Sailors Ranked in Top-10 to Start the Year

Cardinal Host Singlehanded Championships in September to Start 2011-12 Season

	Nick Dugdale is a two-time All-PCCSC selection.

Aug. 25, 2011

STANFORD, Calif.-- Stanford Sailing, which has remained atop the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference and competed in the national championships in each of John Vandemoer's three seasons is ranked No. 9 amongst coed teams and No. 10 amongst women's teams to start the 2011 season.

The Cardinal return seven all-PCCSC sailors to a talented squad that has won eight of a possible nine PCCSC spring championships in Vandemoer's three seasons. The squad has also competed in all three national championships in each of those three seasons, finishing eighth in team racing, 13th in the coed division and 14th in the women's squad in 2011.

Leading the charge is two-time All-PCCSC sailor Nick Dugdale, and All-PCCSC juniors Eliza Richartz and Rebecca King. Four freshmen were named all-conference last year-- Kevin Laube, Mateo Vargas, Molly McKinney and Sally Mace.

Stanford opens its season on September 23, 24 and 25 by hosting the men's and women's singlehanded championships. McKinney, Mace and Toole competed at last year's national singlehanded championships after qualifying as one of the top-three sailors in the conference championship.

Coed / Total Points
1. Boston College [6]    303
2. Georgetown [1]    294
3. Roger Williams [3]    289
4. Charleston     286
5. Yale [5]    275
6. St. Mary’s    272
7. Hobart/Wm. Smith [3]    267
8. Brown    251
9. Stanford    206
10. Harvard    199
11. Tufts    168
12. Navy    152
13. (tie) Miami (Fla.)    152
14. Dartmouth    90
15. Connecticut College    87
16. Old Dominion    85
17. (tie) South Florida    85
18. Rhode Island    66
19. MIT    50
20. Eckerd    49

Also receiving votes: Vermont (41 points), SUNY Maritime (26), Wisconsin (26), University of Florida (19), Boston University (11), Cornell (8)

Women’s / Total Points
1. Yale [6]    231
2. Rhode Island [7]    220
3. Connecticut College [1]    217
4. Boston College [4]    206
5. Brown    200
6. St. Mary’s    159
7. Georgetown    158
8. Harvard    146
9. Charleston    107
10. Hobart/Wm. Smith    96
10. (tie) Stanford    96
12. Old Dominion    84
13. Dartmouth    47
14. South Florida    44
15. Coast Guard    38

Also receiving votes: Eckerd (35 points), Tufts (26), Navy (21), Vermont (14), MIT (8)