Post by bubbrubbhoya on May 24, 2006 1:24:49 GMT -5
Hey Guys,
With a couple of seasons having ended this past weekend, I wanted to remind everyone of one that will continue through the beginning of June. The #4 ranked Georgetown Varsity Sailing team will be competing at the ICSA North American Championships starting TODAY, the 24th of May, through the 2nd of June.
The team has qualified in three events: The Women's team begins their three day fleet-race regatta today. Led by Derby Anderson '06 and Blaire Herron '08, the women have a great chance of coming out of this with a very good result.
The coed team begins on the 28th with the team racing national championship, followed by the fleet racing national championship on the 31st. Captain Andrew Campbell '06, who is the odds-on favorite to represent the USA in the Laser-class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and has won 3 ICSA singlehanded national championships in his Georgetown career, will lead the coed team, giving the Hoyas their best chance ever at winning both of the championships.
This year's North Americans are made more exciting by the fact that Georgetown is well positioned to unseat Harvard as the best team in the land by winning the Fowle Trophy. This recognizes the best overall team in college sailing from both the fall and spring seasons. Owing to awesome performances in the fall, including Campbell's singlehanded national championship victory and the Hoyas' 2nd place finish at the sloop national championship (3 people), Georgetown is in a good position to capitalize on high finishes in the spring national championships and to grab the Fowle trophy.
This is a big deal, guys. The sailing Hoyas already having more national championships (4) than the entire rest of campus combined, and they are looking to add a few more to the case in the next week.
The North Americans are being held on the Cooper River in Charleston, SC, so if anyone is in the area, make sure to check out the all-day action from the grandstands on the deck of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. It will make a great viewing spot for a great event.
If all this seems a bit confusing, check out the following websites to make sense of the event and of sailing itself.
This is the website for the ICSA North American Championships: collegesailing.org/nas/spring06/index.asp The site contains schedules and will include live updates of the daily action.
Also check out the GUHoyas.com Varsity Sailing site to see how the Hoyas have been doing. Make sure to check out the media guide to note the many past All-Americans and National Championships won by the team: guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/c-sail/gu-c-sail-body.html
To make sense of what "team racing" is, check out: sailing.org/default.asp?MenuID=du/~GWxl`Mcpx0GxSuNOPXzSTU
If you have any more questions, just leave a post here, and I'll try to help you out.
These are Hoya athletes out representing Georgetown. The sailors get the job done year in and year out, and they deserve the support of everyone who cares about Hoya sports. Check out the sites above, and make sure to follow the Championships. Getting a talk going about the regatta would be great...we need to drum up interest about this event capping a great year in general for the Hoyas!
With a couple of seasons having ended this past weekend, I wanted to remind everyone of one that will continue through the beginning of June. The #4 ranked Georgetown Varsity Sailing team will be competing at the ICSA North American Championships starting TODAY, the 24th of May, through the 2nd of June.
The team has qualified in three events: The Women's team begins their three day fleet-race regatta today. Led by Derby Anderson '06 and Blaire Herron '08, the women have a great chance of coming out of this with a very good result.
The coed team begins on the 28th with the team racing national championship, followed by the fleet racing national championship on the 31st. Captain Andrew Campbell '06, who is the odds-on favorite to represent the USA in the Laser-class at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and has won 3 ICSA singlehanded national championships in his Georgetown career, will lead the coed team, giving the Hoyas their best chance ever at winning both of the championships.
This year's North Americans are made more exciting by the fact that Georgetown is well positioned to unseat Harvard as the best team in the land by winning the Fowle Trophy. This recognizes the best overall team in college sailing from both the fall and spring seasons. Owing to awesome performances in the fall, including Campbell's singlehanded national championship victory and the Hoyas' 2nd place finish at the sloop national championship (3 people), Georgetown is in a good position to capitalize on high finishes in the spring national championships and to grab the Fowle trophy.
This is a big deal, guys. The sailing Hoyas already having more national championships (4) than the entire rest of campus combined, and they are looking to add a few more to the case in the next week.
The North Americans are being held on the Cooper River in Charleston, SC, so if anyone is in the area, make sure to check out the all-day action from the grandstands on the deck of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. It will make a great viewing spot for a great event.
If all this seems a bit confusing, check out the following websites to make sense of the event and of sailing itself.
This is the website for the ICSA North American Championships: collegesailing.org/nas/spring06/index.asp The site contains schedules and will include live updates of the daily action.
Also check out the GUHoyas.com Varsity Sailing site to see how the Hoyas have been doing. Make sure to check out the media guide to note the many past All-Americans and National Championships won by the team: guhoyas.cstv.com/sports/c-sail/gu-c-sail-body.html
To make sense of what "team racing" is, check out: sailing.org/default.asp?MenuID=du/~GWxl`Mcpx0GxSuNOPXzSTU
If you have any more questions, just leave a post here, and I'll try to help you out.
These are Hoya athletes out representing Georgetown. The sailors get the job done year in and year out, and they deserve the support of everyone who cares about Hoya sports. Check out the sites above, and make sure to follow the Championships. Getting a talk going about the regatta would be great...we need to drum up interest about this event capping a great year in general for the Hoyas!
