To the rise of State Sailing

If you’re old enough, you remember when California schools were competitive in College Sailing, and Stanford wasn’t one of them. Today, top youth sailors follow the money, leaving the Pacific Coast club teams as an afterthought. But San Diego State University believes that’s not the end of the story.

Located in sailing mecca, with National Sailing Hall of Famers Dennis Conner, Carl Eichenlaub, and Mark Reynolds among the alumni, SDSU Head Coach Casey Gignac is inspired by the futher:

Twelve months ago, SDSU Sailing was ranked 94th in the nation, but we finished the season 37th, the highest year-end ranking in program history, and knocking on the door of College Sailing’s “big dance.”