10 college sailing teams from across the country arrived Friday to San Diego Yacht Club for the 2022 College Sailing Match Race National Championship. Jack Egan ‘25, Nicholas Davies ‘24, Megan Grimes ‘24 and Christophe Chaumont ‘23 of Yale University took home the title for the Bulldogs for the second year in a row!
On Friday, the majority of the first stage’s round robin was completed. Conditions were 6-8 kts out of the West Southwest. Stanford University and Yale University both led after day one with a record of 6-0.
“Going into the day our goal was to get comfortable in the boat and nail the basics,” said Stanford sailing coach, Augie Dale. “The breeze was fairly shifty so being in phase was super important around the marks.”
On Saturday, conditions were 7-9 kts out of the West. The round robin and quarterfinal rounds were completed. Yale, Brown, Charleston and Georgetown made it to Sunday’s semi-finals.
“The Brown sailors have been getting stronger as the event has progressed,” said Stu McNay, coach of Brown University. “We prepared as well as we could before arriving, but there is no way to fully replicate the peculiarities of a given fleet of boats that will be used for the competition. Today, our sailors demonstrated their teamwork and grit in the quarter final elimination round with two come-from-behind wins against the Coast Guard Academy. Those wins advance our team to the semi-finals which will be raced tomorrow.”
On Sunday, the semi-finals, petit finals and final rounds were completed. Conditions were 7-9 out of the West. Yale and Charleston battled it out for the national championship while Georgetown and Brown competed in the petit finals for third and fourth place. Yale beat Charleston and Brown was able to outduel Georgetown.
“The team kept their cool under pressure today,” said Thomas Barrows, coach of Yale University. “In the semi finals, we had a close final race with two lead changes. I was proud of how they kept their heads down and kept on improving on little things. In the finals, the team did a great job with their down speed maneuvers in the pre-start and were able to start ahead.”
Final standings:
- Yale
- Charleston
- Brown
- Georgetown
- Tulane
- Tufts
- Coast Guard
- Stanford
- Wisconsin
- King's Point
Team Rosters:
Brown University: Liam O’Keefe, Hunter Zonnenberg, Hannah Sellers, Thomas Styron
College of Charleston: Axel Stordahl, Lawson Levine, Lucy Klempen, Garrett Grenauer
Georgetown University: Jeffrey Petersen, Scott Mais, Eva Fortunato, Joseph Coyne
Stanford University: Wiley Rogers, AnnaClare Sole, Jack Baldwin, Konstantinos Michalopoulos
Tufts University: Jack Flores, Patrick Mulcahy, Cali Salinas, Harper McKerrow
Tulane University: Cameron Giblin, William Keenan, Abi Borggaard, Mia Hanes
University of Wisconsin Madison: Jonathan Bailey, Jack Schweda, Gavin Dempsey, Kate Thickens
US Coast Guard Academy: Nate Olmsted, Matt Kickhafer, Jake Earnshaw, Sydney Motherway
US Merchant Marine Academy: John McKenna, Lars Osell, Sunrae Sturmer, Jack Vanderhorst
Yale University: Jack Egan, Nicholas Davies, Megan Grimes, Christophe Chaumont
Photo Contact: Mark Albertazzi https://www.markalbertazzi.com/ instagram.com/markalbertazzi
Author: Preston Anderson
ICSA sponsors and partners for the 2022 season: Zim Sailing, West Coast Sailing and Dwyer, Official Suppliers of College Sailing. Quantum Sail Design Group, official sponsor of the “Quantum Women’s College Sailor of the Year.” Marlow Ropes, Official Supplier of College Sailing. US Sailing, Official Media Partner of College Sailing.
