The University of California Sailing Team

Department of Athletics and Recreational Sports
University of California at Berkeley

College Sailing...
The sport of College Sailing is governed by the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association of North
America (ICYRA). This national body represents over 200 sailing programs and colleges and
universities nation-wide. The teams are divided into seven geographic districts nationwide,
including the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association, which represents West Coast
teams including Cal. The format of college sailing is primarily short course racing, placing a
premium on tactical ability instead of pure boat specd over long distance courscs. A typical regatta
can include as many as twenty races, so consistency over the course of the entire regatta is also
important. National Championships are held each year in Sloops, Singlehandeds, Dingies, Team
Racing, and Women's divisions.

The Pacific Coast...
The PCIYRA is one of the most competitive districts in the country. In addition to the Cal team,
other prominent teams include UC Irvine, Stanford, University of Southern California, and the
University of Hawaii. Regattas in this district are pnmanly sailed in Flying Juniors, and frequently
include more tnan 20 boats.

The Cal Sailing Team...
The Cal sailing team is a student run team representing the University of California at Berkeley in
tne PCIYRA. Sailing at Cal is a club sport, and is student run. Most of the $30,000 budget raised
each year is organizod by the sailors themselves. The team's 20 members practice over 15 hours
per week at the Berkeley Marina We race almost every weekend in regatta all over the state of
California. The team also travels to the East Coast to compete against schools from other districts.
The Cal team has played host to several prestigious regattas including the annual Stoney Burke
Intersectional. Cal is proud of it's student run nature. Members of the Cal team excel and learn, not
only in sailing ability, but in sportsmanship and in being part of a team.

Recruiting...
The Cal Sailing Team like most sailing teams is able to help interested high school students with
the admissions process. We are able to submit a list of resruits who are then earmarked for special
attention. As with most athletic programs, there is no way to know how much influence we have.
Nonetheless our recruits have historically been fairly successful in the entering proress and we are
able to offer assistanse with methods of appeal and differed admission which are genelally quite
successful. We encourage any interested sailors or parents to come visit the school and spend a
day practicing with the team.