Well said Blake. Happy thanksgiving! Thanks, bry
Sent from my iPad On Nov 25, 2010, at 8:46 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Happy Thanksgiving to all!~ > An observation about the current (and many of the recent) rankings, if I may? > When I was involved as one of the three coaches who did the rankings for > Sailing World years ago (along with Ken Legler and Gary Bodie), there is one > thing I remember clearly: If a team from a "minor" district (you may define > that any way you wish) made a splash with a top regatta finish, they got > recognition by the three of us, even if only for a month or two. > > > This latest ranking was done with contributions by 19 coaches. The fact that > we get to have that many folks involved is a quantum step forward, and very > cool! I wish I could say that they represented the entire country, but when > you notice that not a single one of them is West of the Mississippi River, > and no contributions were made from the South East, Midwest, Pacific Coast or > Northwest districts, I suppose it should come as no surprise that a fairly > significant performance like that of UC Santa Barbara in winning the Pacific > Coast Fall Championships (formerly known as "North South") would not get > recognized. The fact that they got a few votes shows that a few (albeit very > few) members of the coaches ranking team noticed that result, but..... ;) > > > This should be a wake-up call to all of you lazy teams (and coaches) from 4 > of the 7 ICSA Districts. > > > Congratulations to the UCSB Gauchos. I hope all of you have a wonderful and > safe Thanksgiving weekend. I truly miss the Timme Angston not being sailed > right now. With the current extreme weather, this one would have been a true > classic! > > > Blake Middleton > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stuart Streuli <[email protected]> > To: ICSA Listserver <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 10:31 am > Subject: [ICSA] Sailing World's College Rankings, Nov. 24 > > > College Sailors, Coaches, and Fans, > > The final national rankings of the Fall 2010 season are now posted at > http://bit.ly/fAXm3F > > Coed Total Points > 1. Boston College [10] 370 > 2. Georgetown [9] 368 > 3. St. Mary¹s 339 > 4. Brown 312 > 5. Harvard 289 > > Women¹s Total Points > 1. St. Mary¹s [16] 282 > 2. Boston College [3] 269 > 3. Hobart/Wm. Smith 243 > 4. Georgetown 205 > 5. Yale 199 > > District rankings will be done in December. > > Happy Holidays > > Best Regards, > -Stuart Streuli > Sailing World > > ________________________________________________ > icsa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa > Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected] > > > ________________________________________________ > icsa mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa > Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected] ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
