Jul 6, 2026 @ 13:03:21 EDT
Eighteen teams from fourteen schools met at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club for the VISA 2018 Fall Team Race Championship. Competition was for berths at the MASSA Fall Fleet Race Championship for top finishers. Temperatures were a very pleasant 60-70 degrees with winds east of north clocking through north to NW at 8-14mph with gusts higher. Seas were flat.
Teams were ranked and divided into two separate silver and gold courses. Both courses ran a full 36 race round robin. This was followed by knock-out rounds on gold, and a final round 4 on silver. In all, 81 races were completed.
On the gold course, Christchurch School captured first place followed by Norfolk Collegiate School in second place, Norfolk Academy in third place, and Poquoson High School in fourth place.
The silver course yielded Christchurch School Team 2 in first place, Norfolk Collegiate School Team 2 in second place, Norfolk Academy Team 2 in third place, and Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in fourth place.
