The College of Charleston Sailing Team is generally considered one of the top programs in the nation, as the team is consistently ranked among Sailing World Magazine's top-20 collegiate teams year in and year out,[1] and has received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy to the best overall collegiate team in 1986, 1988, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021.
| College of Charleston Sailing Team | |
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| Founded | 1964 |
| University | College of Charleston |
| Conference | SAISA |
| Location | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| Venue | J. Stewart Walker, Jr. Sailing Complex |
| Area of Competition | Cooper River (South Carolina) |
| Nickname | Cougars |
They are members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), the governing body for collegiate sailing, and compete at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA).
National championships
The team holds 26 National Championships.
- Coed Dinghy Championships (7): 1986, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
- Men's Single-handed National Championships (7): 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017
- Match Race (previously Sloop) National Championships (6): 1991, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2015
- Team Racing National Championships (3): 2012, 2017, 2018
- Women's Dinghy National Championships (2): 2010, 2021
- Women's Single-handed National Championships (1): 2006
Conference championships
The team holds 160 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) titles:
- Sloop (Match Race) Champions (27): 1980, 1983-2003, 2006, 2015, 2016
- Men's Singlehanded Champions (31): 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984-2003, 2005-06, 2009, 2013, 2015-17, 2019
- Women's Singlehanded Champions (13): 1995-99, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2014-17
- Women's Dinghy Champions (25): 1979-81, 1984-1986, 1988-1990, 1992, 1994-99, 2001-02, 2004-07, 2013-18
- Team Race Champions (35): 1977-81, 1984-2005, 2007, 2013-18
- Dinghy Champions (29): 1978, 1980-1981, 1984-89, 1991-2002, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015-18
Sailors
The Cougars have had over 100 All-Americans, five college sailors of the year (1988, 1991, 1994, 2013 and 2018), two women's college sailors of the year (2006 and 2010), and two Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Awards (2004 and 2016).[2][3]
Juan Ignacio Maegli, Stefano Peschiera and Paris Henken competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's Laser and women's 49erFX classes.
Sailing venue
The home for the College of Charleston sailing program is the J. Stewart Walker, Jr. Sailing Complex, located in the Patriots Point Marina in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina just across the Cooper River Bridge from the Charleston peninsula. It was dedicated on May 15, 1999.
Fleet
The fleet of the College of Charleston Sailing Team's includes 6 FJs, 18 420s, 8 Lasers and 10 J/22s.
References
- ^ "college rankings". Sailing World. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "CofC Sailing: A Rich Tradition". CofCSports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- ^ "College of Charleston Sailing Honors and Awards". College of Charleston Athletics. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-16.