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Sailing World's College Rankings 3.17.10


The rankings are compiled by Sailing World Magazine and determined by the coaches of the ICSA.  Every coach gets 1 vote to rank all the teams. Latest Rankings (March 17, 2010) Coed [#] = first-place votes received Total Points     01. Boston College [8] 273 11. Hobart/Wm. Smith 117 02. Georgetown [6] 269 12. Tufts 109 03. St. Mary's 249 13. Washington College 98 04. Yale 238 14. South Florida 96 05. Roger Williams 206 15. Boston Univ. 78 06. Brown 198 16. Old Dominion 74 07. Charleston 190 17. Salve Regina 61 08. Harvard 188 18. Stanford 44 09. Navy… more »


Simon Payne Wins PUMA Moth Worlds


Photos by ThMartinez/Sea&Co March 14, 2010- Today was the final day of 2010 PUMA Moth Worlds.  The Race Committee was forced with an early onshore postponement for lack of wind.  After a morning on shore, the breeze in Dubai filled in nicely to get Race 13 off at 12:45 local with a reported wind of 11 knots.    Simon Payne led the fleet going into the day. Being the last day of racing, with everything on the line, we saw an aggressive start from the fleet; it appeared that a slew of boats could have been over but only one recorded… more »


Inland Lake Yachting Association Joins the Sailgroove Network


Sailgroove is pleased to announce the launch of the latest addition to the Sailgroove Network, the Inland Lake Yachting Association media website: ILYAMEDIA.ORG (Videos on Sailgroove marked with this badge indicate membership in the ILYA.) The Inland Lake Yachting Association is an association of lakes primarily in the Midwest dedicated to the promotion of scow sailing. Their 60 member clubs feature sailing in classes like A scow, E scow, C scow, MC scow, Melges 17, I-20 and M-16. Their strong youth program utilizes the Optimist Dinghy, X boat, Laser and 420.  Nationally known scow sailors include Buddy Melges (Olympic gold… more »


Fire strikes UNH sailing team's boat house


From SeacoastOnline.com By Dave Choate dchoate@seacoastonline.com March 03, 2010 10:15 PM BARRINGTON — Equipment belonging to the University of New Hampshire's club-level sailing team was destroyed when the Mendums Pond boat house was struck by fire Wednesday night. Mendums Pond is a UNH outdoor recreation area located just off of Route 4 in Barrington, and encompasses some 200 acres, according to the school's Web site.   UNH spokeswoman Erika Mantz said the sailing team is due to start its season following spring break in just a few short weeks, and that boats, wetsuits and sails were lost in the blaze. “We'll… more »


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