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This’ll be a welcome sight – lots of sailors — young sailors — racing on the Neuse just off of Oriental on Saturday and Sunday April 1-2 in the 2017 Sailpack Interconference Regatta. The racing team from NC State Sailing is drawing a slew of college sailing teams from New York to Florida to come to Oriental for the competition. 16 teams have registered so far and more than 100 sailors are expected.

The Sailpack has hosted invitational regattas in recent years here in Oriental – its coastal training waters or “2nd home” as coach Dana
Magliola puts it. But this year’s competition marks a big turning point: it is now an official interconference event recognized by the ICSA, the governing body of college sailing. The schedule has racing beginning Saturday after a 9:30a skippers meeting and running til late afternoon. Sunday starts around the same time, ending by 2:30p. Want to help? Can you provide lodging for some of the sailors? Financial support would also be appreciated. Click here to learn how.