St. Mary's Seahawks sailing

St. Mary's Seahawks sailing
University	St. Mary's College of Maryland
Conference	MAISA
Location	St. Mary's City, Maryland
Venue	James P. Muldoon River Center
Area of Competition	St. Marys River (Maryland)
Nickname	Seahawks

The St. Mary's Seahawks sailing team represents St. Mary's College of Maryland in the intercollegiate sport of sailing. They are members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), the governing body for collegiate sailing, and compete at the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA). The St. Mary's Seahawks are a powerhouse in college sailing. ^[1]

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles and the school has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors ^{[2] [3]} and also four Olympic sailors, ^[4] one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics. ^[5] The co-ed and the women's teams have been ranked first in the nation two years in a row. ^[6]

Fleet

Sailing team dock

• Keelboats
  • Farr 40 "Yellow Jacket"
  • Donovan 27 "Remedy"
  • Beneteau 49 "Riptide"
  • C&C 35 Mk III "Connemara"
  • C&C 30 "Blue Skies"
  • 2 sonars
  • 11 motorboats
• Dinghies
  • 36 Flying Juniors
  • 18 420s
  • 2 Larks
  • 2 Lasers
• Wind surfing

The college has many racing-outfitted windsurfers.

Accomplishments

St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing Team drills

Drawing on students from many Chesapeake Bay communities, St. Mary's College of Maryland is one of the top-ranked varsity sailing schools in the nation. ^[7]

Awards and titles include:

• St. Mary’s College of Maryland sailing team currently holds 13 national titles. ^[7]
• Sailing team has produced more than 135 ICSA All-American sailors, ^{[2] [3] [7]} a college sailor of the year and a women’s college sailor of the year.
• Four Olympic sailors- one of whom earned a silver medal at the Olympics. ^[5]
• In 2006, the women's team won the Atlantic Coast Championship, defeating many venerable schools, including Harvard, Yale, Georgetown, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
• The co-ed and women's teams have been ranked first in the nation by Sailing World Magazine for the past two years. ^[6]
• In 2004, the College won the annual Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA)/Layline North American Team Race Championship.
• St. Mary's graduate Scott Steele (Class of '81) won the silver medal for windsurfing in the Olympics.

National championships

The team holds 15 National Championships:

• Dinghy National Championships (3): 2000, 2002, 2009
• Women's Dinghy National Championships (2): 1995, 2007
• Team Racing National Championships (5): 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2010
• Men's Singlehanded National Championships (2): 2020, 2022
• Women's Single-handed National Championships (1): 1998
• Sloop National Championships (2): 1994, 2008

And received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy in 2000.

Sailors

Mark Ivey was College Sailor of the Year in 2000 and Adrienne Patterson was Women's College Sailor of the Year in 2007.

Olympians

Jesse Kirkland, Rodrigo Amado, Scott Steele, Mayumi Roller, Farrah Hall and Paul Stoeken are olympic sailors from St. Mary's.

World champions

• Anthony Kotoun in J/24 and Melges 32. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. "College Sailing Team Spotlight: St. Mary's College of Maryland". Sailing World. Archived from the original on July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
2. "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Coed All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/all_american
3. "SMCM Athletics, St. Mary's College of Maryland Sailing : ICSA Women's All-America" http://www.smcmathletics.com/sports/sailing/womens_all_american
4. St. Mary's Colleges of Maryland Athletics information, .
5. 1 2 "Sailing".
6. "Sailing World Sailing Rankings". Archived May 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
7. "College Sailing Team Spotlight: St. Mary’s College of Maryland: With a convenient, new facility, experienced coaching staff and large fleet of boats, the St. Mary's Seahawks are a powerhouse in college sailing." Jennifer Mitchell, October 3, 2011, Sailing World Magazine, http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/college-sailing-team-spotlight-st-mary-s-college-maryland
8. "SMCM Formally Dedicates The James P. Muldoon River Center". The Bay Net. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
9. "WATERFRONT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES". St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.

External links

• Official website