Harvard is best college sailing team

Harvard University was the 2026 recipient of the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy, presented to the best all-around college sailing team based on points at national championship events during the academic year.

In the fall season, Robby Meek won the open singlehanded national title while Sophia Montgomery and Kate Danielson finished in third and ninth place, respectively, at the women’s event. The Crimson then went on to win the match race national championship.

In the spring season, Harvard won the open team race national crown, while its women came in fourth place. In the fleet race nationals, Crimson women finished with a third-place performance, and the coed team placed seventh.

This is the sixth Fowle Trophy for Harvard which had previously won five in succession from 2001-05.

2025-26 Season

2025 Fall National Championships:
November 8-9 – Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – Old Dominion Univ / Norfolk, VA
November 15-16 – Match Race Nationals – St Petersburg Yacht Club / St Petersburg, FL

2026 Spring National Championships:
April 23-25 – Open Team Race Nationals – Tulane Univ / New Orleans, LA
April 26-27 – Women’s Team Race Nationals – Tulane Univ / New Orleans, LA
May 15-18 – Women’s Dinghy Nationals – Univ of South Florida / St. Petersburg, FL
May 19-22 – Open Dinghy Nationals – Univ of South Florida / St. Petersburg, FL