College Season 2026-27, Week 9

College sailing delivered its biggest weekend of the fall season as conference championships took center stage from Annapolis to Corpus Christi to Lake Champlain.

Georgetown won the War Memorial, Harvard claimed the NEISA women’s crown, Yale took the NEISA open title, Stanford won three regattas on two coasts, Tulane swept both SEISA fall championships, and Navy won the Kennedy Cup, the keelboat national championship, on home waters.

With conference titles now decided, the national picture is taking shape. Brown, Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Harvard, and Navy have all staked claims as contenders heading into the spring. The singlehanded nationals – Nov. 7-8 in Rye, NY – will add another data point before the long winter break. – Full report

MORE: The Women’s Singlehanded Nationals and Open Singlehanded Nationals each have 18 competitors, with racing in the ILCA 6 and ILCA 7, respectively.

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