College season finale returns to Boston

The 2023-24 College season comes to a close with the Women’s and Open Fleet Race National Championships on May 20-27 in Boston, MA. Racing is on the Charles River, with the MIT Sailing Pavilion and the Harvard Boathouse joining forces to host the teams. Both events begin with 36 teams competing in the Semi-Finals, with the top 18 advancing to the Finals. The schedule for the 2024 Spring College Sailing Fleet Race Nationals is as follows:

Women’s Fleet Race National Championship: May 20-23
• Women’s Semi-Finals at MIT and Harvard: May 20-21
• Women’s Finals at MIT: May 22-23

Open Fleet Race National Championship – May 24-27

• Open Semi-Finals at MIT and Harvard: May 24-25
• Open Finals at Harvard: May 26-27

“Much of the early foundation for College Sailing was laid by Boston area sailors who wanted to build opportunities for college students across the country to come together to form friendships and learn life lessons through the sport of sailing,” said Matt Lindblad, Cucchiaro Family Director of Sailing at MIT. “It is fitting that these championships return to Boston 87 years later with 72 of the best open and women’s teams from across the country competing over the eight days.”

Stanford University will seek to defend their 2023 titles as champions of both the Open and Women’s Fleet Race National Championships.

• Women’s Nationals: https://nationals.collegesailing.org/events/2024-womens-fleet-racing
• Open Nationals: https://nationals.collegesailing.org/events/2024-open-fleet-racing

2023-24 Season

Fall National Championships:
November 3-5: Match Race Nationals – Charleston, SC
November 11-12: Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – New Orleans, LA

Spring National Championships:
April 25-27: Open Team Race Nationals – Boston, MA
April 28-29: Women’s Team Race Nationals – Boston, MA
May 20-23: Women’s Dinghy Nationals – Boston, MA
May 24-27: Open Dinghy Nationals – Boston, MA