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logo004.jpg WEATHER WOES ON DAY ONE OF 2010 ICSA WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Madison, Wisc. (May 25, 2010) - Try as they may, there was no getting around the weather issues that plagued the start of the semi-final round of the 2010 ICSA Women's National Championship on Lake Mendota today. The sailors in A-Division were on the water by mid-morning, and back on shore for lunch without a race having been started due to lack of wind. An early afternoon race was ultimately abandoned and the sailors again returned to shore to wait for a change in conditions, which they did - just not for the better. By late afternoon the wind materialized, as did rain, but it was lightning which once again sent the fleet ashore after a final attempt to get the competition underway. Day one ends with no races on the scoreboard, and the possibility of similar weather conditions tomorrow. The ICSA Women's National Championship (May 25-28) is being hosted by the University of Wisconsin, utilizing their fleet of 420s, from the regatta base at Memorial Union and Hoofer Sailing Club. There are 18 schools competing in the semi-final round with only a top-nine finish allowing them to move on to the championship round. There they will face the nine schools who received a bye for this round based on their conference performance throughout the year: Brown University (Providence, R.I.), Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.), St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.), Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.), Texas A & M Galveston (Galveston, Texas), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and the University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.). Each school will field a separate A and B division team with, weather permitting, each division sailing 20- to 30-minute fleet races in rotation. A team's final score is determined by the combined results of its sailors in A and B divisions Armchair Sailors: On the event website fans can follow the action via Twitter updates, plus watch live and recorded coverage as provided by Sailgroove. Check the schedule to see the variety of coverage available. Visit: <http://2010nationals.collegesailing.org/> 2010nationals.collegesailing.org ICSA is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. To learn more please visit: www.collegesailing.org <http://www.collegesailing.org/> . ICSA is sponsored by Gill, Annapolis Performance Sailing, Marlow Ropes, Quantum Sails, LaserPerformance and US SAILING: www.gillna.com <http://www.gillna.com/> , www.apsltd.com <http://www.apsltd.com/> , www.bainbridgeint.com <http://www.bainbridgeint.com/> , www.quantumsails.com <http://www.quantumsails.com/> , www.laserperformance.com/main/ and www.ussailing.org -end- (Complete list of Teams Qualified to compete in the 2010 ICSA National Championships follows) May 25-28, 2010 - ICSA Women's National Championship Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Brown University (Providence, R.I.) College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) Connecticut College (New London, Conn.) Dartmouth College (Hanover, N.H.) Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.) St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.) Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) Texas A & M Galveston (Galveston, Texas) Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) Tulane University (New Orleans, La.) University of Florida (Gainesville, Fla.) University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.) University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Penn.) University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) University of South Florida (St. Petersburg, Fla.) University of Texas (Austin, Texas) University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.) University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisc.) U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.) William Smith College (Geneva, N.Y.) Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) May 29-31, 2010 - ICSA/APS Team Race National Championship Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.) Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) Texas A & M Galveston (Galveston, Texas) Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.) University of Hawaii (Honolulu, Hawaii) University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.) University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wis.) Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) June 1-3, 2010 - ICSA/Gill National Championship Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Brown University (Providence, R.I.) College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) Hobart & William Smith Colleges (Geneva, N.Y.) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.) Roger Williams University (Bristol, R.I.) St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.) Salve Regina University (Newport, R.I.) Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) SUNY Maritime College (Throggs Neck, N.Y.) Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, N.Y.) U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.) University of South Florida (St. Petersburg, Fla.) University of Vermont (Burlington, Vt.) Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) (end)
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