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 33 active members, which include both public and private universities.
| Conference | ICSA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Commissioner | Dana Magliola |
| No. of teams | 33 |
| Region | |
| Official website | saisasailing |
Members
Auburn University
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of Coastal Georgia
Davidson College
Duke University- East Carolina University
Eckerd College
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Georgia Institute of Technology- Georgia Southern University
Jacksonville University
Meredith College- New College of Florida
- North Carolina State University
- Northwest Florida State College
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Rollins College- Savannah College of Art and Design
- The Citadel
University of Central Florida
University of Florida- University of Georgia
University of Miami
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Florida- University of South Carolina
University of South Florida
University of Tennessee
Vanderbilt University- Wake Forest University
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.
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 Division Qualifying Events and five or six South Division Qualifying Events. These events determine the points a team will receive to qualify for the championship. After regular season events, 18 teams will qualify for the SAISA Open 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
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.
References
- "SAISA Facebook". Retrieved 4 October 2014.