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2024-25 Sailing Season In Review

LA Harbor Cup Team Photo

SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

  • UH won the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite for the ninth straight time on their home waters of Ke’ehi Lagoon. In a field of 18 total squads from the U.S. and Canada, the ‘Bows fielded four teams, with all of them finishing in the top seven. 
  • Both coed squads at the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite finished first and second place.
  • The coed sailing team placed in the top five in 10 of its 11 regattas this season, including seven second-place finishes.
  • UH finished second at the PCCSC Team Race Championships in Stanford, their best finish at this event since 2017.
  • The two Wahine squads fielded at the Jeff Simon Women's Regatta placed first and second, capturing the event for Hawai’i for the fourth straight year.
  • The Rainbow Wahine placed second at the PCCSC Spring Championship at Ke’ehi Lagoon to earn an automatic berth to the ICSA National Championship in St. Mary's City, Md. 
  • The Wahine sailors finished 11th place in the Eastern Semi-finals, their best finish since 2017.
  • It marked their fourth-straight nationals appearance, and 22nd overall for the Rainbow Wahine.

AWARDS & HONORS

  • PCCSC Sportsmanship of the Year: Erik Anderson
  • All-PCCSC Open Skipper: Erik Anderson, Everett McAvoy
  • All-PCCSC Women's Skipper: Vivian Bønsager, Malia Johnson
  • All-PCCSC Crew: Sophia Shaeffer, Amanda Turner
Sportsmanship of the Year Sailing
ALL-PCCSC
Malia Johnson and Sophia Shaeffer
McAvoy and Shaeffer
Anderson and Bønsager
Anderson and Turner

SMOOTH SAILING

Both the coed and women's squads found great success on the water this season.

 

DECKED OUT

Some of the best shots of the Rainbow Sailors this season.

LA Harbor Cup group
Schuessler Carew
Tokoyoda
Taherian Bønsager
PCCSC Group
PCCSC Group
Practice
Practice
Practice
Practice

CLASS OF 2025

Congratulations to our group of graduates!

Kees Horn, Morgan Carew, Malia Johnson, Sophia Shaeffer, Vivian Bønsager

Kees Horn Headshot
Kees Horn
Morgan Carew Headshot
Morgan Carew
Sophia Shaeffer Headshot
Sophia Shaeffer
Malia Johnson Head Shot 2024
Malia Johnson
Vivian Bonsager Headshot
Vivian Bønsager

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