SAISA Match Race Championships

The nine SAISA Match Racing Teams were greeted with a nice 6-9kt NE breeze that varied throughout the day. The Race Committee was able to complete the entire Stage 1 Round Robin with the following top 4 Teams advancing to the Semi’s on Sun: 1st - Miami, 2nd - Jacksonville, 3rd - Charleston, 4th - South Florida.

Sunday greeted the top 4 Teams with very light winds so after a 2+ hr AP on shore, the fleet headed to Crab Bank to take advantage of a nice 7-9 kt southerly that was filling in. The top 4 Teams from the Stage 1 Round Robin consisted of Miami, Jacksonville, Charleston and South Florida. The Race Committee ran a great Semi-Final knock-out (first to 2 pts) which ended up with Charleston and South Florida advancing to the Final (first to 3 pts) and Miami and Jacksonville going to the Petit-Final (first to 2 pts). In the end Charleston went 3-0 in the Finals the win the championship and Jacksonville went 2-0 to claim 3rd place overall. Congratulations to the CofC Cougars which will represent the SAISA Conference at the ICSA Match Race National Championship.