Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference

This past weekend, teams gathered for the Bryson Women’s and Top-9 regattas, facing a mix of light and challenging conditions on Redwood Creek.

After a slow start on Saturday with postponements and only two races in marginal breeze, Sunday brought more sailable conditions ranging from 4-7 knots, allowing for a full day of racing.

Congratulations to for taking first place in both the Women’s and Open fleets, followed by in second place in both fleets. And congratulations to for securing third place in the Women’s fleet, and to for securing third place in the Open fleet.

Thank you for hosting!

This past weekend, hosted McIntyre Team Race!

Saturday saw excellent racing where a full round robin of 66 races were able to be completed. As for Sunday, light and inconsistent conditions only allowed for five races where both the top-6 and bottom-6 fleets were called early.

Congratulations to for securing 1st and 2nd place, and for placing 3rd!

Thank you to the Stanford sailing team, race committee, umpires, and all teams who attended for an exciting weekend of PCCSC team racing!

A week ago, hosted the annual Jeff Simon Memorial Regatta at Mission Bay Yacht Club.

The event saw 13 schools and 40 boats compete in varying conditions. Saturday began with strong winds of 12 knots and gusts up to 20. The breeze gradually settled to 5-10 knots, allowing each division to complete four races.

Sunday brought light and shifty conditions. Race committee successfully ran two more races in each division before wrapping up the weekend.

In the open fleet, took first place, followed by in second and in third.

In the women’s fleet, dominated with first and second place finishes, while secured third.

Thank you to all the teams who participated and to for hosting the regatta!

Two weeks ago, the PCCSC set sail at the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite, hosted by
Saturday kicked off with classic Hawaiian trade winds blowing 10-15 knots with some exciting gusts, followed by an amazing cookout organized by UH alumni after racing wrapped up. Day 2 didn’t disappoint either, with steady winds allowing for 12 races across both A and B divisions.

The host team, , dominated the event, taking both first and second place, while the secured a strong third-place finish.

Teams left with beautifully painted coconut trophies and memories of a stellar weekend. Huge thanks to the sailing alums, volunteers, and supporters who made this event extra special!

The Fall Season is officially in the books! PCCSC teams competed in over 48 total regattas this season around the country, culminating in the Fall Pacific Coast Championship in Santa Barbara. put on a fantastic regatta that started a strong westerly with large swells which transitioning into a gusty and shifty northerly by Saturday evening. Sunday started with a brief postponement before the event was finished in a classic Santa Barbara sea breeze from the west.

Congratulations to for their dominant win as well as their fantastic results across the board this season, winning the Open Atlantic Coast Championship Final among other events! finished the event in second with in third after a strong performance. The event was particularly competitive this year, with eight different teams holding a top four spot at some point over the weekend.

In the JV fleet finished in first with in second and UCSB in third. Thanks to the UCSB team for hosting a great event as well as all the teams which traveled to compete. The next PCCSC event will be the Rose Bowl Regatta hosted by in the first week of January.

Thank you to for the wonderful cover photo!

The Fall Top Nine and the PCCSC Women's Fall Season Championship at Stanford last weekend had a little bit of everything! Although the shiftiness of the breeze remained constant on both days, the breeze ranged from zero to fifteen knots over the weekend with 16 races run in both fleets.

Congratulations to for their dominant victory in both events! and rounded out the podium for the Women's Fall Season Championship in second and third place respectively.

In the Fall Top Nine secured a hard fought second over by a margin of 3 points, with only 10 points separating the second place team from the fourth place team in a highly competitive fleet!

Thank you to for hosting these great events with their own fleets and sails, making these regattas some of the most competitive on the west coast. The great photos are thanks to

The Stoney Burke Intersectional is officially in the books! After a weekend of light and very shifty conditions inside of the Richmond Marina Bay came out on top of the varsity fleet with 55 points, followed by in second with 72 and in a close third with 80. USC also won the Women's Fleet with and rounding out the podium in second and third place.

In the JV fleet took home the win with in second and in third. Thank you to as well as for hosting a great event! The great photos are thanks to Orst Teodorovic!

Next up is the Top Nine Invite and Women's Fall PCC's at Stanford this weekend, good luck and safe travels to all teams participating!

The PCCSC had its first fleet race event in Mission Bay this past weekend with the conclusion of the UCSD Open! Between the Open and Frosh-Soph fleets there were over 46 boats and 200 sailors in attendance!

took home a dominate win in the Open Fleet. secured second place with the second USC team behind them in third.

In the Frosh-Soph the took first with in second and in third. Over the course of the weekend sailors experienced a variety of conditions, with wind in the mid teens on Saturday and six to eight knots of highly shifty conditions on Sunday.

Thank you to Milan for the great photos and good luck to all PCCSC teams at the next regatta, the Stoney Burke Intersectional!

PCCSC Racing is officially back!!! This past weekend five schools took part in the PCCSC Richard Sweet Match Race Championship in Long Beach. won the event with an undefeated record of 8 wins and will represent the PCCSC at the ICSA Match Race National Championship! finished in second with in third after a long day of racing in 6 to 10 knots of breeze.

Thank you to Long Beach Yacht Club and their race committee as well as the amazing team of Umpires for their time and dedication! A big thank you is also due to for her wonderful photos!!

The next conference event will be the PCCSC Open and Women's Singlehanded Championship hosted by UCSB this weekend, good luck to all competitors!

The PCCSC will be represented by 5 incredible teams at the Open and Women’s Fleet Race National Championships this year!

Competing in the Open Fleet will be the returning champions , after a second place finish at the Pacific Coast Championship, for the first time since 2016 and !

Representing the conference in the Women’s Fleet will be the reigning champions of the fleet coming off a dominant win at the Women’s Team Race Championship, who finished second at the PCCSC Women’s Fleet Race Championship and who finished third!

Congratulations to these programs on a great season thus far, the conference will be rooting for all of you at the Nationals later this month!

STANFORD IS YOUR 2024 WOMEN’S TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPION!!!!

Dominating the event with 18 wins and 1 loss Stanford made it clear that they are the best in the nation! Congratulations to all the Stanford players and coaches, especially the winning team of Hannah Freeman, Alice Schmid, Michelle Lahrkamp, Ellie Harned,Vanessa Lahrkamp and Gwendolyn Donahue.

Good luck to Stanford and the other 4 PCCSC Teams Competing at Women’s and Open Fleet Race Nationals at the end of May!

STANFORD IS YOUR 2024 WOMEN’S TEAM RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

Dominating the event with 18 wins and 1 loss Stanford left no doubt that they are the best in the nation! Congratulations to all the Stanford players and coaches, especially the winning team of Hannah Freeman, Alice Schmid, Michelle Lahrkamp, Ellie Harned,Vanessa Lahrkamp and Gwendolyn Donahue.

Good luck to Stanford and the other 4 PCCSC Teams Competing at Women’s and Open Fleet Race Nationals at the end of May!

The list for All-Conference Open Skippers was finalized this weekend at the conference championships alongside the All Conference Crew list! The All Conference Women Skippers were announced at the Women’s Spring Championships in San Diego, unfortunately no photo was taken. Together these three lists represent the best of our conference alongside our Women and Open Skipper of the Year Vanessa Lahrkamp and our Rookie of the Year Thomas Sitzman!

Below you can find the list of All-Conference Open Skippers, Women Skippers and Crews in alphabetized order. A special shoutout goes to Jack Kisling for winning the sportsmanship award and Sadie Hoberman for winning the leadership award for the incredible work that they do in our conference!

PCCSC All-Conference Open Skippers:

Erik Anderson 2026 UH
Henry Boeger 2025 UCSB
Reade Decker 2027 Stanford
Luke Harris 2027 USC
Morgana Manti 2026 USC
Hudson Mayfield 2027 USC
Clay Myers 2025 CMA
Jonathan Seawards 2026 UCSB
Ben Stone 2027 UW
Lucas Woodworth 2027 Stanford

PCCSC All-Conference Women Skippers:

Alice Scmmid 2027 Stanford
Alyssa Cunnigham Barkus 2026 Cal
Emily Smith 2025 UW
Juliette St. Germain 2025 UCSB
Mercy Tangredi 2025 Hawaii
Molly Coghlin 2025 UCSB
Hannah Freeman 2024 Stanford
Sammy Farkas 2027 UW
Juliette St. Germain 2025 UCSB
Vivian Bonsager 2025 Hawaii

PCCSC All-Conference Crews

Ava Bergan 2027 USC
Teresa Dang 2024 UCLA
Gwendolyn Donahue 2024
Stanford Michael Fineman 2025 UCSB
Ariana Gabier 2024 USC
Ellie Harned 2026 Stanford
Anna Kalabukhova 2024 UH
Noah Lovelace 2025 ASU
Joshua Pelletier 2024 UCSB
Etienne Quille 2025 CMA
Alice Schmid 2027 Stanford
Stella Taherian 2027 UH
Amanda Turner 2027 UH
Jaya Wirth 2027 UW
Alexis Young 2027 Stanford

The Mark Healy PCCSC Open Fleet Race Conference Championships concluded the season in Santa Barbara this past weekend with tight racing and pristine conditions for the 16 teams competing! Coming in first was with in second and narrowing trailing in third. Congratulations to Stanford and UCSB for qualifying for nationals and good luck for all PCCSC teams still in the running for a berth!

Congrats to all the teams who attended on a great season! Despite the high stakes the PCCSC camaraderie that has become a staple of West Coast events was on full display throughout the weekend.

Thank you to UCSB and for running yet another great event as well as for the photos!

It has been a busy two weeks for PCCSC sailors with three conference championships in the book! Down in San Diego UCSD hosted the Women’s Fleet Race and Women’s Team Race Championships in Mission Bay. Congratulations to for winning both events and a spot at the National Championship! Rounding out the top three at both events was in second and in third.

The Open PCCSC Team Race Championship was held last weekend at Stanford with epic conditions on the Redwood Creek! won the event and a spot at the National Championship with a perfect record with coming second and in third.

Thank you to the hosts of both events as well as for the Mission Bay photos and for the photos from Redwood Creek!

This weekend is the Mark Healy PCCSC Open Conference Championship in Santa Barbara, good luck to all those competing to represent the PCCSC at the National Championship in May!

With the end of the season in sight, PCCSC sailors competed at the South Designate Semi Final Regatta last weekend in Long Beach, fighting it out to qualify for a spot at the Pacific Coast Championships.

Alamitos Bay provided spectacular conditions with shifty breeze in the mid to upper teens both days. Congratulations to for taking home first with in second and in third as well as the top 16 for qualifying for the Pacific Coast Championships

In the JV fleet took first with and rounding out the podium in second and third.

Thank you to Michael Segerblom and for hosting a great event and for the photos!

Up next weekend is the Women’s Team Race and Fleet Race Championships at Stanford-good luck to all those competing!

Two weekends ago hosted its first collegiate regatta, the Cactus Cup! Competitors were greeted by unusually windy conditions on day one which led to tight and exciting racing. Day two was more benign, with a later wind fill allowing the race committee to get off five races to finish the regatta.

Congratulations to for hosting and winning the first annual Cactus Cup! Coming in second was with in third!

Champagne conditions greeted competitors last weekend at the 16th annual Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup! Over the three days ten teams fought for first aboard identical Catalina 37 Keelboats!

The PCCSC was represented by five teams, who finished second, in fifth who won a narrow tiebreaker over sailing in sixth, in seventh and the new offshore program who finished tenth.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to , , the Port of Los Anglees as well as the race committee for putting on this phenomenal event!

Special thanks to for the wonderful photos