NEWPORT, R.I. (May 25, 2015) – The 2015 Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s series of National Championships began today on Narragansett Bay in Newport, R.I. with the Sperry Women’s Semi-Final Championship co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and New York Yacht Club. The semi-finals are the precursor and qualifying event for the Sperry Women’s National Championship Finals, which will begin Wednesday, May 27 at 9:30 a.m.

UPDATE: While the US has selected an open and youth representative for the 2015 ISAF Team Racing Worlds, July 20-24, we have been offered two more spots in each division. The minimum age requirement for the Youth Division is that all competitors shall be at least 14 years old on 31 December 2015. All competitors entering the Youth Division shall be under 19 years of age on 31 December 2015 (i.e. born after 31 December 1996). Evidence of age shall be submitted to ISAF no later than the close of registration (the ISAF Technical Delegate may extend this deadline).