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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are under 110lbs, learn how to be a crew in sailing (NOT crew, but the second person in a double handed handed boat). A couple of years of high school sailing experience will open a ton of doors. Skippers are a very different story, but often top college crews have never set foot in a boat before college, so to have some experience, and be small and athletic, is a huge advantage. [/quote]

Sailing is not an official NCAA sport. The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and does not allow competitors to receive scholarships or financial aid based on sailing ability[/quote]

PP - I'm a former college sailor and I am well aware. However, much like men's rowing, they will find a way to give you extra money if you are coming there to sail (for example I received a "special talent" scholarship from one college for playing the violin, I had no intention of playing it in college). Moreso though it can give a boost at highly selective colleges and universities where the sailing coach does get to submit a list for consideration in admissions. [/quote]

How do you get noticed by the college sailing coaches? My kid is a strong sailer at some of the local races but not sure how he would get on a coaches radar. he is just a freshman though so we are not there yet. He loves it though and definitely wants to sail in college, even if only at the club level. He is a strong student and has some other good activities so just wondering if there is any way to get him noticed for sailing or if we should try to get him noticed for something else (a non-sport activity).[/quote]

PP - Is he doing high school sailing or club sailing? If high school sailing is a possibility I HIGHLY recommend doing that. Coaches can easily track how kids are doing there. If club sailing then you will want to try and do events at least regionally, if not nationally. Start writing down every event he does - ie Larlo finished 3/40 in 420 class at the Washington DC Open. While sailing isn't an NCAA sport, it does follow the same basic recruiting timeline, so after sophomore year they can start contact. Look for events being held at colleges with sailing teams or clinics sponsored by those schools. The more highly competitive events he can get into the better. The more double-handed experience he can get, the better. [/quote]

Also to add for college sailing it doesn't matter what type of team it is at the school - they all compete in the same events. So a self-funded club team at University of Maryland can be in the same regattas as a fully-funded varsity team from Harvard and in theory could beat them. It's one of the great things about college sailing. [/quote]

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