SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

• UH won the annual Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite for the 10th straight time on their home waters of Ke’ehi Lagoon, where 160 sailors from 14 schools from the U.S. and Canada competed. The ‘Bows fielded four teams, with all of them finishing in the top five. 
• The coed sailing team placed second at the PCCSC Match Race Championship in San Diego.
• The women's sailing team placed second at the PCCSC Women's Fall Championship for the fifth consecutive year.
• UH hosted the first Hawai'i Fleet Race Invite in Ke'ehi Lagoon on March 28-28, winning the regatta and placing three teams in the top three.
• Erik Anderson qualified for the ICSA Singlehanded Nationals, the first men's Rainbow Sailor to do so since Mark Spector in 2007.
• The Rainbow Wahine placed second at the PCCSC Women's Team Race and third at the PCCSC Women's Fleet Race. Paired with their strong season, they earned an at-large bid to the ICSA National Championship in St. Petersburg, Fla.
• The Wahine sailors finished 11th place in the Eastern Semi-finals for the second consecutive year.
• The appearance at nationals marked their fifth-straight, and 23rd overall.

NEW HORIZONS

After a storied 36-year coaching career, Andy Johnson retired from the helm of Hawai'i Sailing at the end of the 2025-26 campaign. A two-time national champion coach and ICSA Hall of Fame Inductee, Johnson leaves behind a legacy that put him in the pantheon of UH coaching royalty. He has mentored four Olympians, dozens of All-Americans and impacted the lives of countless of student-athletes over his three-plus decade career.   

AWARDS & HONORS

• All-PCCSC Open Skipper: Erik Anderson
• All-PCCSC Women's Skipper: Martha Schuessler, Stella Taherian
• All-PCCSC Crew: Amanda Turner
• Campbell Family Award for Lifetime Service: Andy Johnson

ALL-ACADEMIC HONORS

Six Rainbow Sailors were named to the 2025-26 ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team. The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognized 255 juniors and seniors from across the nation who participated as a competitor or alternate in at least seven regattas during the season, and had a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale. 

SINGLEHANDED HISTORY

Rainbow Sailor Erik Anderson qualified for the 2025 ICSA Singlehanded National Championship in Norfolk, Va. Anderson, who received an at-large bid after placing in the top three for three consecutive years at the PCCSC Singlehanded Championships, became the first men's Hawai'i sailor to qualify for the event since Mark Spector in 2007.

ON THE ROAD

A collection of group photos and action shots at some of UH's road regattas.

HOME WATER ADVANTAGE

Hawai'i Sailing dominated its home waters at Ke'ehi Lagoon this year, hosting and winning two regattas. The Rainbow Sailors captured their 10th consecutive Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite title in January before claiming the inaugural Hawai'i Fleet Race Invite. Showcasing their depth, the 'Bows fielded four teams in each event and swept four of the top five spots in both regattas.

Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite

Hawai'i Fleet Race Invite

CLASS OF 2026

Congratulations to our group of nine graduates!

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