ICSA News

NWICSA and CGRA are set to host the 2011 College Sailing Nationals in less than three weeks! Planning and preparation is well underway for the three title events. The gorge is beginning to heat up and the famous west winds are starting to build. Racing runs from May 23rd to June 1st in Cascade Locks, OR – 45min east of Portland.

It was another warm sunny day for the sailors at Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier at the U.S. Sailing Center in Long Beach, CA with temperatures in the high 70s. The close racing continued and challenged sailors as the day began with the Southern California Santa Ana winds fighting the sea breeze. This resulted in some shocking puffs and fleet inversions where one part of the fleet was sailing upwind while the other part was sailing downwind. The race committee had to abandon several races due to the conditions and eventually posted a postponement until the sea breeze filled in and the wind direction settled so racing could resume.

The first day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) Coed Semifinals, where the 36 top college sailing teams in the country gathered to compete in order to vie for spots to the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championships May 30 – June 1 at the Gorge in Cascade Locks, Oregon, began with close to an hour delay this morning due to dueling winds. Once the breeze filled in from the southerly direction it provided an excellent sea breeze that ranged from 5 knots to 12 knots throughout the day with gusts to 16 knots. Six races were completed for both events in both A and B divisions. With sunny skies and warm temperatures, it was an excellent day for racing.

Long Beach, Calif. (April 30, 2011) – The first day of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) Coed Semifinals, where the 36 top college sailing teams in the country gathered to compete in order to vie for spots to the ICSA/Gill Coed National Championships May 30 – June 1 at the Gorge in Cascade Locks, Oregon, began with close to an hour delay this morning due to dueling winds. Once the breeze filled in from the southerly direction it provided an excellent sea breeze that ranged from 5 knots to 12 knots throughout the day with gusts to 16 knots. Six races were completed for both events in both A and B divisions. With sunny skies and warm temperatures, it was an excellent day for racing.

This is a reminder that today is the deadline for Entry to the ICSA Semi Finals. It is also the deadline for T-shirt Orders and Food Packages. Entry comes with 6 food packages. If your team will be larger than 6 please make sure that you register for additional food packages. We also welcome parents and other spectators and visitors to join in the food and t-shirt orders.

The "father" of College Sailing on the West Coast, Bob Allan, passed away last Friday, September 11, 2009.

The past, present and future of collegiate sailing met in Long Beach, California, as participants in the first-ever collegiate sailing championship in California history met to celebrate the 60th anniversary of that regatta.

(Honolulu, HI) – Robert M. Allan, Jr., of Pebble Beach, was honored for his forty years of “Father of Collegiate Sailing on the Pacific Coast.” A hundred friends and colleagues from Boston to Hawaii gathered at the San Diego Yacht Club for a “Collegiate Sailors Reunion” marking the fortieth anniversary of the first formal west coast collegiate regatta, which was sailed at Newport Harbor, spearheaded by Bob. Allan.