(Larchmont, NY- Oct 9-10)- As the sailing season stretches into fall in the northeastern US there is a wonderful event on the J sailing calendar that supports the growth of sailing at a grass roots level- the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, hosted by Storm Trysail Foundation and Larchmont Yacht Club. There are numerous J owners and J classes, like the J/105s, J/109s, J/122s, J/44s that are proud to be associated with this event and have been regular participants for the last six years. This is the largest big boat collegiate regatta in the country with something approaching 40 teams from all over the US, last year's event saw J owners comprise nearly 80% of the boats participating! It is considered one of college sailings "coolest" events!
Storm Trysail Foundation's 2010 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta will be sailed October 9-10, 2010 at Larchmont Yacht Club on western Long Island Sound. Last year's regatta featured teams from 31 schools. The following schools competed in 2009: American University, Army, Bates University, Bowdoin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, University of Connecticut, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, Fordham, Georgetown, Hamilton, Johnson and Wales, Maine Maritime, Mass. Maritime, U MASS - Boston, Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Middlebury, U.S. Naval Academy, New York Maritime, Rochester Polytechnic Institute, Univ. of Rhode Island, Roger Williams, St. Marys, Trinity, Tufts, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Webb Institute, Western Michigan, Williams. For more STC College Big Boat Regatta sailing information.
