High School Sailing

HIGH SCHOOL SAILING UPDATES

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8 Bells - Jack Lynch, Past Commodore and Advocate.

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Southern Qualifies for 2 MASSA Tier 1 Championships

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Mar 28, 2023

SPRING SILVER REGATTA (4/2/23)

HS SAILING @WRSC

Since the fall of 2019, we have hosted sailors from Southern High School in the fall and spring sailing seasons to compete against other schools in the area. In their first season, the team of five sailors won their first regatta and finished 4th out of 18 qualified teams at their regional event! Since then, the team has more than doubled in size.

This past year, the South River HS Seahawks joined our family in the Fall and Rockbridge Academy in the Spring as we expanded our fleet with 12 Z420s from Brown Unniversity. We are looking forward to the continued growth and success of all of our teams.

These teams join the 5000 sailors who compete in high school sailing across the United States. They will mainly compete against schools in Maryland and DC as a part of the Maryland Inter-Scholastic Sailing Association (MDISA) league, a subset of the Mid-Atlantic Scholastic Sailing Assocaition (MASSA) league. At MDISA events, we will be competing at unique venues all over the area. At MASSA events, sailors from Virginia to New York compete to advance to higher level events on the path to High School Nationals.

We do not host "team tryouts" as we believe every kid should get the opportunity to join the team... We focus on making the best effort to get everyone out on the water, competing, and having fun; we will grow as needed to make sure everyone who wants to sail can. Through a sense of community and belonging developed through the sport and team bonding, we also ensure everyone feels comfortable to be on our teams.

Please note that it is our goal to give every high sailor a chance to sail for their school. If you or someone you know is need of some financial help, please contact the Director at education@westriversc.com for scholarship information.

MEET THE TEAMS!

Southern HS

SOUTHERN HS

Open to Southern MS/HS district students in grades 8-12

SINCE FALL OF 2020

South River HS

SOUTH RIVER HS

Open to South River MS/HS district or STEM students in grades 8-12

AS OF FALL 2022

ROCKBRIDGE ACADEMY

Open to any Rockbridge Academy students grades 8-12

AS OF SPRING 2023

Rockbridge Academy

CROFTON HS

Open to any Crofton HS students grades

8-12. Burgee design coming soon!

AS OF SPRING 2024

WRSC TEAM 1

Open to any students in grades 8-12 regardless of school or district unless your school already has a team elsewhere.

Start your HS Team!

WE'VE EXPANDED OUR REACH & CAPACITY!

We are actively growing our program to make high school sailing more inclusive for the Southern Anne Arundel and Northern Calvert County regions! This includes students from the Crofton High School, and Northern High School districts (grades 8-12) and others...

We will help you start your school's team! No minimum number of students required to compete, although teams will compete under the "WRSC Team" name until they have grown beyond 4 students.

Spring Introduction Meeting

2024 SPRING INTRODUCTION MEETING- Monday, February 26th

KEY DATES

Practices are on Monday, Thursday, and Friday. These days may change in the future as we work around everyone's schedules each season for maximized attendance.

Regattas are typically one day for JV and two days for Varsity.

If you are interested in joining the Team please e-mail Heidi Bay at education@westriversc.com.

HOW TO REGISTER

Step 1. Pay through the website's system (it allows checks too)

Step 2. Complete the registration forms.

Step 3. Complete the Medical Release Form AND Code of Conduct. Bring it with you on the first day! If you've already done a med form in 2024, we don't need it again.