South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association
The South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) is a conference in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association and was founded April 25, 1964.[1] SAISA encompasses a geographic area that includes Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and northern Alabama. There are 27 active members, which include both public and private universities. The conference is separated into two districts: the South Division which contains Florida schools and Emory, and the North Division which comprises the rest of the schools.[2] Several schools feature nationally ranked varsity sailing teams, such as the College of Charleston and Eckerd College, while others only regularly compete at conference level regattas. [3]
Competition
The conference participates in both fall and spring college sailing season. There are coed, single handed, women's, match racing and team racing regattas nearly each weekend. [2]
Coed Dinghy Events
Dinghy regattas sailed on FJs and 420s are the main events and focus of the conference. The regular season of each semester begins with a conference wide regatta called the SAISA Open. Then, each division has Points events, of which there are four or five North Points and five or six South Points. These events determine the points a team will receive to qualify for the championship. After regular season events, 12 teams will qualify for the SAISA Co-Ed Conference Championships. The host of the championship rotates between divisions each season. A certain number of berths are then given to the conference for participation in the subsequent Atlantic Coast Dinghy Championship and the Intercollegiate Sailing Association National Championships [2]
Other Events
Each semester there are also several independently organized regattas, Men's Single handed Championship, Women's Single handed Championship, Women's Dinghy regattas and Championship, Team Race Championship, and Match Race Championship. SAISA also participates in Intersectional regattas against other conferences each year. [2]
Members
The organization has three classifications for a member team: Associate, Provisional, and Regular. Those schools are also classified by their schools as either a Club or Varsity team. [2]
Effective September 2014 members included: [4]
Name | Institution | Membership Level[4] | College Recognition[5] | Waters[5] | Facility[5] | Division[4] |
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Auburn Sailing | Auburn University | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Martin | Bay Pines Marina | North |
Citadel Sailing Team | The Citadel | Regular | Club Sport | Ashley River | Ashley River | North |
Clemson University Sailing Club | Clemson University | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Hartwell | Clemson Sailing Center | North |
College of Charleston Sailing Team | College of Charleston | Regular | Varsity Sport | Charleston Harbor | J Stewart Walker Sailing Complex | North |
Davidson College Sailing Team | Davidson College | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Norman | Lakefront | North |
Duke University Sailing Club | Duke University | Regular | Club Sport | Falls Lake | Rollingview Marina | North |
Eckerd College Sailing Team | Eckerd College | Regular | Varsity Sport | Boca Ciega Bay | Doyle Sailing Center | South |
Embry Riddle Sailing Team | Embry-Riddle University | Regular | Club Sport | Halifax River | Halifax Sailing Association | South |
Emory University Sailing Club | Emory University | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Lanier | Lake Lanier Sailing Club | South |
Atlantic Sailing Club | Florida Atlantic University | Regular | Club Sport | ICW | Gulf Stream Sailing Club | South |
FGCU Sailing Club | Florida Gulf Coast University | Regular | Club Sport | North Lake, Caloosahatchee River | Edison Sailing Center | South |
FIT Sailing Team | Florida Institute of Technology | Regular | Club Sport | Indian River Lagoon | Ralph Evinrude Marine Operations Center | South |
University of Florida Sailing Club | University of Florida | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Wauburg | Lodge | South |
Florida State University Sailing Club | Florida State University | Provisional | Club Sport | Lake Bradford | Seminole Reservation | South |
Georgia Saildawgs | University of Georgia | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Chapman | Sandy Creek Park | North |
Georgia Tech Sailing Club | Georgia Tech | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Lanier | Lake Lanier Sailing Club | North |
Jacksonville University Sailing Team | Jacksonville University | Regular | Varsity Sport | St. John's River | Waterfront Center | South |
Sailing Hurricanes | University of Miami | Regular | Club Sport | Biscayne Bay | Coconut Grove Sailing Club | South |
New College of Florida Waterfront | New College | Regular | Club Sport | Sarasota Bay | New College of Florida Waterfront, Caples Hall | South |
NC State Sailing Team | North Carolina State University | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Wheeler | Lake Wheeler Park | North |
Tars | Rollins College | Regular | Varsity Sport | Lake Virginia | Alfond Boathouse | South |
UNC Sailing Club | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Regular | Club Sport | Lake Jordan | Crosswinds Marina | North |
UNC Wilmington Sailing Team | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Regular | Club Sport | Banks Channel | Carolina Yacht Club | North |
USF Sailing Team | University of South Florida | Regular | Varsity Sport | Tampa Bay | Boathouse | South |
Sailing Club at UT | University of Tennessee | Regular | Club Sport | Fort Loudon Lake | Concord Yacht Club | North |
UTC Sailing | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Associate | Club Sport | Lake Chickamauga | Privateer Yacht Club | North |
Commodores | Vanderbilt University | Regular | Club Sport | Old Hickory Lake | Harbor Island Yacht Club | North |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "SAISA Facebook". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "BYLAWS OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC INTERCOLLEGIATIATE SAILING ASSOCIATION", http://saisasailing.com/resources/ SAISA Sailing, 18 February 2009. Retrieved on 4 October 2014.
- ↑ "South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association official website". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "SAISA Member Schools". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Sailing Association Teams". Retrieved 4 October 2014.