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fter two years away, the SailPack Regatta returned to Oriental for a weekend of sailing.

About 140 sailors were on the water April 22 & 23.

UNC at Wilmington counterbalancing.

The Regatta is always a big event for the students, said NC SailPack Coach Dana Magliola.

Moving to the high side after jibing.

Teams arrive Friday night, staying in boats, tents, and local hotels. Some stay in homes offered up by Oriental residents. Saturday starts with fresh a breakfast provided by the Nautical Cooperative of Oriental. After a day spent racing, students and residents converge on The Red Rooster for BBQ and live music.

Dana Magliola and his son Oscar.

TownDock.net spoke with NC State SailPack Coach Dana Magliola on day two of the regatta. He spoke about SailPack’s standing in the Regatta and the schools present in 2022:

Sunday, the teams continue racing and most leave directly after they’ve cleaned up from the race. There’s still class on Monday morning.

Boats launch and return to Bow to Stern Boating on Smith Creek.

Bow to Stern’s Jim Edwards explains the scoring system, and when the next regatta may be.

			School	Team	A		B		TOT
	1		North Carolina State University	Wolfpack	28		23		51
	2		Jacksonville University	Fins	40		57		97
	3		Eckerd College	Tritons	61		53		114
	4		University of South Carolina	Gamecocks	118		36		154
	5		Christopher Newport University	Captains	92		64		156
	6		University of Texas	Longhorns	86		80		166
	7		Florida Institute of Technology	Panthers	107		69		176
	8		North Carolina State University	Red Terror	63		121		184
	9		University of North Texas	Mean Green	52		145		197
	10		University of Virginia	Wahoos	140		103		243
	11		Georgia Institute of Technology	Yellow Jackets	146		109		255
	12		Clemson University	Tigers	135		127		262
	13		University of Maryland	Terps	81		185		266
	14		The Citadel	Bulldogs	182		109		291
	15		Embry-Riddle University	Eagles	170		130		300
	16		Duke University	Blue Devils	186		177		363
	17		University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Seahawks	209		165		374
	18		University of Maryland/Baltimore County	Retrievers	174		207		381
	19		University of Georgia	Bulldogs	214		173		387
	20		William and Mary	Tribe	237		180		417

Part of the cleanup process is folding the sails.

Leaving Bow to Stern to head ot the races.

The University of South Carolina.

Teams wait and watch from the lawn of the Stallings House. They also load onto RIBs to exchange crews on the water instead of wasting time coming to shore.

Leaving the creeks means sailing under the Oriental Bridge.

Coming off the starting line.

The crew from Eckerd College keep the sail open while headed downwind.

Caught mid-jibe.

Big Jim Kohler Band at the Silos.

Students play on the grassy lawn in front of the stage.

The University of Texas.

Clemson University

Low freeboard style from a Clemson University student.

Eckerd College.

Watching from the Committee Boat.

The Nautical Co-op of Oriental provided the sailors with breakfast on Saturday morning.

Vessels line up at the start, waiting for the horn.

Crews practice their moves while waiting for the race to begin.

When it’s time for a a new round of races, crew changes take place on the water via RIBs.

Off the wind.

Sailing to the mark.

The Sailpack Regatta is expected to return to Oriental in April 2023.

Posted Friday April 29, 2022 by Allison DeWeese