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A weekend defined by patience and light‑air mastery produced standout performances across the fleet as Cornell’s Gilda Dondona ’28 captured the women’s title and Harvard’s Robby Meek ’27 secured the open championship at the College Sailing Singlehanded National Championships.

Athletes arrived and rigged in 8–13 knots from the west-northwest, but the breeze shifted right and faded, leaving the first race to conclude in very light air. Harvard opened strong with wins from Meek and defending champion Sophia Montgomery ’25. Meek earned an automatic berth this year after winning The Monotype Trophy: NEISA Open Singlehanded Championship, taking the title by 27 points over 11 races.

The selections have been made for the College Sailing Fall National Championships. The Open and Women’s Singlehanded National Championships will be hosted by Old Dominion University on November 8-9, 2025. The College Sailing Open Match Race National Championship will be hosted by The Saint Petersburg Yacht Club on November 15-16, 2025.

Congratulations to the Sailors of the Week, Brown University Bears sailors Tyler Lamm ’28 and Brianna Ross ’26 (OPEN), and Harvard Crimson trio of Kate Danielson ’28, JJ Drummond ’27 and Christina Chen ’27 (WOMEN).

Congratulations to the Sailors of the Week, Harvard University Crimson Justin Callahan '26 and Jacob Posner '29 (OPEN), and Harvard University Crimson sailors Sophia Montgomery ’25 and Christina Chen ’27 (WOMEN).

Congratulations to the Sailors of the Week, Yale University Morgan Pinckney ’27 and Annabel Woodworth ’28 (OPEN), and Eva Ermlich ’26 and Nathalie Caudron from Northeastern University (WOMEN).

Congratulations to the Sailors of the Week, Harvard Sailors, Justin Callahan ‘26, Jacob Posner ‘29 and Aidan Pesce ’26 (OPEN), and Carly Kieding ’29 and Sarah Moeder ’26 from the Yale Bulldogs (WOMEN).

The 2024-2025 ICSA All-Academic team has been reviewed and selected. This year, an impressive number of student athletes have been named to the team. The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes Juniors and Seniors who have participated as a competitor or alternate in seven regattas (2024-2025) and have a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

The stage is set for the ICSA Women’s and Open Fleet Race National Championships, which will take place May 20-23 and May 27-30 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City, Maryland. 36 teams from across the country will descend on the St. Mary’s River for each championship for four epic days of racing each. 

Both Women’s Nationals and Open Nationals see the initial 36 teams selected split into two fleets, the Eastern and Western Semifinals. Over two days of semifinal competition, teams will battle to be one of the top nine in each semifinal. The top nine teams move to the finals, where they compete for the title of Fleet Race National Champion. 

The selections have been made for the College Sailing Open and Women's Fleet Race National Championships. The Fleet Race Nationals schedule is as follows:
Women's Fleet Race National Championship: May 20-23
Open Fleet Race National Championship: May 27-30

The National Championship Selection Committees are charged with selecting the most competitive field of At-Large Teams for the National Championships. To be eligible, teams must have regional or cross-regional status, and must have competed in at least one ICSA Regatta in the corresponding discipline. Selectors shall consider exemplary performance throughout the season in that discipline. Selectors shall not consider geographic diversity, or a team's record in any discipline in previous years.

Three days of sailing in big wind and shifty conditions created opportunities for major leaderboard shake ups but, after it all, the Harvard University Crimson are the 2025 College Sailing Open Team Race National Champions.