Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇøSailing Team
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In the history of college sailing, there has never been a team like Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø.
JAX Sailing had a quiet start in 2013 when they ranked 250th in the country, but by 2014 JU burst into the top 35 -- becoming the first team in history to start an all-freshman team at the National Championships. By 2016, JU was a regular top 20 team.
In 2021 JU finished 3rd at the Coed Fleet Race National Championships with Alfonso Garcia Bringas and Logan Brickhouse winning A Division. Both went on to be All-Americans.
Charlotte Rose won two Singlehanded National Championships, in ‘21 and ’22, with podium finishes in ’19 and ’20.
Other National Championship podium finishes include:
- 3rd at the 2021 Match Race National Championships: Alfonso Garcia Bringas, Andre Guaragna, Telmo Bastera and Grace Benzal
- 3rd at the 2023 Singlehanded National Championships: Agija Elerte
More highlights include:
- 3rd Overall at Fleet Race National Championships, 2021
- 1st in the A-Division at Fleet Race National Championships, 2021
- 2 Singlehanded National Championships
- 7 Top 10 Finishes at the National Championships
- 6 Conference Championships
- 4 All American Honors
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regatta schedule
November 3rd to 5th, 2024
Task | Deadline or date |
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Open Singlehanded Nationals @USF | Sailors: Morgan Smith ‘27 |
Women’s Singlehanded Nationals @USF | Sailors: Emily Allen ‘25 Agija Elerte ‘26 |
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Past Achievements & Awards
Since its founding in 2013, the JU Sailing team has:
- Won consistently, rising in the national rankings from 250th to the top 20
- Grown from 5 people who learned to sail on campus to 35 world-class athletes from around the United States and beyond, including from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Greece, St. Thomas and Lativa, as well as 15 U.S. states
- Earned one of the highest team GPAs at Â鶹´«Ã½ÉçÇø
- 4 All American Team Honors
 On the water, the JU Sailing team:
- Won the 2019-, 2021 and 2022-Women’s Fleet Race Conference Championships
- Finished 2nd at the 2019- and 2024- Co-ed Fleet and Team Racing Conference Championships
- Competed in Co-ed National Semi-Finals and finished 3rd in the country in the National Championship (2021)
- Made appearances at the Women’s National Semi-Finals
- Finished 1st (2020/2021), 2nd (2018) and 3rd (2023) at the Women’s Singlehanded National Championships
- Finished 4th (2017) and 12th (2018) at the Men’s Singlehanded National Championships
- Finished 13th at the 2019 Team Race National Championships, only the second season that JU competed in Team Racing Nationals
- Finished 6th (2018), 3rd (2019) and 7th (2023) at Match Race National Championships
Off the water, the JU Sailing team advances sustainability education and care for the water through service projects and community engagement throughout the city of Jacksonville. 
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Negaard Rowing Center
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2800 University Blvd N
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Email: jfaudre@ju.edu