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logo004.jpg SECOND VERSE SAME AS THE FIRST 2010 ICSA WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Madison, Wisc. (May 26, 2010) - Although they would much rather have been on the water competing, day two of the 2010 ICSA Women's National Championship ended with the same net result as day one - no racing due to lack of wind. The sailors were on the water early this morning as the first warning signal of the day was set for 9:00 a.m., however, they were soon sent ashore to wait for breeze. On the bright side, the sailors were able to enjoy one of Madison's most popular local hangouts on a hot summer day: Memorial Union Terrace - located on the isthmus that separates Lake Mendota and Lake Monona - which is also home to the Hoofer Sailing Club. If the wind had cooperated just enough to allow the minimum of three races to be completed by both A- and B-Divisions before the time limit expired, that would have been enough to constitute a semi-final round for the 18 entered schools who were vying to finish top-nine in order to progress to the championship round. With no racing completed, the original qualification formula now comes into play: performance at their conference championship will determine the nine teams who are moving on to face the nine who had a bye in this round. The nine schools who were pre-qualified are: Brown University (Providence, R.I.), Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.), Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.), St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.), Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.), Texas A & M Galveston (Galveston, Texas), University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and the University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.). They will face: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.), College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.), Connecticut College (New London, Conn.), Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.), Tufts University (Medford, Mass.), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) University of Texas (Austin, Texas), University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisc.) and William Smith College (Geneva, N.Y.) when racing for the championship gets underway on Thursday, May 27. Notably absent is Yale University (New Haven, Conn.) who lost the opportunity to defend their 2009 ICSA Women's National Championship title by virtue of their seventh-place finish at the NEISA Women's (Reed Trophy). Armchair Sailors: On the event website fans can follow the action via Twitter updates, plus watch live and recorded coverage as provided by Sailgroove. Check the schedule to see the variety of coverage available. Visit: <http://2010nationals.collegesailing.org/> 2010nationals.collegesailing.org ICSA is the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada. To learn more please visit: www.collegesailing.org <http://www.collegesailing.org/> . ICSA is sponsored by Gill, Annapolis Performance Sailing, Marlow Ropes, Quantum Sails, LaserPerformance and US SAILING: www.gillna.com <http://www.gillna.com/> , www.apsltd.com <http://www.apsltd.com/> , www.marlowropes.com, www.quantumsails.com <http://www.quantumsails.com/> , http://www.laserperformance.com/ and www.ussailing.org -end- (Complete list of Teams competing:) May 27-28, 2010 - ICSA Women's National Championship Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) Brown University (Providence, R.I.) College of Charleston (Charleston, S.C.) Connecticut College (New London, Conn.) Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Fla.) Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.) Old Dominion University (Norfolk, Va.) St. Mary's College (St. Mary's City, Md.) Stanford University (Palo Alto, Calif.) Texas A & M Galveston (Galveston, Texas) Tufts University (Medford, Mass.) University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Mich.) University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) University of Texas (Austin, Texas) University of Washington (Seattle, Wash.) University of Wisconsin (Madison, Wisc.) William Smith College (Geneva, N.Y.)
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