ICSA Open Team Race National Championship

The day began with an on-shore postponement, but the wait paid off: the renowned Rhode Island sea breeze picked up around noon, treating sailors to an afternoon of 15-20 knots.

Yale currently leads with a 9/2 record, followed closely by Harvard and Roger Williams, both with a record of 8/2. The top three in the rankings going in to this week, it’s no surprise to see them on top - but with two days of racing to go, there’s still time for the standings to shake up! Dartmouth and Brown are in also in the hunt, with a 8/3 and 7/4 record respectively.

From the first gun it was a fast and frantic day, with race committee running 84 races in a little over 5 hours.

After a long day of racing at the Ted Turner '60 Sailing Pavilion and the Edgewood Yacht Club, the stage is set to crown a national champion tomorrow. Throughout a long day on the water, maneuvers were made and protests were called, shuffling the scoreboard. Harvard, back for blood after finishing second last year, have moved up to first, bumping Yale down to second. Last year’s winners, Roger Williams University, sit in third. Scores are close and there’s no clear runaway winner - with tomorrow’s unpredictable weather forecast, any of these three teams could take the championship.

Down the leaderboard, sailors battled in big, shifty breeze to see who would live to see the final day. These sailors truly are the best of the best - in fact, scores were so close in the round of 16 that there was a three way tie for 7th, leading to a sail off to see who would be the last two teams at the top. Tulane and Boston College triumphed over Navy to move on to the final day of racing.

The race committee began the round of 8 Friday evening, with hopes to continue at 10am tomorrow morning. After the Round of 8, the top four teams will move on to a Final Four, eventually crowning a national champion.

A huge thank you to the ICSA sponsors and partners for the 2025 season: Zim, West Coast Sailing and Dwyer, Official Suppliers of College Sailing. Dermatone, Official Skin Care Sponsor and Supplier of College Sailing. Quantum Sails, Official sponsor of the "Quantum Women's College Sailor of the Year." Marlow Ropes, Official Supplier of College Sailing.

Thank you to Team One Newport and Martha Parker for being the apparel sponsor of the event and to Chris Love Productions and broadcasters Charlie Enright, Clay Johnson, and Janelle Martin for the great coverage on ESPN Plus for Friday and Saturday of the event.

Thank you to PRO Richard Feeny who did an amazing job of running 158 races and to ICSA Representative and URI Coach Joakim Karlsen who was a pleasure to work with throughout.

Thank you to our terrific umpire group, led by Chief Umpire John Pratt, which included Rob Overton, Doc Sullivan, John Mooney, Fran Charles, John Mastrandrea, Patrick Shanahan, Evan Cooke, Julia Reynolds, Moose McClintock, Trevor Long, Brad Dellenbaugh, Jack DeNatale, Karl Ziegler, Stu McNay, Ragna Agerup, Maddy McGrath, and Zach Shapiro.

Thank you to all of the programs that helped with powerboats: Harvard, Roger Williams, the Moses Brown School, Yale, Dartmouth, Coast Guard, URI, and umpire John Mooney. Harvard and Roger Williams also brought extra parts, equipment, and boats.

Thank you to photographer Rob Migliaccio and to Lexi Pline and Allsion Chenard for the social media coverage.

Finally, a huge thank to the Edgewood Yacht and Commodore Jackie Cambio for opening their doors to the club for this event and to all of the Brown Sailing Team (Varsity and Club) and Assistant Coach Cameron Giblin for all of the tireless work for these National Championships.