The Kings Point Sailing Team
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The USMMA Varsity Intercollegiate Sailing Team is the most decorated team on campus, with fifteen Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) national championships to its credit, as well as nearly two dozen district titles. These are our most coveted awards. With the advantage of having extensive waterfront facilities on campus, the Academy has been home to some terrific teams throughout the program's history. The Mariners have excelled in intercollegiate competition for over fifty years. An early member of the Mid-Atlantic district, Kings Point fielded outstanding teams in 1950, 1954, 1963-1964, 1970-1972, 1978-1987, 1996-1998. While the Team won several district championships in its early years, it was not until 1979 that the Mariners won their first national title. The teams of 1979 through 1987 stand out, with the four dinghy championships in 1979, 1983, 1984, and 1987. During these years, the program included such talents as Alex Smigelski '79, Olympic Silver Medallist Morgan Reeser '84, and Jay Renehan '85. All three sailors were named College Sailors of the Year and each was later named to the USMMA Athletic Hall of Fame.
COLLEGIATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS The fifteen ICSA National Championships are our most coveted awards. The perpetual trophies for these awards, which are pictured below, are on display at the ICSA Hall of Fame at the U. S. Naval Academy.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS The twenty-one MAISA championships reflect our long-standing success within our own district, which is generally recognized as the most competitive in ICSA.
INDIVIDUAL HONORS AND AWARDS College Sailors of the Year Each year, the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association of North America (ICSA), the governing body of college sailing, names one individual as the College Sailor of the Year, in recognition of an outstanding year of competitive racing. Morgan Reeser '84 is one of only three sailors to have been named College Sailor of the Year twice. Kings Point has the distinction of having the greatest number of College Sailors of the Year, with six awards. Tufts University and the U. S. Naval Academy each have four awards. Jonathan Wright '71 - 1971
The Allan Trophies The Robert Allan Sr. Trophy and the Robert Allan Jr. Trophy are awarded each year to the low point skippers of "A" and "B" Division, respectively, at the ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship.
All-America Team Following the National Championships in June, the ICSA names up to eighteen coed skippers to the All America Team. Additional coed skippers can receive recognition as an Honorable Mention with the total not to exceed twenty-five. Twenty-five sailors are named All America Crew. Since 1995, the All America Team has been sponsored by Ronstan, a world-wide manufacturer of sailboat hardware. All-American Skippers (32)
Honorable Mention All-American Skippers (11)
All - American Crews (10)
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John F. Kennedy
