Sunny skies welcomed sailors to the Eckerd College waterfront to kick off the Fall 2019 college sailing season this past weekend with the SAISA Women's Open and the SAISA Coed Open regattas. Both events were competitive and as conditions changed over the course of the weekend, several sailors delivered outstanding performances.
Leading off the weekend with a bullet in the first race, SAISA Women's Sailor of the Week, USF Bulls' sophomore crew Carolina Perez-Rovira guided skipper Marina Barzaghi and her team to a regatta victory and the low score on the day in a competitive combined fleet. Shifty conditions put crews across the fleet to the test and Rovira was up to the task. At the conclusion of the Women's Open, Rovira joined her teammates already racing in the Coed Open where she made an immediate impact on the USF scoreline in the very competitive A fleet. The Bulls and Rovira made a strong push on day two of the coed regatta earning the final podium spot in 3rd, as well as qualifying for the ICSA Coed Showcase Semi-finals held later this season.
*** Toland and Sheridan are NEISA Women’s Sailors of the Week ***
*** Giblin and Clarke are NEISA Coed Sailors of the Week ***
The Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) has named its 2018-19 All-Academic Sailing Team. A total of 80 Athletes from 13 Schools were named to the team. The MAISA All-Academic Team recognizes collegiate sailors who excelled on and off the water. All Academic Team members must have a GPA of 3.5 or above for the year and must have competed or been a reserve in at least 8 college sailing regattas over the course of the 2018-19 season. The cumulative GPA of the team is 3.71. Certificates will be mailed to each sailor later this month.
MAISA Sailors fill out this form by August 30, 2019 for yourself or someone on your team if they have met the following criteria:
To become a member of the MAISA All-Academic team a sailor shall have a min GPA of 3.5 (GPA for the year of competition – not cumulative) and have competed in (or been a reserve) at least 8 total College Sailing regattas during the 2018-2019 season.
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