Hampton University Sailing Releases Spring Schedule

SAILING  - A CO-ED SPORT AT HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
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HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton University head sailing coach Alessandro Ambrosi announced his team's spring 2015 schedule on Friday, a slate that includes a pair of regattas to be held at Strawberry Banks.

The first of those regattas, the Pirates Team Race, will open the season on Feb. 28-March 1, before the team heads to Norfolk, Va. for the ODU Spring Open. Then the Pirates will head to Williamsburg, Va. on March 21-22 for the William & Mary Spring Open.

The Pirates will return to Strawberry Banks on March 28-29 for the MAISA/SAISA Intersectional. This will mark the seventh straight year in which Hampton has hosted this regatta.

On April 4-5, the Pirates will be in King's Point, N.Y. for the Team Race Challenge, and the top two teams in that event will qualify for the Prosser trophy, which will be held in King's Point, N.Y. on April 11-12, the following weekend.

Hampton will either be competing in the Thompson Trophy or the Navy Spring Open on April 18-19, before the MAISA Women's Championship takes place in Saint Mary's City, Md. on April 25-26.

The America Trophy will be held at ODU on May 2-3. The Pirates qualified for the America Trophy, which serves as the MAISA co-ed championship, for the first time last season – finishing 16th in the regatta.

For more information on Hampton University sailing, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com. 

Date		Opponent	Location	Time

2/28-3/1/2015		Pirate Team Racing	Hampton, Va.	All Day
3/7-8/2015		ODU Spring Open	Norfolk, Va.	All Day
3/21-22/2015		William and Mary Spring Open	Williamsburg, Va.	All Day
3/28-29/2015		MAISA/SAISA Intersectional	Hampton, Va.	All Day
4/4-5/2015		Team Race Challenge	King's Point, N.Y.	All Day
4/11-12/2015		Prosser Trophy	King's Point, N.Y.	All Day
4/18-19/2015		Thompson Trophy	TBA	All Day
4/18-19/2015		Navy Spring Open	Annapolis, Md.	All Day
4/25-26/2015		MAISA Women's Championship	Saint Mary's City, Md.	All Day
5/2-3/2015		America Trophy	Norfolk, Va.	All Day

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