Oct 27, 2026 @ 08:17:19 EDT
2026 Fall MDISA Keelboat Championship Qualifier hosted by ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB - Regatta Report School Night #1:
The MDISA District held a two-day School Night Keelboat Qualifier for the MASSA Championship which will be held on Halloween Weekend (October 31st and November 1st, 2026). Key School, Severna Park and St. Mary's High School (MD) co-hosted the Championship with the Annapolis Yacht Club in their Fleet of Sonars. 10 teams from around the MDISA District competed for the top 2 qualifying spots. Team weigh in, rigging of the boats, and dock call was approximately around 1530 hours and Harbor Start was around 1620 hours. The first race commenced at 1710 hours. The Race Committee completed 4 races on Tuesday night before dusk. MDISA Sailors enjoyed a beautiful Sunset Racing in mid October with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s for night one of this year’s Championship. Winds ranged from 7-10 knots for the evening.
Looking forward to more racing on Wednesday Night for the second night of the Championship!
2026 Fall MDISA Keelboat Championship Qualifier hosted by ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB - Regatta Report School Night #2:
Rigging of the boats, and dock call was approximately around 1530 hours and Harbor Start was around 1600 hours. The first race commenced at 1655 hours. The Race Committee completed 2 races on Wednesday night before breeze died. MDISA Sailors enjoyed a beautiful Sunset Racing in mid October with temperatures around 78 degrees for night two of this year’s Championship. Winds ranged from 4-8 knots for the evening.
Congratulations to Severn School for qualifying for the 2026 Fall MASSA Keelboat Championship hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club on October 31st - November 1st, 2026. Scores were very tight and the top three teams were only separated by a couple of points! A big congratulations goes out Severn School "Admirals" for winning the 2026 MDISA Keelboat Qualifier Championship title!
Key School, Severna Park, and St. Mary's School would like to thank the Annapolis Yacht Club's Waterfront Staff (Dockmasters, Sonar Fleet Coordinator, Race Management Team, and Jr. Fleet Staff) for hosting the event in their club's Fleet of Sonars and allowing coaches to use AYC's coach boat resources. A special thanks to our Mark Boat Volunteers (Charlie Langemak and Willem DeSimone). Thank you to all teams for traveling so far to compete on these two school nights!
Good Luck to our MDISA Teams traveling to Larchmont Yacht Club for Keelboat MASSA Championship!!!
| School | Team | A | TOT | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Severn School | Admirals | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2 |  | Key School | Zags | 13 | 13 | ||
| 3 |  | Kent Island High School | Buccaneers | 20 | 20 | ||
| 4 |  | St. Mary's High School (MD) | Saints | 30 | 30 | ||
| 5 |  | Archbishop Spalding | Cavaliers | 33 | 33 | ||
| 6 |  | Sts. Peter & Paul | Sabres | 36 | 36 | ||
| 7 |  | Annapolis High School | Panthers | 38 | 38 | ||
| 8 |  | Severna Park | Falcons | 43 | 43 | ||
| 9 |  | Bishop O'Connell High School | Knights | 52 | 52 | ||
| 10 |  | Broadneck High School | Bruins | 55 | 55 |
The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.
The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.