HONOLULU – The University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine sailing team finished second in both the team and fleet racing portions of the PCCSC Women's Championship held this weekend in their home waters of Keehi Lagoon. With a top-two finish in the fleet racing, UH earned a berth in the 2025 ICSA Women's Nationals to be held in St. Mary's, Md., in late May.

Stanford claimed the regatta title in both team and fleet racing during a wind-filled weekend at Keehi. On Friday, Stanford breezed by UH and Cal, going a perfect 6-0 in head-to-head, triple round-robin action. UH was second-best with a 2-4 mark on the day. The Cardinal claimed the conference's lone automatic berth to the ICSA Team Race Nationals.

Stanford claimed the fleet race with a low of 23 points in a field of nine schools from the West Coast. The Rainbow Wahine performed steadily from the start of the competition, placing second in five of their first six races. UH ultimately finished with 41 points, distancing themselves significantly from third-place USC by a 22 point margin. It was another hard-fought bout for the Rainbow Wahine who secured the conference's second auto bid to nationals. A total of 18 races – nine in each the A and B divisions – were completed over the weekend.

Vivian Bønsager skippered the A division with crew Stella Taherian, while the B team was led by skipper Malia Johnson and crew Sophia Shaeffer. Also sailing during the weekend were Martha Schuessler and Morgan Carew who were part of the team race championship on Friday.

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