March 2009 Sailing Articles

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 25, 2009) Coed [#] = first-place votes received, (#) = previous ranking Total Points     01. Georgetown [19] (1) 415 11. Stanford (15) 200 02. Boston College [1] (3) 391 12. Hobart/Wm. Smith (20) 174 03. Yale (4) 378 13. South Florida (11) 162 04. St. Mary's [1] (2) 357 14. MIT (13) 141 05. Charleston (6) 317 15. Eckerd (17) 130 06. Harvard (8) 303 16. SUNY Maritime (12) 87 07.… more »

                2009 NUMBERS FOR ICSA NATIONALSSPRINGWomen’s     MA 5.58 = 6       Top 9    MA 1.86 = 2    Women’s       MA = 4Dinghies    MC 3.41 = 3       for      MC 1.14 = 1    Dinghies      MC = 2  (27)      NE 7.76 = 8      finals    NE 2.58 = 2*   Semis         NE = 6*            NW 1.55 = 2        (9)     NW  .52 = 1     (18)         NW = 1            PC 3.41 = 3                PC 1.14 = 1                  PC = 2            SA 3.41… more »

by Sara (Sally) Green and Dick Boblenz Once again, a flock of Snipes has flown through CYC leaving history in its wake.  On March 9 - 11, CYC hosted her 71st Snipe Midwinter Regatta. This is not only CYC’s longest running regatta, it is also the longest running Snipe regatta in the United States.  This year, 25 competitors and their one person crews came from eleven countries.  Some of these Snipes have been making the long migratory flight to CYC for many years.  While CYC no longer has an active Snipe fleet (would anyone like to start one?), the club’s… more »

15 Things a Crew Should Do Pre-Start For the longest time I was under the impression that there wasn’t much for a crew to do before the start. However, bit-by-bit little things started falling together and eventually I realized (and I know this sounds corny) that the process of preparing for a race was just as important as the race itself. The most important thing to do is whatever makes you and your skipper feel confident or lucky for the next race. Preparing for the next race is the best time that superstition comes in handy. Other than looking over… more »

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 11, 2008) Coed [#] = first-place votes received, (#) = previous ranking Total Points     01. Georgetown [9] (4) 344 11. South Florida (13) 169 02. St. Mary's [6] (1) 341 12. SUNY Maritime (15) 163 03. Boston College [3] (2) 318 13. MIT (11) 129 04. Yale (6) 291 14. Boston Univ. (12) 116 05. Roger Williams (3) 282 15. Stanford (14) 113 06. Charleston (7) 279 16. Connecticut College (19)… more »