Charleston Cougars sailing

The Charleston sailing team is a sailing team representing the College of Charleston. It is generally considered one of the top programs in the nation, as the team is consistently ranked among Sailing World Magazine's top-20 collegiate teams year in and year out,^[2] and has received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy to the best overall collegiate team in 1986, 1988, 1998, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021.

College of Charleston Cougars
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Founded	1964
University	College of Charleston
Conference	SAISA
Location	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Venue	J. Stewart Walker, Jr. Sailing Complex
Area of Competition	Cooper River (South Carolina)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Maroon and white[1]

They are members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), the governing body for collegiate sailing, and compete at the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA).

National championships

The team holds 28 National Championships.

• Coed Dinghy Championships (7): 1986, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
• Men's Single-handed National Championships (7): 1988, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2017
• Match Race (previously Sloop) National Championships (7): 1991, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2015
• Team Racing National Championships (3): 2012, 2017, 2018
• Women's Dinghy National Championships (3): 2006, 2010, 2021
• Women's Single-handed National Championships (1): 2006

Conference championships

The team holds 162 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) titles:

• Sloop (Match Race) Champions (27): 1980, 1983-2003, 2006, 2015, 2016
• Men's Singlehanded Champions (31): 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984-2003, 2005-06, 2009, 2013, 2015-17, 2019
• Women's Singlehanded Champions (13): 1995-99, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2014-17
• Women's Dinghy Champions (25): 1979-81, 1984-1986, 1988-1990, 1992, 1994-99, 2001-02, 2004-07, 2013-18
• Team Race Champions (36): 1977-81, 1984-2005, 2007, 2013-18, 2022
• Dinghy Champions (30): 1978, 1980-1981, 1984-89, 1991-2002, 2004, 2007, 2009 2013, 2015-18, 2021

Sailors

The Cougars have had over 100 All-Americans, five college sailors of the year (1988, 1991, 1994, 2013 and 2018), two women's college sailors of the year (2006 and 2010), and two Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Awards (2004 and 2016).^[3][4]

Juan Ignacio Maegli, Stefano Peschiera and Paris Henken competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's Laser and women's 49erFX classes.

Sailing venue

The home for the College of Charleston sailing program is the J. Stewart Walker, Jr. Sailing Complex, located in the Patriots Point Marina in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina just across the Cooper River Bridge from the Charleston peninsula. It was dedicated on May 15, 1999.

Fleet

The fleet of the College of Charleston Sailing Team's includes 18 FJs, 18 420s, 8 Lasers and 10 J/22s.