UVa Sailing Club update
on Tuesday August 19, 2008 10:46AM
Excerpts... The sailing association also is building its competitive resumé. A member of the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association, the group is an underdog compared with more sailing-focused schools like the U.S. Naval Academy or Georgetown but performs neck and neck with Virginia Tech and William & Mary.
"The regattas are both laid-back and intense," says Overstreet. "They are very sociable off the water, but on the water, rival skippers will rip your head off if you make a mistake and foul them."
Last year, several U.Va. teams went to a regional regatta in South Carolina. Nine U.Va. sailors carpooled to Charleston, slept on couches and floors of students from the host school, then placed 14th out of 16 in the race.