SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i women's sailing squad finished in fourth place at the PCCSC Women's Championship hosted April 15-16 by UC San Diego. With a top-four finish the Rainbow Wahine qualified for next month's ICSA Women's National Championship—UH's ninth berth in the last 10 years.
 
The Rainbow Wahine totaled 131 points, easily out-distancing fifth-place Cal Poly by 19 points. UH was propelled by Caitlin Schadt, Gianna Bailey, and Annika Garrett in the A division (73 points, 5th) and Louise Currie, Danielle Ahir, and Megan Zamzow in the B division (58 points, 4th).   
 
Stanford  captured the regatta with 96 points, while UCSB was right behind with 99 points. USC also qualified for the nationals by finishing third with 120 points. A total of nine teams competed in 30 races—15 in each division—over the weekend.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will now compete in the ICSA Women's Nationals to be hosted by the College of Charleston, May 23-26, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.