Past Achievements & Awards

Since its founding in 2013, the JU Sailing team has: 

• Won consistently, rising in the national rankings from 250th to the top 20 

• Grown from 5 people who learned to sail on campus to 35 world-class athletes from around the United States and beyond, including from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Greece, St. Thomas and Lativa, as well as 15 U.S. states 

• Earned one of the highest team GPAs at Jacksonville University 

• 4 All American Team Honors  

 On the water, the JU Sailing team: 

• Won the 2019-, 2021 and 2022-Women’s Fleet Race Conference Championships 

• Finished 2nd at the 2019- and 2024- Co-ed Fleet and Team Racing Conference Championships 

• Competed in Co-ed National Semi-Finals and finished 3rd in the country in the National Championship (2021) 

• Made appearances at the Women’s National Semi-Finals 

• Finished 1st (2020/2021), 2nd (2018) and 3rd (2023) at the Women’s Singlehanded National Championships 

• Finished 4th (2017) and 12th (2018) at the Men’s Singlehanded National Championships 

• Finished 13th at the 2019 Team Race National Championships, only the second season that JU competed in Team Racing Nationals  

• Finished 6th (2018), 3rd (2019) and 7th (2023) at Match Race National Championships 

Off the water, the JU Sailing team advances sustainability education and care for the water through service projects and community engagement throughout the city of Jacksonville.  

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