Charleston Cougars sailing

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College of Charleston Cougars
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Founded1964
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
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   

The 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, [2] 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.

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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 28 National Championships.

Conference championships

The team holds 162 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) titles:

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). [3] [4]

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 18 FJs, 18 420s, 8 Lasers and 10 J/22s.

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