SEISA History

SEISA History

This is a record of some of SEISA's history. Most comes from Tripp Alyn who was Graduate Director (Graduate Secretary at the time) from 1984-1995.

I have updated what I could and will continue to clean up the document. If you have anything to add please contact me; bbillman@gmail.com

Creation
It is my understanding that SEISA and SAISA (the South Atlantic district that includes the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, etc) were once one huge district. I do not know when they were split. I do know that up until the 1970's some championships were between districts; for example, the 1973 team racing National Championship was won by SEISA sailors from Tulane & Texas.

Past Graduate Secretaries/Directors
John Taylor, school and year unknown
Tripp Alyn (Tulane) 1984-1995
Brady Mears (Texas A&M) 1996-2005
Blake Billman (Texas) 2005-pesent (Inherited post when Brady Mears was evacuated from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Blake was undergraduate President at the time)

From 1994:
SEISA Dues: Regular: $75
Provisional: $50
Associate: $30
District champ: $15
Singles: $5 per entry (maximum entry of 4 per school)
Intersectional: $10
District regattas: $5 (if 4 or more)

Regattas:

Championships Hosted by SEISA:
National Championships:
1973 - Dinghies, TR, Singles, Sloops - Fort Worth Boat Club
1979 - Singles, Rice & TCYC (lasers)
1983 - Dinghies, TR, Womens - Corpus Cristi Naval Air Station (420's)
1985 - Sloops, - Tulane/Southern YC (Flying Scotts)
2002 - Singles - Houston YC
2005 - Dinghies, TR, Women's - Austin YC
2007 - Sloops - Fort Worth Boat Club (J-22s)
2009 - Singles - Corpus Christi YC

2012 - Dinghies, TR, Women's - Austin Yacht Club
2012 - Match Race Champs - Fort Worth Boat Club (J-22s)

Outstanding SEISA Sailors
ICSA/ICYRA Hall of Fame:
G. Shelby Friedrichs, Tulane '33; (past Commodore of SYC and father of southern intercollegiate sailing)
G. Shelby "Buddy" Friedrichs, Tulane '62.

ICSA/ICYRA College Sailor of The Year:
Augie Diaz, Tulane (1974)

All Americans:
G. Arthur Seaver III (Tulane 68)
John Dane III (Tulane 69,70,71)
Doug Bull (Tulane 73, 74)
Augie Diaz (Tulane 73, 74, 75)
Toby Darden (Tulane 74)
Kurt Wiese (Tulane 76, 77)
Kelsan Elam (Texas 78, 79)
Kelly Gough (Texas 78, 79, 81)
Scott Young (Texas 79, 80, 81)
Nevin Sayre (Tulane 80)
Gary Sprague (Tulane 80)
Jens Hookansen (Tulane 81, 82)
Ralph Kinder (Tulane 81, 82)
Dave Chapin (Texas 82)
Bill Drahein (Texas 83)
Scott MacLeod (Tulane 83, 85, 86)
Brodie Cobb (Tulane 84)
Paul Forrester (Texas 84, 85, 86)
Steve Bourdow (Tulane 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
Scott Sonnier (Spring Hill 86)
Matt Fries (Tulane 87, 88)
Bill Park (Tulane 90)
Alex Accencios (Tulane 90, 91)
Peter Katcha (Tulane 91, 92)

All American Honorable Mention:
Dave Chapin (Texas 81)
Mark Hallman (Texas 82, 83)
Scott Young (Texas 82)
John Alofsin (Tulane 83, 84)
Matt Fries (Tulane 86)
Robert E. Johnston (Texas 87, 88)
Alex Accencios (Tulane 89)
Bill Park (Tulane 89)
Peter Katcha (Tulane 93, 94)
Bruce Mahoney (Texas 00)
Scott Stanton (TAMUG 04)

All American Crews:
Frances Daniels (Tulane 83)
Cindy McCrea (Texas 84, 86)
Liz Merrifield (Tulane 85, 86, 87)
Lisa Malamud (Tulane 86)
Bridget Young (Texas 88)
Nicole Kern (Tulane 88, 89)
Karie Stern (Tulane 90)
Pam Crane (Tulane 91, 92, 93)
Melissa Groswald (Tulane 91)
Heather Fullerton (Texas 92)
Shannon Marshall (Tulane 94)

National Sportsmanship Award:
05 - Paul Kleinschodt (USA)

Student Leadership Award:
03 - (TAMUG)
12 - Luke Cragin (Texas)

National Championships:

Singlehanded:
Men:
74 - Augie Diaz, Tulane
83, 85 - Scott MacLeod, Tulane
00 - Bruce Mahoney, Texas (Seattle)

Sloops:
74 - Toby Darden, Tulane
78, 79 - Kelson Elam, Texas
80 - Scott Young, Texas
85 - Scott Stonnier, Spring Hill
04 - Scott Stanton, Brad Winslett, Andrew McInnes, TAMUG (San Diego)

Team Racing:
73 - SEISA, Tulane & Texas
86 - Tulane (MacLeod, Bourdow, Fries)

Women's:
None

Dinghies:
73 - Tulane (Diaz, Nash, Bull)
3rd - Tulane (68, 69, 74, 82, 86)

Fowle Trophy:
74 - Tulane

Kennedy Cup:
70, 71 - John Dane III, Tulane
75 - Mark Hulings, Texas
85 - Mike Wachter - TAMUG

Douglas Cup:
69, 70 - John Dane III, Tulane
? - Paul Forrester, Texas
89 - Alex Accencios, Tulane

Low Point Skippers @ Nationals:
A Div:
69 - John Dane III, Tulane

B Div:
73 - Doug Bull, Tulane
79 - Kelly Gough, Texas
80 - Nevin Sayer, Tulane
81 - Ralph Kinder, Tulane

Olympic Sailing Team:
68
88
92
92, Forrester (Texas), 470, skipper, Silver
00, Forrester (Texas), 470, skipper, Silver
04, Forrester (Texas), 470, skipper, Gold
08, John Dane III (Tulane), Star, skipper

America's Cup & Volvo Ocean Race
1992, Wining Defender, By Baldridge, Tulane 69-72, Navigotor on America3 in San Diego
96, David Musgrove (TAMUG) Stars & Stripes
00, Carter Perrin (Texas) Abracadabra & AmericaOne, David Musgrove (TAMUG) Abracadabra
03, Carter Perrin (Texas) Prada,

SEISA Perpetual Trophies:
A SEISA Sailing Championships:
Singlehandeds
Men's
Women's
Sloops
Windsurfing:

Match Racing
Women's
TR
Dinghies
SIEISA Overall