NEWPORT, R.I. (May 25, 2015) – The 2015 Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s series of National Championships began today on Narragansett Bay in Newport, R.I. with the Sperry Women’s Semi-Final Championship co-hosted by Brown University, Salve Regina University and New York Yacht Club. The semi-finals are the precursor and qualifying event for the Sperry Women’s National Championship Finals, which will begin Wednesday, May 27 at 9:30 a.m.