What is SAISA Sailing?

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SAISA Sailing (saisasailing.com) is the website of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association, the South Atlantic Conference of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). If you are a college sailor, coach, prospective sailor, or prospective school in the South Atlantic region, this site is the conference hub for information and resources — but not for live scores, which live on ICSA TechScore.

What SAISA is

SAISA stands for the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association. It is the South Atlantic Conference of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), which the site describes as the governing authority for sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and Canada.

In other words, SAISA is one regional conference within a larger national governing structure — it organizes and represents college sailing competition for its member schools rather than acting as an independent league.

Which states it covers

SAISA encompasses:

  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • South Carolina
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Alabama

If your school is in one of these states and you want to compete in college sailing, SAISA is the conference you would fall under.

Who the site is for

The site states it offers conference information and resources for four groups:

Audience What they would use the site for
Sailors Conference information and resources
Coaches Conference information and resources
Prospective sailors Learning about college sailing in the region
Prospective schools Exploring conference membership and information

What you can find there

  • Conference information — the administrative and organizational details of the South Atlantic Conference.
  • Resources for sailors, coaches, prospective sailors, and prospective schools.
  • SAISA Sailors of the Week announcements, which the site links to directly.
  • Social media updates via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Where to find scores

Scores are not published on saisasailing.com. The site directs visitors to the ICSA TechScore website for the latest results from events across the South Atlantic conference. If your goal is checking regatta results, go to TechScore rather than the SAISA homepage.

Quick answer

SAISA Sailing is the official online presence of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association, the ICSA conference covering Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. Use it for conference information and sailor/coach/school resources; use ICSA TechScore for results.