MCSA News

SAN DIEGO (November 19, 2016) – The 2016 College Sailing Match Racing Nationals continued today on San Diego Bay hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC). Competitors are vying for the Cornelius Shields Sr. Trophy.

SAN DIEGO (November 18, 2016) – The 2016 College Sailing Match Racing Nationals kicked off today on San Diego Bay hosted by the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC). Ten collegiate teams are racing in SDYC’s J/22s and are vying for the Cornelius Shields Sr. Trophy. Teams compete in a round robin format, and depending on breeze there will be a semi-final and final rotation to determine the winner.

GALVESTON, TEXAS (November 6, 2016) – The LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships, hosted by Texas A & M University at Galveston and Sea Scout Base Galveston wrapped up today with Boston College coming out on top of both championships. Scott Rasmussen (Cape Coral, Fla.), a freshman at Boston College won the Men’s event and Erika Reineke (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), a senior at Boston College won the Women’s event.

GALVESTON, TEXAS (November 2, 2016) – The LaserPerformance Men’s and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships, hosted by Texas A & M University at Galveston and Sea Scout Base Galveston are set to begin Friday, November 4th. Racing will take place Saturday and Sunday in Galveston, Texas.

The ICSA Championship Committee unanimously accepted a revised bid from College of Charleston, and the ICSA Executive Committee as approved the Charleston 2017 bid, essentially advancing Charleston's hosting of the championships to 2017 from 2018. After the ICSA Executive Committee's initial approval, College of Charleston's Greg Fisher was able to obtain the support of the Charleston Convention and Visitors' Bureau and the adjust dates to the traditional timeframe that had originally been scheduled for 2017.

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named its 2015-16 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 2015-16 academic year.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (June 30, 2016) – In an online awards show this evening, produced by Dan Egan of Degan Media, the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) announced the 2015-16 All-America Team for the third time in this format 64 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.

At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill Coed National Championship at the Port of San Diego, the honors for the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award and the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the Best Overall Team were presented. 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.

Today was the last day of the Gill Coed Dinghy National Championship, co-hosted by San Diego Yacht Club and the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference. This is the last of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships that were run on North San Diego Bay off of the B Street Pier. After four days of intense competition Georgetown University has won the national title and the Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy.

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) honored three individuals for their contributions to the sport of college sailing by inducting them into the ICSA Hall of Fame at a ceremony last night, during the Gill Coed National Championships, at San Diego Yacht Club.