselves. A couple daring competitors took a trip through the club to inspect the damage only to be kicked-out by the security guard (they turned the wrong way looking for the bathroom). At least some things never chance in the V15 class.
After a night on the town, competitors hit the water mid Sunday morning to a building seabreeze. Since it filled early and didn’t compete with a northerly, most of the day was sailed in champaign team racing conditions of 8-10 knots, perfect for the V15. My team, the Tannery Loungers, a historically Stork family and friends team came out firing. Sailing for us was myself and Coco Solsvig, Alden Reid and Andrew “Sharkey” Sneider, and of course John Stork and Ceila Johnson. We sailed the Pistols 2 more times on Sunday, coming out with 2 VERY CLOSE wins where the lead switched no less then 3-4 times each race. Both the Pistols and Loungers were challenged by the eventual 3rd place team, Corinthian Yacht Club. On there team was Freshmen Yale prodigy Ian Barrows and College Sportsman of the year Sam Madden, Even Cooke and Andi Bailey, Will Baily and Katia DaSilva. Other teams such as a strong team of Wianno YC instructors and a Marblehead local team took wins off all 3 of the top teams and a lose to them was ultimately the difference between the Pistols beating the Loungers by 1 win. In 6th place was a great team of young college sailors who looked to improve every race and certainly got a lot better, challenging the top teams by the end of the event.
Team racing, or really any sailing event, is not possible without dedicated volunteers who believe in the cause and want to be out there. Big thanks goes to 2 of the most active sailing supporters in Marblehead, Greg Wilkinson and Susie Sneider. Also all the other volunteers and of course the Eastern Yacht Club, for keeping this event intact despite a near total disaster at the club.
Although the V15 class has seen a drastic decline in numbers over the past 5 years team racing is still going strong. RITRA provided colored jibs for this event and will do so for the next 2 events at New York Yacht Club (July 26-27) and BBR Team Race (August 2-3). RITRA.org is also your source for charter boats for both these great events. Please register as far in advance as possible. They are going to be professionally run by yacht clubs who spend a lot of time and money planning and need to know what to expect more then just a day in advance. You can find links to register at V15.org along with information on other great events. If you need a charter boat, reserve one at ritra.org because they do sell-out. If all else fails, post to Vanguard 15 Class Association on facebook and someone will try and help you out. You can also contact local fleets for boats to borrow, info on V15.org.
http://www.easternyc.org/uploaded_files/2014mheadtrfinal1_bhr6ab.pdf
The Bristol Pistols with their trophy mugs! Congrats to Ben Spiller, Anna Spiller, Mark Dineen, Abby Preston, Matt Allan, and Wendy Reuss.
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Cornell Sailing Takes the Next Step
ITHACA, N.Y. – The sport of women’s sailing at Cornell University has been elevated from club status to a varsity team, Andy Noel, the Meakem*Smith Director of Athletics and Physical Education, announced today.
“This is an exciting announcement for many in the Cornell community, and I’d like to thank the loyal and generous alumni who have fully funded this move to varsity status, Noel said. “It is a requirement that any additional sports be fully funded before we are able to consider adding to our varsity roster. We are excited that our women sailors will have the opportunity to experience a varsity program.”
Over the course of the last several years, Noel has evaluated a variety of issues related to the feasibility of adding another sport in an effort to increase athletic opportunities for women. Careful consideration was given to facility availability, established interest, availability of regional competition and potential for competitive success. A core leadership group that included Ted Moore ’71, Rob Swanson ’74 and Doug Merrill ‘89 advanced the interest of the women’s sailing program and assured it would be fully funded prior to implementation.
“We have been hoping for this move and our team members have been working hard to impress the Cornell community on and off the water,” said head coach Brian Clancy. “It is with tremendous support from our alumni, families and friends that we are able to make this happen for our team. We extend our deepest gratitude to those who have contributed their time and efforts to making this happen. We couldn’t be more proud to represent the Cornell Big Red.”
With infrastructure already in place, the Big Red will continue to compete on a similar schedule to that of the former club program beginning this fall.
Cornell will continue to compete in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association which is governed by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). Its varsity and club team competitors include schools such as Colgate, Columbia, Georgetown, Hobart and William Smith, Navy, Old Dominion, Princeton, Penn, St. Mary’s and Virginia.
Cornell becomes the 14th Division I school to offer women’s sailing as a varsity sport, a list that includes Ivy League competitors Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale. Other Division I programs with varsity sailing include Boston College, College of Charleston, George Washington, Georgetown, Hampton, Hawaii, Navy, Old Dominion, South Florida and Stanford.
The sailing team will continue to train out of the state-of-the-art Merrill Family Sailing Center, completed in 2009 and located at 1000 East Shore Drive on Cayuga Lake. The Merrill Family Sailing Center is widely considered one of the top facilities of its kind in the nation.
“The generous gift by the Merrill family toward the Merrill Family Sailing Center went a large way in allowing us to make this move,” Noel said. “Our women’s sailing program immediately has a training center as impressive as any in the country.”
With the elevation of women’s sailing to the varsity level, Cornell will now sponsor 37 intercollegiate programs (18 for men, 19 for women). The number of varsity sports offerings is fourth among all schools around the country, trailing only Harvard (41), Brown (38) and Princeton (38). Both Ohio State and Stanford sponsor 36 varsity sports. Women’s sailing is the first addition to the varsity sports offering at Cornell since equestrian was elevated to varsity status prior to the 1995-96 school year.
Meet the Youth Sailing Exchange, 2014
Bridging culture through the mutual love of sailing, the goal of the Youth Sailing Exchange (YSE) is for young competitive sailors to experience, first hand, life abroad. By living with a host family, learning a new language, training with a local team and racing at local and national regattas, sailors will gain new international friendships as well as understandings. Since it started last year, this summer’s exchange will truly embody the program’s intended meaning, as it will see American and Spanish sailors traveling to and from each other’s countries.
For the first half of the summer, two Annapolis based Optimist sailors will travel to Catalonia, Spain to train and race with the Optimist race team from Club Náutico El Balís (21 miles from Barcelona) under international coach Magda Resano. There, they have an exciting July planned with one week of training, a few weekend regattas at nearby clubs and a trip to France where they will compete in the Atlantic Watersport Games, the International French Championship, in Pays de la Loire, France. In addition to sailing, during their free time, sailors will enjoy sightseeing in Barcelona and experience daily life as a Catalan, truly a unique region of Spain.
At the end of July, six Catalan sailors will join their friends traveling to the U.S. and join the American sailors on their home waters in Annapolis, Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. They will train at Annapolis Yacht Club under Head Optimist coach and volunteer YSE program coordinator Tomás Ruiz de Luque, as well as coached by renowned Optimist coach Juan Carlos Romero. To round out the summer of practicing and racing in local events, sailors will travel to Newport, RI in early August to compete in the Optimist New England Championship.
With an incredible itinerary lined up, it is hard not to wish you could be a junior Opti sailor again. What will hopefully be an unforgettable summer is not with out the generosity of many supporters such as AYC and CN El Balís for providing boats and equipment free of charge, host families who have opened up their homes, and the immense efforts of organizers and coaches. This support is evidence of a shared belief in what this program can offer our sailors.
The YSE originally got its name from the obvious fact that it was meant to provide an opportunity for sailors to participate in an exchange program of the traditional sense. However, the program is also an exchange of community, family, and teams, which sailors will not get just doing international regattas. In addition to personal-growth, such as developing independence, responsibility and maturity, young sailors will have the chance to see that people are not all so different from each other. Undoubtedly sailors will gain a more open-minded perspective, cultural understanding, and greater curiosity. Instilling this at a young age can help avoid developing misconceptions of others altogether. In this way we can strive to use our sport as just one way to help make this world a better place.
The YSE is looking to expand to other clubs around the U.S. and internationally to include sailing programs in all types of international youth one design boats for sailors of all ages. The only prerequisite to participate is to be willing to embody everything the YSE wants to achieve.
If this sounds like something you or your home club would be interested in, please don’t hesitate to visit the website: www.youthsailingexchange.com, Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sailingexchange or email us at youthsailingexchange@gmail.com
While the mission of the YSE will never change, our hope is to see the program continue to grow and expand so that we reach a much wider audience and make this an opportunity for junior sailors all over the world.
Look for more news at the end of the summer as the YSE wraps up!
How to Grow Sailing: A Wellington, New Zealand Case Study
By Airwaves writer Sara Morgan Watters (saramorgan@sail1design.com). Sara is our “down under” correspondent, writing for Sail1Design while she works toward her Master’s Degree. Enjoy.
How to Grow the Sport of Sailing: A Wellington, NZ Case Study
If you talk to anyone in Wellington about sailing, the chances are pretty good that they aren’t picturing you lounging on a sailboat in the sun with a book and cocktail. New Zealanders tend to know what sailing is. In fact, 9 months after the fact, they are still likely to bring up their bitterness and disappointment toward the America’s Cup.
In April when Prince William and Kate Middleton began their royal tour in New Zealand, it was only natural that something sailing related was one of the country’s welcoming activities on their holiday itinerary. Team New Zealand America’s Cup skipper, Dean Barker and Prince William teamed up to take on The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate, and Team New Zealand Team manager, Grant Dalton to do some head to head match racing with the royals at the helm.
These are just some examples of how widely sailing is supported in this country. Maybe only second to rugby. So what makes a country so fond of sailing from layman to expert? With a lot of recent talk and concern about growing the sport of sailing, it may be useful to examine just a few reasons why sailing is so widely popular in New Zealand. Looking at just one recent development in the Wellington area, we can see an example of how they are doing it.
Over the last 3 years a big effort has been made to increase participation in all types of water related sports in Wellington through a program called the Wellington Ocean Sports Centre, which is based out of Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club near the Wellington city center. Although the program includes many water activities like stand up paddleboard, waka ama (traditional outrigger canoes), kayaking, windsurfing, and dinghy and keelboat sailing, exposure to water sports of any kind has undoubtedly contributed to an increased interest in sailing. Since it was started three years ago, an impressive 11,980 people have participated in the program. At the center of it all is Wellington Ocean Sports Centre Project Manager, Matt Wood who gave me a little insight into how the program runs and how it has contributed to the sport of sailing.
Financial support for the program has come both from the national and local government. The Wellington City Council applied on behalf of the Ocean Sport Centre to Sport New Zealand, a government organization dedicated to sports and recreation in New Zealand. Other financial and logistical support has come from other local partnerships like Water Safe New Zealand, Wild Winds, Wellington Windsurfing Association and other local clubs and associations. All of these groups have worked together to help build the program.
The Centre runs by making these different sports accessible to the general public. Without having to commit to multiple week programs, the Ocean Sports holds “Have A Go” days on the last Saturday of every month to give people the opportunity to discover different ocean sports at the very low cost of 5 NZD (4.36 USD)! They also team up with schools during vacations to encourage students to experience the different sports. As Wood says, having multiple complimentary sports available, exposes people to different opportunities and opens up to a new group of participants.
Within sailing, in addition to the “Have A Go” days, they also offer, keelboat and dinghy sailing courses. With Learn to Sail Keelboats, to Racing and Cruising Crew courses, the Centre aims to give those interested the opportunity to go from complete novice to sailing in regattas or being competent enough to own your own boat. To cater to everyone’s interests other options include business and group harbor sailing cruises. Through these programs they have been successful, with many participants in the program going on to crew regularly during the summer and winter series regattas and some even chartering or buying their own boats eventually. Finally, if that isn’t enough, the Centre also offers Coastguard boating education and powerboat courses.
When asked how this program contributes directly to the sport of sailing, Wood said that in addition to sourcing new participants, the program helps channel people to the yacht clubs and gets them on a path to be able to race and compete in high performance sailing. He says, the Centre does not do the actual high level coaching, but rather it establishes the pathways so people can advance independently. By partnering with local yacht clubs and associations, the Centre can help give participants the basic skills they need to filter them into these more advanced opportunities.
By providing these opportunities to a range of people from a variety of backgrounds and ages, they are opening the sport up to those who otherwise wouldn’t be aware of these sports. It also helps close the gap between people who learn to sail growing up doing the summer programs and those that want to learn how to sail as an adult.
As the numbers show, the program has been very successful so far in reaching many Wellingtonians. As the Centre reaches the end of its’ three year benchmark they are looking forward to the program continuing to grow even without the help of its governmental subsidies. They are also hoping to move into the next phase of building their own facility. As Wood said, everything is in place now, and they look forward to forming new partnerships and continuing to work with all groups in order to move forward.
For more information about the Wellington Ocean Sports Centre: www.oceansports.org.nz
Also, just posted on the Sail1Design Career Center, a sailing industry job in NZL!
Read more in Part II of this article: https://www.sail1design.com/growing-sailing-national-level-part-ii/
NOTICE of RACE: Free State Team Race
For those lucky enough to have sailed (and partied!) in a Charles Rive Team Race of the past, you know what to expect from this brand new event. The Free State Team Race aims to bring back a quality provided boat dinghy team race to the summer schedule. Annapolis Yacht Club and the Severn Sailing Association will provide Club 420s and logistical support. Racing will take place as close as possible to Severn Sailing for great spectating and easy boat rotations. Navy Head Sailing Coach, Ian Berman, will serve as PRO to keep racing fast and efficient. Registration is $100/boat ($300 per team) and includes use of boats, dinner and beer on Saturday evening (Party!), and snacks and beer after racing on Sunday. The regatta is open to the first 12 teams to register but may be expended to 16 so get your team together ASAP. http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/8607
Hosted by Annapolis Yacht Club and Severn Sailing Association
Annapolis, MD
July 12 – July 13, 2014
PROVISIONAL NoR
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the 2013-2016 Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix D- Team Racing Rules, and the ICSA Collegiate Dinghy Class Rules.
1.2 Protests will be heard via 3-minute justice. There will be no on-the-water umpiring.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
The regatta is open to the first twelve (12) teams who submit entry forms for all team members. A team is not considered registered until all six (6) team members have submitted their entry forms and fees electronically. The regatta may be expanded in size in groups of four (4) teams at a time, however no more than sixteen (16) teams will be accepted.
3 FEES
3.1 Entry fee is $100/boat. Registrations submitted after 2300, 7/5 will be subject to a late fee of $25/boat. Registration will close on 7/10 at 2300. Registration will be available on Regatta Network at this link: http://www.regattanetwork.com/event/8607
3.2 A damage deposit of ($500/ team) will be secured by credit card at check-in on 6/12. This damage deposit amount does not limit the liability of a competitor for damages to the equipment.
3.3 Fee will include use of boats, cookout/casual dinner on Saturday after racing with provided beer, snacks, and provided beer Sunday after racing. Additional food and drinks will be available for purchase during racing (see below).
4 SCHEDULE
Saturday July 12
0900 – 1000 Check-in
1000 Competitors’ meeting with racing to follow ASAP
1730 Social event, AYC Annex (including beer for of-age competitors and dinner)
Sunday July 13
1000 Report time with racing to follow ASAP
1530 No new rounds started after
1630 Awards and provided beer
5 MINIMUM CREW WEIGHT
5.1 The combined weight of the entire six-person team shall not be less than 870
pounds. Each team whose combined weight is less than this amount shall carry corrector weights while racing, the amount of which will be one pound of corrector weight for each pound of team weight less than 870 pounds. Corrector weights shall be distributed among the boats of a team to make the combined weight of skipper and crew of each of the three boats as even as practicable.
5.2 Providing corrector weights shall be the responsibility of the competitors. Only water in sealed jugs shall be acceptable. Competitors shall carry the corrector weights in every race, from boat to boat, and shall secure them in the cockpit of each boat with their own lines. Competitors who fail to do so risk disqualification from all races sailed without the necessary corrector weights.
5.3 Competitors will be weighed in at check-in prior to racing on Saturday. Competitors will be weighed in a light shirt, shorts and no socks or shoes.
6 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available during check in 07/12 beginning at 0900, and will be posted on the notice board at AYC.
7 VENUE
Competitor’s meetings and social events / awards will be conducted at the AYC Junior Sailing Annex located at 310 1⁄2 Sixth St. Sailing will take place in Annapolis harbor just off the SSA dock and rotations will take place in the SSA basin. During racing, the SSA snack bar will be open from approximately 1000 to 1500 and will be serving breakfast burritos, burgers, fish tacos, as well as other gourmet sandwiches, drinks, and beer for purchase.
8 CLASS
AYC and SSA provided Club 420s and sails shall be used.
9 SCORING and FORMAT
9.1 The regatta format will be determined by the Regatta Chairs and PRO based onnumber of teams and racing conditions. Possible formats include, but are not limited toround robins with all teams, round robins with portions of the field, a Swiss League, andpossible knock out series.
9.2 Scoring will be in accordance with Appendix D, except as modified by the Sailing Instructions.
9.3 The Digital “N” course will be used and is illustrated in Appendix 1
10 SAFETY
10.1 Un-seamanlike, unsafe, and/or reckless boathandling that damages and/or risks damage to boats and/or endangers competitors and/or spectators will be grounds for disqualification and removal from the event at the discretion of the Race Committee.
10.2 Competitors shall wear USCG approved Type III Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) at all times while afloat, except for brief periods while changing. “Floatation aids” (Zhik, Baltic) are not permitted to be worn by competitors.
10.3 Failure to comply with 10.2 will be grounds for disqualification from all races sailed in violation of those instructions.
11 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
12 LOGISTICAL INFORMATION
12.1 Competitors are encouraged to bring refillable water bottles. Water coolers / drinking fountains are available both at AYC and SSA.
12.2 18 of the provided 420s are at AYC, 6 at SSA. Boats will be returned to their berths after racing each day. Competitors are the report to AYC each morning and will be given an opportunity to rig SSA boats following the competitor’s meeting.
12.3 Please see Appendix 2 for approximate regatta locations.
Regatta Chairs
Brendan Healy: bwhealy@gmail.com
Russ O’Reilly: russoreilly@gmail.com
Johnny Norfleet: johnnynorfleet@gmail.com
Additional Information
Joel Labuzetta
Sailing Director, Annapolis Yacht Club jlabuzetta@annapolisyc.org
(m) 585-734-1186
COLLEGE SAILING ANNOUNCES 2014 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
June 11, 2014
Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m.
COLLEGE SAILING ANNOUNCES 2014 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM IN AWARDS SHOW
Austin, Texas (June 11, 2014) – In an online awards show this evening, produced by Chris Love Productions, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) announced the 2014 All-American Team for the first time in this format. Fifty-two sailors were awarded this great honor. The names of the winners will be added to the ICSA Hall of Fame display located in the Robert Crown Center at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
A committee of coaches who represent the seven conferences in the ICSA selects the ICSA All-American Team. 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, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, results achieved with different crews, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners in past years.
For All-American crew selections, the committee uses criteria similar to skipper selection, but also considers: demonstrated leadership (may consider seniority), outstanding body mechanics and boat handling skills as well as proven ability to improve the results of the skipper(s) with whom he or she sails.
Here are the names of the members of the 2014 All-American Team.
ICSA Honorable Mention Coed All-Americans
Ryan Davidson (Newport Beach, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16
Esteban Forrer (Tucson, Ariz.), Old Dominion University ‘16
Joshua Greenslade (Smiths, Bermuda), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Michael Grove (Lafayette, Calif.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Mary Hall (Seminole, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘15
Kevin Laube (San Diego, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
William McDonald (Newport Beach, Calif.), Roger Williams University ‘15
Alex Post (Chicago, Ill.), Georgetown University ‘15
ICSA Coed All-Americans
Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI), Yale University ‘17
Kieran Chung (Newport Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘15
William Haeger (Lake Forest, Ill.), Tufts University ‘14
Graham Landy (Norfolk, Va.), Yale University ’15 (College Sailor of the Year)
Raul Rios (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Boston College ‘16
Jake Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16
Christopher Segerblom (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Yale University ‘14
Fletcher Sims (Annapolis, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), Georgetown University ’16 (Finalist for College Sailor of the Year)
Matthew Wefer (Glen Head, N.Y.), Dartmouth College ‘14
ICSA Crew All-Americans
Alexandra Asuncion (Knoxville, Md.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘15
Charlotte Belling (Newport Beach, Calif.), Yale University ‘16
Alicia Blumenthal (Bellport, N.Y.), College of Charleston ‘15
Jacob Bradt (Bethesda, Md.), Harvard University ‘16
Louisa Chaffee (Warwick, R.I.), Brown University ‘14
Chloe Constants (Annapolis, Md.), Old Dominion University ‘14
Eugenia Custo-Greig (Miami, Fla.), Yale University ‘14
Katia DaSilva (East Greenwich, R.I.), Georgetown University ‘15
Katherine Gaumond (Mill Valley, Calif.), Yale University ’15
Paula Grasberger (Salem, Mass.), Tufts University ‘14
Shelby Hamilton (San Diego, Calif.), Boston College ‘14
Kelly Merryman (Severna Park, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Elizabeth Morrison (Signal Mountain, Tenn.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Justine Morrison (Merrimac, Mass.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘14
Yuri Namikawa (Palo Verdes, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
Carolyn Ortel (Annapolis, Md.), Stanford University ‘14
Avery Plough (Portola Valle, Calif.), Dartmouth College ‘14
Amanda Salvesen (Annapolis, Md.), Yale University ‘14
Lisa Sukharev-Chuan (Temple, N.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘16
Julia Wiesner (Rochester, N.Y.), Old Dominion University ‘14
ICSA Honorable Mention Women’s All-Americans
Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, VI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17
Rachel Bryery (Jamestown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17
Clerc Cooper (New Orleans, La.), College of Charleston ‘15
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Darien, Conn.), Brown University ‘17
Marissa Lihan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Grace Lucas (Little Silver, N.J.), College of Charleston ‘14
Sarah Mace (Newport Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
Molly McKinney (Sarasota, Fla.), Stanford University ‘14
Hannah Vincent (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘14
Kelsey Wheeler (Osterville, Mass.), Dartmouth College ‘14
ICSA Women’s All-Americans
Marlena Fauer (New York, N.Y.), Yale University ’14
Mary Hall (Seminole, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ’15
Morgan Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Yale University ’15 (Finalist for Women’s Sailor of the Year)
Deirdre Lambert (Portland, Maine), Dartmouth College ’15 (Women’s Sailor of the Year)
Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Boston College ’16 (Finalist for Women’s Sailor of the Year)
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. Visit www.collegesailing.org to learn more.
The ICSA sponsors and partners are: LaserPerformance (www.laserperformance.com), title sponsor of LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships and Official Boat Supplier of the ICSA Spring National Championships. Sperry Top-Sider (www.sperrytopsider.com), title sponsor of the Sperry Top-Sider / ICSA Women’s National Championship; Gill North America (www.gillna.com), title sponsor of the Gill / ICSA National Championship; Quantum Sail Design Group (www.quantumsails.com/), official sponsor of the “Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year”; Annapolis Performance Sailing (www.apsltd.com), title Sponsor of the APS / ICSA Team Race National Championship; Marlow Ropes (www.marlowropes.com/), presenting sponsor of the “Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year Award” and Official Rope of College Sailing; US Sailing (home.ussailing.org), supporting sponsor of the ICSA National Championships.
Contact: Jen Vandemoer Mitchell | Toile à Voile for ICSA | media@collegesailing.org | 763-234-8286 m.
COLLEGE SAILING ANNOUNCES 2014 ALL-AMERICAN TEAM IN AWARDS SHOW
Austin, Texas (June 11, 2014) – In an online awards show this evening, produced by Chris Love Productions, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) announced the 2014 All-American Team for the first time in this format. Fifty-two sailors were awarded this great honor. The names of the winners will be added to the ICSA Hall of Fame display located in the Robert Crown Center at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
A committee of coaches who represent the seven conferences in the ICSA selects the ICSA All-American Team. 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, the span of the record over the fall and spring seasons, results achieved with different crews, and how the record compares to previous All-American winners in past years.
For All-American crew selections, the committee uses criteria similar to skipper selection, but also considers: demonstrated leadership (may consider seniority), outstanding body mechanics and boat handling skills as well as proven ability to improve the results of the skipper(s) with whom he or she sails.
Here are the names of the members of the 2014 All-American Team.
ICSA Honorable Mention Coed All-Americans
Ryan Davidson (Newport Beach, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16
Esteban Forrer (Tucson, Ariz.), Old Dominion University ‘16
Joshua Greenslade (Smiths, Bermuda), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Michael Grove (Lafayette, Calif.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Mary Hall (Seminole, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘15
Kevin Laube (San Diego, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
William McDonald (Newport Beach, Calif.), Roger Williams University ‘15
Alex Post (Chicago, Ill.), Georgetown University ‘15
ICSA Coed All-Americans
Ian Barrows (St. Thomas, USVI), Yale University ‘17
Kieran Chung (Newport Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘15
William Haeger (Lake Forest, Ill.), Tufts University ‘14
Graham Landy (Norfolk, Va.), Yale University ’15 (College Sailor of the Year)
Raul Rios (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico), Boston College ‘16
Jake Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.), College of Charleston ‘16
Christopher Segerblom (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Yale University ‘14
Fletcher Sims (Annapolis, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif.), Georgetown University ’16 (Finalist for College Sailor of the Year)
Matthew Wefer (Glen Head, N.Y.), Dartmouth College ‘14
ICSA Crew All-Americans
Alexandra Asuncion (Knoxville, Md.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘15
Charlotte Belling (Newport Beach, Calif.), Yale University ‘16
Alicia Blumenthal (Bellport, N.Y.), College of Charleston ‘15
Jacob Bradt (Bethesda, Md.), Harvard University ‘16
Louisa Chaffee (Warwick, R.I.), Brown University ‘14
Chloe Constants (Annapolis, Md.), Old Dominion University ‘14
Eugenia Custo-Greig (Miami, Fla.), Yale University ‘14
Katia DaSilva (East Greenwich, R.I.), Georgetown University ‘15
Katherine Gaumond (Mill Valley, Calif.), Yale University ’15
Paula Grasberger (Salem, Mass.), Tufts University ‘14
Shelby Hamilton (San Diego, Calif.), Boston College ‘14
Kelly Merryman (Severna Park, Md.), St. Mary’s College of Maryland ‘14
Elizabeth Morrison (Signal Mountain, Tenn.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Justine Morrison (Merrimac, Mass.), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘14
Yuri Namikawa (Palo Verdes, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
Carolyn Ortel (Annapolis, Md.), Stanford University ‘14
Avery Plough (Portola Valle, Calif.), Dartmouth College ‘14
Amanda Salvesen (Annapolis, Md.), Yale University ‘14
Lisa Sukharev-Chuan (Temple, N.H.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘16
Julia Wiesner (Rochester, N.Y.), Old Dominion University ‘14
ICSA Honorable Mention Women’s All-Americans
Nikole Barnes (St. Thomas, VI), U.S. Coast Guard Academy ‘17
Rachel Bryery (Jamestown, R.I.), University of Rhode Island ‘17
Clerc Cooper (New Orleans, La.), College of Charleston ‘15
Megan Grapengeter-Rudnick (Darien, Conn.), Brown University ‘17
Marissa Lihan (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ‘14
Grace Lucas (Little Silver, N.J.), College of Charleston ‘14
Sarah Mace (Newport Beach, Calif.), Stanford University ‘14
Molly McKinney (Sarasota, Fla.), Stanford University ‘14
Hannah Vincent (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology ‘14
Kelsey Wheeler (Osterville, Mass.), Dartmouth College ‘14
ICSA Women’s All-Americans
Marlena Fauer (New York, N.Y.), Yale University ’14
Mary Hall (Seminole, Fla.), U.S. Naval Academy ’15
Morgan Kiss (Holland, Mich.), Yale University ’15 (Finalist for Women’s Sailor of the Year)
Deirdre Lambert (Portland, Maine), Dartmouth College ’15 (Women’s Sailor of the Year)
Erika Reineke (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Boston College ’16 (Finalist for Women’s Sailor of the Year)
The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. Visit www.collegesailing.org to learn more.
The ICSA sponsors and partners are: LaserPerformance (www.laserperformance.com), title sponsor of LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships and Official Boat Supplier of the ICSA Spring National Championships. Sperry Top-Sider (www.sperrytopsider.com), title sponsor of the Sperry Top-Sider / ICSA Women’s National Championship; Gill North America (www.gillna.com), title sponsor of the Gill / ICSA National Championship; Quantum Sail Design Group (www.quantumsails.com/), official sponsor of the “Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year”; Annapolis Performance Sailing (www.apsltd.com), title Sponsor of the APS / ICSA Team Race National Championship; Marlow Ropes (www.marlowropes.com/), presenting sponsor of the “Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year Award” and Official Rope of College Sailing; US Sailing (home.ussailing.org), supporting sponsor of the ICSA National Championships.
