The British Universities Sailing Associations’ top sailors are today heading off to the United States of America for a month long tour training and competing against some of their best university sailors.
Heading up the team are Mark Powell (BUSA Men’s Captain 2010-11, Edinburgh University) and Andy Shaw (BUSA Men’s Captain 2011-12, Southampton University).
The team also include Ben Ainsworth (Southampton University), Ben Saxton (Southampton University), Claire Lasko (Oxford University), George Yeoman (Newcastle University), John Platts-Mills (Oxford University), Sam Littlejohn (Bath University) and Tim Saxton (Exeter University).
Over the month long Tour the team will compete in 5 Trophy Matches and 4 ICSA Regattas.
Schedule
6th September: Arrive LaGuardia Airport, New York
8th September: Training with Yale (Boats: 420s/FJs)
9th September: Match Racing Training (morning) at USCGA (Boats: Colegate 28s)
Lord John King Trophy Match (afternoon)
10th September: Harry Anderson Regatta, Yale (Boats: 420s)
10th September: Pine Regatta, USCGA (Boats: Colegate 28)
11th September: Harry Anderson Regatta, Yale (Boats: 420s)
11th September: Pine Regatta, USCGA (Boats: Colegate 28)
12th September: 3 Boat Team Racing Training (morning) at Sail Newport RITRA (Boats: Vanguard 15s) Thomas Lipton Trophy Match (afternoon)
13th September: Training with University of Rhode Island (Boats: FJs)
14th September: Training with Brown University (Boats: 420s)
15th September: Training with MIT (Boats: FJs)
16th September: 2 Boat Team Racing Training with MIT (morning) (Boats: Lynx Catboat) British American Trophy Match (afternoon)
17th September: Hatch Brown Regatta, MIT (Boats: FJs)
18th September: Hatch Brown Regatta, MIT (Boats: FJs)
20th September: Training with Georgetown (Boats: FJs)
21st September: Training with Navy (Boats: 420s/FJs)
22nd September: Training with St Marys College (Boats: 420s/FJs)
23rd September: 3 Boat Team Racing Training (morning) at St Mary’s College (Boats: FJs) Trophy Match (afternoon)
24th September: SMC Intersectional Regatta (Boats: 420s/FJs)
25th September: SMC Intersectional Regatta (Boats: 420s/FJs)
26th September: 3 Boat Team Racing Training (morning) with Navy (Boats: Lasers) Performance Sailcraft Trophy Match (afternoon)
3rd October: Fly home to UK.
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For more information about the sailors please see their profiles below: