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ITHACA, NY. (June 28, 2021) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named its 2019-20 All-Academic Sailing Team. The All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition as well as excelling at the highest academic level for the 2019-20 academic year.

The criteria for the honorees of the ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team are that he or she must be a junior or senior who has participated as a competitor or alternate in four regattas and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

A committee comprised of representatives from conferences in the ICSA evaluates the nominated sailors. This year’s All-Academic Team has over 90 members.

Additionally, a virtual awards ceremony will take place tomorrow evening, Tuesday, June 29th at 6 pm Eastern, announcing the All-American Team, Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year, Everett B. Morris College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award and the new inductees to the ICSA Hall of Fame. Watch on the College Sailing YouTube Channel or ICSA Home Page.

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Today was the last day of the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship, the final of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships that were hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy with support from Georgetown University, the Annapolis Yacht Club, Severn Sailing Association, Eastport Yacht Club and the Annapolis Sailing School. The Naval Academy came out on top on their home waters to win the national title and the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy.

Racing was completed today in the College Sailing Team Race National Championship hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. with support from local clubs, Severn Sailing Association, Annapolis Yacht Club, Annapolis Sailing School and Eastport Yacht Club, who helped store boats and teams and Georgetown University for helping to supply FJs and Old Dominion University with a ref boat. This is the second of three, spring college sailing national championships hosted by the Naval Academy. The top twelve collegiate team racing teams in the nation competed for the national title and the Walter C. Wood Trophy and the host school, Navy, came away the winners.

ANNAPOLIS, M.D. (May 18, 2021) – The Women’s College Sailing National Championships start tomorrow, Wednesday, May 19th, and will run through the 20th, hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy. The two remaining spring Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Championships, the LaserPerformance College Sailing Team Race Nationals and the Gill College Sailing Dinghy Nationals, will follow in the coming weeks.

*** BC's Elizabeth Shannahan '23 takes sixth at top Women's Singlehanded National Championship, top NEISA finisher ***

*** USCGA's Richie Gordon '21 takes fourth at Men's Singlehanded National Championship, top NEISA finisher *** 

*** Brown Takes NEISA Coed Championship, NEISA Women's Championship ***

*** RWU Takes NEISA Team Race Championship ***

The 2021 ICSA Spring Season officially has a championship slate as five national championship regattas are set to be sailed throughout the month of May and into June. College Sailing has cautiously resumed small, local events, primarily along the Eastern Seaboard with the ultimate goal of returning to full sized regattas to finish the season with a newly crowned champion. 

Though some of the specific details have yet to be completely ironed out, the Naval Academy will provide their impressive fleet with assistance from surrounding yacht clubs to run the three double-handed regattas that staple the spring season. The yacht clubs that will be assisting are: Annapolis Yacht Club, Severn Sailing Association, Eastport Yacht Club and Annapolis Sailing School. 

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*** RWU takes BC Team Race ***

*** URI takes the Salve Regina Fleet Race ***

*** RWU wins the Robin Wallace Fleet and Team Races ***

*** BC wins the Thames River Team Race ***