Offshore Sailing Wins the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Returning to the water for the first time since November, the Navy offshore sailing team started the spring season strong and took first place in its class at the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta this weekend in Charleston, S.C.

Posting scores of 1,2,3,1,2,4 over two days, Navy finished three points ahead of hosts College of Charleston in the Midshipmen's six-boat class.

Leading the Navy crew was skipper junior Nick Gibbons, while his crew included senior Renee Bonner, juniors Nate Broomfield, I.V. Romero-Garza and Elliott Brandicourt and sophomores Chad Schaffner, Chloe Cowan and Eddie Konjoyan.

Next up for Navy is the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup on March 8-10 in San Pedro, Calif.

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NASF Trustees get the band back together again...

NASF Trustees Alec Cutler and Brad Rodi along with former Naval Academy Sailing alumni Charlie Pucciariello and Ryan Cox and back on the water together with a J/70 Worlds campaign. Good luck to this all corinthian team - GoNADS!

Here is an article from Bermuda's Royal Gazette: https://www.royalgazette.com/sailing/sport/article/20240208/corinthian-alec-cutler-out-to-make-sailing-history/

First Overall at the Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta →

Senior skipper Renee Bonner led her crew to first in the PHRF Medium class and first overall out of 36 schools entered in the Storm Trysail Club's Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta. Bonner and crew posted a perfect score, winning all four of their races in challenging conditions on the Long Island Sound to earn themselves the coveted Paul Hoffman Trophy for the most outstanding performance by a team in the event. Bonner's crew included seniors Jessie Sedlock, Rick Irving, Sydney Richardson, Cam Coffelt and Ian Mason and juniors Inaki Romero-Garza and Alec Malone.

Senior skipper Javier Jimenez Kane was also in Larchmont, as he led his crew to second place in the PHRF Large class, one point out of first place.

Intercollegiate Sailing Fall Schedule →

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Navy wins the 77th Regatta Escola Naval in Rio!

A huge congratulations to Colin MacGillivray ‘23 and Tanner Kelly ‘25 for winning the 77th Regatta Escola Naval, hosted by the Brazilian Naval Academy!

Offshore Sailing Summer Block 1 Report

This report just in from Captain Cecily Walsh, Faculty Advisor and volunteer coach of the Offshore Team:

“The mids had a great experience from racing to Bermuda (thank you Cutler family for hosting) followed by Newport and on to Martha’s Vineyard.

They are currently underway to Annapolis with 1660nm of sailing and boat handling under their belt and another 378nm left to go.

They faced sailing fast with 15ft+ seas, upwards of 30 knots of wind, sea sickness, fatigue, engine issues, storms at sea, loads of boat work, Gulf Stream navigation, and many other challenges.

I am proud of how far they have come this summer. It was not an easy block of sailing and we pushed many of them past what they thought they could handle. They took on the challenges and they are all looking forward to pulling into Annapolis on Wednesday just a little more weathered than when we left June 3rd.”

— Capt. Cecily Walsh, USN | Assoc Chair, Aerospace Engineering

Navy 44s nearly sweep top 4 positions in Annapolis to Bermuda Race, winning class (PHRF 1)

de Olazarra, Leonard and Lobon Named to ICSA All-America Teams →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team placed three individuals on the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) All-America teams, the national organization announced over the weekend. Olivia de Olazarra was named an All-American Women's Skipper for the second-consecutive season, while Fiona Lobon was recognized as an All-American Crew honoree and Kimmie Leonard earned an Honorable Mention All-American Crew selection.

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JC Hermus wins the Naval Academy Athletic Association (NAAA) Sword for Men →

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Naval Academy Athletic Association announced its major athletic award winners this afternoon with JC Hermus of the intercollegiate sailing team winning the NAAA Sword for Men, Katie Halbert from the track & field team winning the Vice Admiral Lawrence Sword for Women and Diego Fagot from the football team winning the Thompson Trophy Cup. Jacob Allen from the wrestling team and Megan LaMendola of the soccer team won the Coaches' Calvert Awards.

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Hermus and Benson Garner ICSA All-America Recognition →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Following the Navy intercollegiate sailing team's participation in two Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) National Championships last week, the senior duo of Gray Benson and JC Hermus were recognized as ICSA All-American skippers in an awards ceremony held Sunday.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins MAISA Fleet Racing Championship for the America Trophy →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team closed out its 2021-22 regular season over the weekend by winning the MAISA Fleet Racing Championship for the America Trophy. The victory marked the Mids third MAISA Championship of the Year, having won the match racing championship in the fall and the team race championship earlier this spring. With their victory, the Midshipmen earned an automatic bid to the College Sailing Fleet Racing National Championship that is set to be held May 19-21 in New Orleans.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins Prosser Trophy Regatta for MAISA Team Race Championship →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team took part in the Prosser Trophy Regatta for the MAISA Team Race Championship over the weekend, winning the event with an overall record of 16-3 to secure its first Prosser Trophy since 2017 and an automatic bid to the 2022 College Sailing Team Race National Championship.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins the Hanbury Trophy Regatta; Qualifies for MAISA Team Racing Championship →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team returned to action over the weekend for three events, highlighted by a first-place finish at the Hanbury Trophy Regatta. The Midshipmen turned in a dominant performance at the competition, finishing 40 points ahead of the next closest team.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins Kings Point Team Race to Highlight Three-Race Weekend →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team competed in three events over the weekend, highlighted by winning the Kings Point Team Race. The Midshipmen have now won four of the eight races they have competed in this spring.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins the St. Mary’s Team Race →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team continued its winning ways to open the spring portion of its 2021-22 season over the weekend, winning the St. Mary's Team Race. The Midshipmen have now won three of the four races they have competed in this spring.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins Georgetown Team Race and Navy Team Race Invitational →

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team kicked off the spring portion of its 2021-22 season with a pair of first-place finishes over the weekend. The Midshipmen won the Georgetown Team Race, a joint event hosted by Georgetown and George Washington, along with recording a first-place finish at the Navy Team Race Invitational. In their third event of the weekend, the Mids place fifth out of seven teams at the Old Dominion Spring Women's Race.

Navy also hosted a team race invitational with four additional teams in attendance that included Fordham, Hobart, Penn and SUNY Maritime.

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Offshore Sailing Wins Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta →

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Navy offshore sailing team started its spring schedule with a victory at the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta, hosted by the College of Charleston over the weekend.

The Midshipmen have now won the Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta three times in the last four seasons.

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Intercollegiate Sailing Finishes Second at ICSA Match Race Championship →

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Navy intercollegiate sailing team closed out its fall season over the weekend by recording a second-place finish at the ICSA Match Race Championship hosted at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club in St. Petersburg, Fla. by South Florida.

The second-place mark by the Midshipmen is their best finish in the event since winning the ICSA Match Race Championship title during the 2011 season. Competing for Navy in the runner-up finish was the crew of Gray Benson (Sr., Oxford, Md.), Jack Carminati (Sr., Youngstown, N.Y.), JC Hermus (Sr., Bellport, N.Y.) and Kimmie Leonard (Sr., Annapolis, Md.).

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Intercollegiate Sailing Wins Intrepid Trophy →

The Navy intercollegiate sailing team competed in two events over the weekend, highlighted by winning the MAISA Match Racing Championship for the Intrepid Trophy.

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Offshore Sailing Finishes Third at US Sailing Offshore Sailing Championship →

Navy joined a field of eight teams competing at the U.S. Offshore Championship for the Lloyd Phoenix Trophy. In the final race of the championship, Navy ultimately fell short in its bid to secure a first-place mark, finishing third overall in the competition. Congrats to Skipper Steve Travis and his crew representing the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seatle for the win.

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