Boston leads 2008 ICSA/GILL National Championship

by Jan Harley on 4 Jun 2008 In the 41 years that college sailors have fought to win the three national championships held every spring under the umbrella of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association, only one college has dominated to win all three events - as the U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.) did in 1991.

The Boston College Eagles (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) are the series leaders heading into the final day of the ICSA/Gill National Championship, and tomorrow, should they turn their 17 point lead into a win, they would not only join the Middies in managing a rare feat, they will have done so on possibly the most famous sailing waters in the world - those of Newport, R.I..

On day one of this championship, light air allowed only two races to be completed in both A- and B-Divisions resulting in some very tight standings at the top of the 18-college field. Harvard University was first with 20 points followed by Georgetown University with 21, College of Charleston with 22, MIT with 25, and Boston College with 26. For the racing today, a southwesterly that built from a morning low of 6 knots into the low teens was overshadowed by the current which was a factor in several general recalls.

By the time four sets of races had been completed, the Eagles had made their move and held a slim two point lead over St. Mary's College. The work by skipper Brian Kamilar (Miami, Fla.) and crew Andrew Schneider (Newport, R.I.), both juniors, took them to the top of A-Division when their 1-12-1-6 scoreline was added to yesterday's results of 7-3 at the end of today's sixth set. In B-Division, BC graduating seniors, skipper Reed Johnson (Toms River, N.J.) with crew Julie Howe (Grosse Point City, Mich.) were sitting ninth overall after they added 15-4-6-16 to their finishes of 6-10 from yesterday.

With four more races counted for A-Division, Georgetown edged ahead of BC in the standings while tied on points at 128. St. Mary's was then third with 139. Juniors Adam Roberts (San Diego, Calif.) and Carrie Amarante (Wayne, N.J.) took over the B-Division task for BC, and once the score from race 10-B was added, the Eagles were back in the lead with 132 points to Georgetown's 135.

Racing wrapped up after the 12th race was completed in both divisions as BC, with 150 points, increased the spread to 17 over Georgetown. St. Mary's remains third with 182 points, followed by Roger Williams University with 202, and Connecticut College with 205. The caliber of the competition is evident in the standings through tenth place: MIT is sixth with 210 points, College of Charleston has 211, Yale is at 220, and the University of Vermont (making their first-ever appearance at the national championship) with 223 is followed by Brown University with 227.

The final four races for A- and B-Division will complete the championship tomorrow, Wednesday, June 4. A storm is predicted to move into the area overnight bringing heavy downpours and SSE breeze.

For additional information and full results: www.collegesailing.org/nas/spring08/

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Results: 5:41 PM 6-3-08

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOT

1
Boston College A 7 3 1 12 1 6 9 1 8 13 2 4 67
B 6 10 15 4 6 16 1 6 3 4 5 7 83
13 26 42 58 65 87 97 104 115 132 139 150 150
2
Georgetown A 2 16 18 13 13 15 7 8 4 1 9 6 112
B 1 2 6 1 2 1 5 12 1 7 13 4 55
3 21 45 59 74 90 102 122 127 135 157 167 167
3
St Mary's College A 6 7 11 6 5 12 4 13 5 3 14 1 87
B 8 11 4 10 1 8 3 15 7 5 11 12 95
14 32 47 63 69 89 96 124 136 144 169 182 182
4
Roger Williams A 12 2 12 4 8 5 1 14 15 5 10 10 98
B 17 13 3 13 13 3 17 5 2 9 4 5 104
29 44 59 76 97 105 123 142 159 173 187 202 202
5
Conn College A 16 8 8 7 11 8 6 2 12 10 13 5 106
B 9 1 17 7 12 15 6 8 11 2 1 10 99
25 34 59 73 96 119 131 141 164 176 190 205 205
6
MIT A 8 9 5 17 16 9 5 6 17 11 4 7 114
B 5 3 9 9 7 9 10 13 13 6 6 6 96
13 25 39 65 88 106 121 140 170 187 197 210 210
7
College of Charleston A 1 5 9 11 14 3 15 15 10 17 8 2 110
B 12 4 10 6 16 4 4 1 12 15 8 9 101
13 22 41 58 88 95 114 130 152 184 200 211 211
8
Yale A 15 4 10 15 6 16 18 11 6 7 3 12 123
B 7 9 16 3 3 2 12 17 6 8 12 2 97
22 35 61 79 88 106 136 164 176 191 206 220 220
9
Vermont A 13 12 3 10 3 2 2 4 9 15 6 3 82
B 4 18 18 16 9 11 11 7 10 18 3 16 141
17 47 68 94 106 119 132 143 162 195 204 223 223
10
Brown University A 14 13 2 9 2 10 10 16 3 6 1 16 102
B 18 15 1 2 4 12 14 3 9 17 15 15 125
32 60 63 74 80 102 126 145 157 180 196 227 227
11
Harvard A 10 1 4 14 9 13 14 17 11 4 15 13 125
B 2 7 8 8 11 5 9 9 8 11 10 18 106
12 20 32 54 74 92 115 141 160 175 200 231 231
12
Stanford A 5 15 16 2 17 18 11 9 2 9 17 11 132
B 13 14 2 14 10 14 7 2 14 3 2 8 103
18 47 65 81 108 140 158 169 185 197 216 235 235
13
South Florida A 4 10 6 3 12 4 13 5 14 2 11 8 92
B 15 12 13 12 14 6 13 11 17 14 17 13 157
19 41 60 75 101 111 137 153 184 200 228 249 249
14
SUNY A 11 11 15 5 7 17 8 12 18 8 18 18 148
B 16 8 7 5 18 10 2 10 4 13 9 11 113
27 46 68 78 103 130 140 162 184 205 232 261 261
15
Kings Point A 3 14 14 1 15 1 16 7 7 18 7 9 112
B 14 5 14 18 15 17 8 4 16 10 18 14 153
17 36 64 83 113 131 155 166 189 217 242 265 265
16
U Wisconsin A 9 18 7 18 4 11 17 3 1 12 12 17 129
B 11 6 11 11 8 7 15 16 15 16 16 17 149
20 44 62 91 103 121 153 172 188 216 244 278 278
17
U Penn A 17 17 13 16 10 7 12 10 13 16 16 14 161
B 10 16 12 17 5 13 18 14 5 1 14 3 128
27 60 85 118 133 153 183 207 225 242 272 289 289
18
Hobart/William Smith A 18 6 17 8 18 14 3 18 16 14 5 15 152
B 3 17 5 15 17 18 16 18 18 12 7 1 147
21 44 66 89 124 156 175 211 245 271 283 299 299

A division = 12 Races

TOT
1. Boston College 67 Brian Kamilar '09
Andrew Schneider '09
2. Vermont 82 Clinton Hayes '10
Coco Solsvig '10
3. St Mary's College 87 Justin Law '08
Maggie Lumkes '08 Jennifer Chamberlin '09
4. South Florida 92 Mitch Hall '10
Stephanie Reyudols '11
5. Roger Williams 98 Andy Goetting