College Season 2026-27, Week 6

College sailing produced its most consequential weekend of the fall as Atlantic Coast Championship qualifiers, a MAISA conference title, and more than a dozen other regattas delivered results that will echo through the rest of the season. Georgetown took the MAISA Match Race crown, Stanford dominated the Open ACC Round 1A, Georgetown won the 1B qualifier, and Boston College seized the Hewitt Trophy in Maine.

The Open Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1A, hosted at St. Mary’s on October 10-11, produced a commanding Stanford victory. The Cardinal finished on 108 points, 50 clear of second-place St. Mary’s (158), with Roger Williams third on 172. Saturday’s racing unfolded in a northerly breeze that moved right and settled northeast at 6-9 knots, and PRO Bradley Adam completed ten races in each division. Sunday brought rain and puffy easterly breezes, and the final four races wrapped up by noon.

This coming weekend brings the marquee Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship Finals at St. Mary’s and the McMillan Cup at Navy, plus the Stoney Burke at Berkeley and the Carin Streufert Memorial at Minnesota. The college sailing season is about to enter championship gear. – Full report

2026-27 Season

2026 Fall National Championships:
Nov. 7-8: Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – American Yacht Club; Rye, NY
Nov. 14-15: Match Race Nationals – Balboa Yacht Club; Newport Beach, CA

2027 Spring National Championships:
Apr. 29-May 1: Open Team Race Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
May 1-3: Women’s Team Race Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
May 18-21: Women’s Dinghy Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
Jun. 1-4: Open Dinghy Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD