Hampton Sailing Announces Fall 2015 Schedule

HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton University head sailing coach Alessandro Ambrosi, who is entering his seventh season at the helm, announced his fall 2015 slate of regattas on Thursday, a schedule that includes two home races.

The first of those two will open the season on Sept. 5-6, when the Pirates play host to the Edward Teach Memorial in memory of the legendary pirate known as Blackbeard. The regatta will take place at Strawberry Banks.

Hampton will then compete in the Riley Open hosted by Old Dominion on Sept. 12-13, before heading to Throggs Neck, N.Y. on Sept. 19-20 to compete in the NY Maritime Fall Open.

The Pirates will then compete in the William & Mary Colony Cup on Sept. 26-27.

Hampton's second home regatta of the fall – which will also be held at Strawberry Banks – will be the South Qualifier on Oct. 3-4. From there, the Pirates will head to Geneva, N.Y. on Oct. 10-11 for the David Lee Amoff Trophy.

In the event Hampton does not finish in the top four at the South Qualifier, the Pirates will return to Norfolk, Va. on Oct. 17-18 to compete in the Henry Luce Regatta.

The MAISA Women's Fall Championship will be held in Saint Mary's City, Md. on Oct. 24-25, before the Pirates close out the fall slate at the War Memorial on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, which will be held up in King's Point, N.Y.

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.

Fall 2015 Hampton University sailing schedule

Date		Opponent	Location	Time
9/5-6/2015		Edward Teach Memorial	Hampton, Va.	All Day
9/12-13/2015		ODU Riley Open	Norfolk, Va.	All Day
9/19-20/2015		NY Maritime Fall Open	Throggs Neck, N.Y.	All Day
9/26-27/2015		William & Mary Colony Cup	Williamsburg, Va.	All Day
10/3-4/2015		South Qualifier	Hampton, Va.	All Day
10/10-11/2015		David Lee Amoff Trophy	Geneva, N.Y.	All Day
10/17-18/2015		Henry Luce Regatta	Norfolk, Va.	All Day
10/24-25/2015		MAISA Fall Women's Championship	Saint Mary's City, Md.	All Day
10/31-11/1/2015		War Memorial	King's Point, N.Y.	All Day

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