The Christchurch School sailing team hosted its first fleet regatta of the season on Saturday at the school's sailing pavilion and waterfront. The Seahorses' first team took second place with 91 points and the school's second team took third place with 105 points. Hampton Roads Academy finished first. The "A" Division sailed in the school's fleet of new 420s, and the B Division sailed in the Jack Dozier '65 FJ Fleet. Both fleets were on the water at the same time, with alternating starts. Winds were initially in the high single dits, clocking westerly and climbing to sporty sustained winds in the high teens. Gusts throughout the day, reaching up to 20mph, challenged the sailors. Temperatures reached nearly 70 degrees. Other schools competing in the regatta were: Hampton Roads, Norfolk Academy, Norfolk Collegiate, York HS, Maury HS, Kecoughtan HS, Poquoson HS, Heritage HS, and The Hague School.
The team is led by Head Coach Rob Deane and assistant coaches Mary Pryor, Rick Krogh, and Michael Schmidt. Team captains are Adelaide Matzky '25 (Rochester, NY) and Bo Angus '25 (Richmond, VA).The team sails in the Mid-Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association (MASSA) district of the Interscholastic Sailing Association (ISSA), as well as the Virginia Interscholastic Sailing Association league (VISA).
In other regattas this season, Christchurch placed second at the VISA Maury Fleet Regatta, and first and second at the VISA Kecoughtan Fleet Race Regatta.
