VISA TCIS 2016 Fleet Race Championship schools competed in a series team race format. In each race, two schools went head to head with each school fielding 3 boats on a digital N course. Each boat was scored in order of finish and the low score won the race. All schools raced one another and the race win results determined the regatta placements.
The highly organized sailors at Norfolk Collegiate know exactly how to get the most out of every minute they spent on the water. Norfolk Collegiate edged out VISA TCIS Fleet to secure the VISA TCIS 2016 Fleet Race Championship Trophy. Teams representing Bishop Sullivan, Christ Church, Hampton Roads, Nansemond-Suffolk, Norfolk Academy, St. Catherine’s Saints, St. Christopher, and Walsingham competed in Fall 2016 Coed Varsity Sailing VISA Championship’s Saturday at the Norfolk Yacht Club Harbor. Sailors at the Norfolk Collegiate rely on a strong alumni network and active student members to run their successful sailing program. Randy Stokes Norfolk Collegiate sailing coach shared his tips for getting the most out of his student athletes.