World 2013 – Riva del Garda, Italy

August 1, 2013 by

51st Optimist World ChampionshipsThis year’s Opti Worlds was held in the picturesque and mountains Riva del Garda, Italy from 16-26 July. The 51st World Optimist Championships was organised this year by Fraglia Vela Riva in collaboration with IODA  (the International Optimist Class).

Registrations closed with a final total of 254 competitors from a record 58 countries and 5 continents this possibly being one of the World Championships with the most nations participating.

The British Virgin Islands were represented by the Royal BVI Yacht Club’s Jason Putley (15 years) and Thad Lettsome (11 years) who both qualified for the event at the flagship BVI Dinghy Championship held earlier this year. Whilst the World Optimist Championship is not the biggest Opti event, it is by far the most prestigious as only the top 5 qualifier of a country is allowed to attend.
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Alec Anderson to return home to train for Rio 2016

July 17, 2013 by

chrisalecscotlandThe Virgin Islands’ Alec Anderson is wrapping up his college sailing career this weekend at the ICSA Nationals in St. Petersburg, Florida and is expected to return to the Territory shortly to begin his 2016 Olympics campaign.

The three-day Inter-Collegiate Nationals features individual competition and team competition.

Anderson is expected to compete on the ‘Flying Juniors’, representing Roger Williams University.  He is seeking another All American title to make it a 4th year in a row.

Once Alec finishes up in St. Petersburg, he’ll be on his way back to the BVI to start training on a 49er with his partner, Chris Brockbank, preparing for the Florida Nationals this summer and ultimately starting their 2016 Olympic Campaign to go to Rio.

Anderson recently copped the All-New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s (NEISA) Sailor of the Year award.  He also received the senior trophy and garnered a place as All-Neisa First Team Skipper.

Anderson’s accomplishments were among a slew of awards bagged by Hawks, who also had Alyssa Siefert chosen as All-Neisa First Team Crew.

He also recently collected his Bachelor’s Degree of International Business from Roger Williams University.

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BVIslander and Olympic hopeful Alec Anderson named NEISA Sailor of the Year

July 17, 2013 by

alecandersonThe BVI’s Alec Anderson is the All-New England Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s (NEISA) Sailor of the Year. The Roger Williams University sailor also received the senior trophy and garnered a place as All-NEISA First Team Skipper.

Anderson’s accomplishments were among a slew of awards bagged by the Roger Williams University Sailing team (Hawks), who also had Alyssa Siefert chosen as All-Neisa First Team Crew.

The sailing team, led by Alec Anderson, also earned a berth to its third national championship of the season, clinching a spot in the ICSA Team Racing National Championship with a third-place finish at the Fowle Trophy last weekend. The Hawks opened up the event with a 3-2 record in the first round, earning wins over Yale, Bowdoin and MIT to get a spot in the Gold Round Robin. At the first Gold Round Robin, the Hawks rolled off victories over Yale, Dartmouth and Connecticut College, going 3-4 overall in the round.

Gold Round Robin 2 saw RWU improve to a 4-3 mark, picking up wins over Vermont, Brown, Connecticut College and Tufts. With the Hawks successful performance over the first three Round Robins, RWU made its way into the final 6, where the Hawks came away with its best showing of the weekend. Roger Williams routed the competition, going a round-best 6-1 with the only setback coming against Brown, who would ultimately win the Fowle Trophy. In all, the Hawks put together an 11-8 record, one win shy of Boston College and two shy of Brown. Sailing on the weekend for the Hawks were skippers Anderson, Tyler MacDonald, Connor Corgard, Dylan Vogel and crew Alyssa Seifert, Bianca Rom, Abby Preston and Wendy Reuss.

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