USF sails past UF to make the Nationals

[Mama_Bull]

At least it's in something.  ;D

USF Sailing Qualifies For Nationals 

Courtesy: USF

Release: 04/21/2008

Courtesy: Kevin White

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The SAISA Women's Conference Championship was sailed in beautiful conditions on the Cooper River, hosted by the College of Charleston. A steady southerly breeze ranging from 10-20 knots, sunny skies, and an ebb tide for most of the day, allowed 12 races to be run in each division.

With the top three teams qualifying for berths at Nationals, the emphasis was on consistency. Sailing in A division, junior Kim Witkowski and senior Liz Foy had an excellent series, including 2 firsts and 7 second places, to finish 2nd. In B division, freshman Rachael Silverstein had some early jitters, resulting in being over the starting line early and hitting some marks. In a nail-biter, she came through under pressure, winning the last two races of the day to clinch 2nd.  Crew Ash Landes, a junior, and Christine Sayler, another freshman, were there helping her.

Combining the scores from A division and B division, USF sailors were 2nd overall and now advance to the ICSA Women’s National Championships in Newport, RI, May 26-28.  The selections for the Fall 2008 racing season were made based on the order of finishes, and USF will be traveling to Yale, Stanford, Dartmouth, Navy, and Conn College next season.

1. Charleston              20  16  36

2. South Florida          26  34  60

3. Eckerd                    31  40  71

4. Florida                    47  50  97

5. Clemson                57  41  98

6. Florida Atlantic      71  71  142

http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=36610&SPID=2913&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=1448313

[TB Bulls]

Wow!  I didn't even know we had a sailing team.  Pretty cool.

[BullMedic]

Wow!  I didn't even know we had a sailing team.  Pretty cool.

Yeah, they sail out right next to the St Pete campus. I take out boats from the marina right next to them. It's always cool seeing the USF sails.

[twillybull]

GO BULLS!!!

SAIL FAST!!!!

WIN!!!

or how's about:

When you're sailboat racing, one of three things can happen and two of them are baayad!

[Mama_Bull]

Action Set to Begin for 2008 ICSA National Championships

Of the 30 schools who will take to the water in Newport, only eight qualified to compete in all three events:  Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), Brown University (Providence, R.I.), College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.), Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), St. Mary’s College (St. Mary’s City, Md.), Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.), University of South Florida (St. Petersburg, Fla.), and the University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisc.).  (A full list of competing colleges, by event, follows.)

http://nyyc.org/home/article_162/

ICSA Women's National Championship May 26-28

ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship May 30-June 1     

ICSA/Gill National Championship June 2-4

http://nyyc.org/collegenationals/

Get the results

http://www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring08/womensresults.asp

Or watch the races

http://americanregatta.com/regattas/2008/052608_wnationals/#reports

[BullyPulpit]

USF in 8th after day one. Pretty good showing....GO BULLS

[Bulls 8_va]

USF in 8th after day one. Pretty good showing....GO BULLS

Hey, I'm in Boston.  How far am I away from this event?  How do you watch a sailing event...doesn't it cover a bunch of area???

GO BULLS!!!

[Mama_Bull]

You can do a mapquest from Boston to Newport RI to get driving info.

Here is a doc of what the harbor looks like.

http://nyyc.org/gui/nyyc1/sailingevents/chartofNewportHarbor.pdf

Format:

Teams will meet each day at the New York Yacht Club's Harbour Court facility in Newport, RI where both the Brown and Salve Regina fleets of 420s will be stationed.  After the fleets head out on the water, everyone else will drive over to the Museum of Yachting at Fort Adams State Park where there will be a regatta tent and the boats will rotate between sets.

http://nyyc.org/collegenationals/

There are three national championships being held there and USF teams will be sailing in all of them, so you have more choice of dates.

[twillybull]

USF in 8th after day one. Pretty good showing....GO BULLS

Hey, I'm in Boston.  How far am I away from this event?  How do you watch a sailing event...doesn't it cover a bunch of area???

GO BULLS!!!

Never been to NYYC, but more than likely the best place to watch is from a boat.  Just motor over to the course (typically a few hundred yards long x wide... usually a triangle of some sort).  You should be able to see the entire race course from one vantage point.  Sloop races are usually the same (but with a bigger course).  

There are other types of "cross country" races that cover large distances, but those are reserved for big boats and are non-collegiate events.    

Just a warning, sailboat racing, especially dinghy racing, is not a very exciting spectator sport.  However, it is a great excuse to drink beer, work on the tan, and bob up and down in the water for a couple of days.  

[smazza]

exciting