The second day of racing in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship was a full day. The sixteen top teams in the nation were cut down to the top eight and finally the top four today. The regatta is taking place out of host site Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by Harvard University are hosting the events.

There was a light to medium sea breeze this morning from the southwest, which steadily picked up with gusts up to 18 knots at the peak of the winds, but it lightened up to around 8 to 10 knots later on, which made for great team racing conditions. The holiday weekend boat traffic caused some challenging chop for the competitors and racing late into the evening made for a long and tiring day.

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 25, 2019) – The first day of racing in the LaserPerformance College Sailing Team Race National Championship got underway today at regatta host site Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. The regatta is hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by Harvard University. Sixteen of the best college teams across the nation qualified to compete in this event for the Walter C. Wood Trophy, awarded to the winning team.

The format for this event is a series of round robins. In the first round all sixteen teams race each other once. This round determines places 9-16. The top eight teams then advance to a single round robin, which determines places 5-8. The top four remaining teams advance to a “final four” another single round to determine places 1-4.

The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women’s All-Americans and Honorable Mentions were announced during an awards presentation following racing in the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship at Sail Newport 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.

Racing concluded today in the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship hosted out of Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park, in Newport, R.I. The regatta was hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by the University of Rhode Island. After four days of tough competition Brown University won the national title and Gerald C. Miller Trophy.

The last day of racing began in windy conditions. The sailors did not catch a break today as the winds held a steady 18 to 22 knots with higher gusts around 28 knots from a north-northwest direction. Because of the high winds fighting the current in the harbor there was also a significant chop around 1 to 2 feet high. The chop lessened a bit by the end of the day when the wind shifted right, moving in the same direction as the current.