Week 10 in SAISA means championship week - at least for Team Racing and Co-Ed Fleet Racing (Women's Fleet Racing Champs is on Week 12) - and some teams were also carrying the SAISA banner competing out of conference. As team racing kicked off from Wrightsville Beach on Saturday morning, it was clear that Jacksonville University was in the mix for an invite to Nationals. As the regatta progressed, the Fins were able to hold strong and qualify for one of the two team racing berths for SAISA at ICSA Team Racing National Championships in Newport, Rhode Island later this spring. This is the first time in program history that Jacksonville University has earned a team race berth. Congratulations to JU and this week's co-ed Sailors of the Week, the JU Team Race Squad of Alfonso Garcia Bringas, Andre Guaragna, Ana Carrasco, Caroline Bourgeois, Daniel O’Farrill, and Stephan Verhulst.
In women's sailing, the Emily Wick Trophy hosted by the US Coast Guard Academy on the Thames River. Against some serious talent including 7 of the top 10 ranked women's teams in the nation, the dynamic duo from the College of Charleston, Alie Toppa and Annabelle Carrington, once again find the SAISA Sailors of the Week spotlight with a hard-fought and determined win of A-Division despite a late charge by Brown and MIT. Their win in A-Division helped the College of Charleston women earn a 6th place overall finish for the Cougars. Great work ladies!
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