The Great Oaks Invitational Regatta
The Great Oaks Invitational
provides a national-level regatta for developing teams, creating an opportunity
to compete with peers as a team grows in numbers and skill. A system of
regattas for new teams within Districts, in local leagues and District-wide,
provides for development of skills and attitudes, and identifies teams ready to
go forward to a national-level event.
A developing new team could
qualify for all four of ISSA’s national events: Great Oaks and the three National
Championships Cressy (in radial and full-rig Lasers), Mallory (two division
double-handed) and Baker (3 on 3 team racing).
The Great Oaks Invitational
Regatta was introduced into the ISSA calendar November 13-14, 1999, hosted by
Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans.
All schools that have been members of ISSA for three years or less, have not
qualified for the Mallory or Baker Regatta, and have renewed for the current
year, and all that have joined for the first time in the current year, are
eligible to enter the selection process in use in their Districts. A team is
comprised of no fewer than two nor more than four sailors who must be full-time
students in the school they represent. Each team sails one 420. Great Oaks 2004
will be held November 13 & 14, 2004, at Southern Yacht Club.
- 2003
Metairie Park Country
Day High
School
- Jackson Benvenutti
- Elizabeth Parker
- 2002
Metairie Park Country
Day School
- Philip Schmalz
- Jackson Benvenuti
- 2001
Berkeley
Prep
- 2000
Community School
of Naples
- Ryan Shaughnessy
- Cullen Shaughnessy
- 1999
Berkeley
Prep
- David Phillips
- Scott Ashbaugh