SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The University of Hawai'i coed sailing team placed fourth at the PCCSC Fleet Race Championship hosted by UC Santa Barbara, April 20-21. 

Stanford took the regatta by a wide margin and the host Gauchos finished runner-up to earn the conference's two automatic berths to next month's ICSCA Nationals in Boston. UH meanwhile holds hope for an outside chance at an at-large bid. The selection show will occur on April 30.

A total of 24 races -  12 in each division were completed over two days. Stanford finished with a low of 55 points in a field of 16 teams. That easily distanced them from second-place UCSB (103), which skimmed by third-place USC. The Rainbows concluded the weekend with 134 points, though they did finish the regatta strong with second- and third-place finishes in the final races of each division. 

Erik Anderson skippered in the A Division with crew Amanda Turner where the duo finished third.. Trey Summers (skipper), Everett McAvoy (skipper), Stella Taherian (crew) and Sophia Shaeffer (crew) competed in the B division.