After more than three decades leading the , Andy Johnson has retired following a career that helped establish UH as a national contender in collegiate sailing while impacting generations of students on and off the water.

Johnson concluded his 36-year tenure as head coach in May after guiding the Rainbow Wahine to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association Women’s Fleet Race National Championship Western Semifinals. He was also recently honored with the Campbell Family Award for Lifetime Service, recognizing his dedication and volunteerism in college sailing.

A former UH student-athlete who transferred to UH Mānoa in 1980, Johnson became head coach in 1990 after serving as a volunteer assistant. During his tenure, UH Mānoa captured two national championships—the women’s title in 2001 and the coed championship in 2004—while winning 21 Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference championships.

Johnson also spent decades working in UH Mānoa Student Recreation Services, where he helped shape the student experience beyond athletics. He oversaw programs that served nearly 1,000 students annually, managed recreational offerings including surfing and sailing lessons, and organized campus activities and events that encouraged student engagement.

“The job with the sailing team and with all the students that have worked for me these years has really been gratifying,” Johnson said. “It’s been a pretty cool ride.”

On the competitive side, Johnson guided UH Mānoa to 23 appearances at the women’s national championships, 20 coed fleet championship appearances, 13 singlehanded appearances and 12 team race appearances. He coached 18 All-Americans, with four former student-athletes advancing to the Olympic Games.

Johnson also played a key role in developing UH’s Marine Education and Training Center at Sand Island, which opened in 1995 and has hosted multiple national championship events.

“He gave me a love for not just the sport of college sailing, but the environment that it provided for us,” said Jesse Andrews, a former UH Mānoa All-American and now an assistant coach for the last 29 years. “I think that his biggest quality is just being able to get the team to grow together and support each other.”

Six student-athletes from the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa earned national academic recognition after being named to the 2025–26 Intercollegiate Sailing Association All-Academic Sailing Team.

Amanda Turner, Arden Rathkopf, Erik Anderson, Kahlia Bailey, Kylie Alexander and Peyton Lieser were among 255 juniors and seniors nationwide honored by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association. To qualify, sailors had to compete in at least seven regattas, a series of boat races, during the season while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher.

Anderson and Turner received the honor for the second consecutive year after serving as UH’s primary A division skipper-crew pair throughout the coed season. Anderson and Turner are both scheduled to graduate this spring. Turner will also compete with the Rainbow Wahine at the ISCA Women’s National Championship May 15–18 in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Rathkopf, Bailey, Alexander and Lieser earned the distinction for the first time. Rathkopf was the only UH junior selected and helped the Rainbow Warriors place fourth at the L.A. Harbor Cup.

Bailey and Alexander, who frequently competed together as skipper and crew, highlighted their season with a runner-up finish in the A division at the Jeff Simon Women’s Regatta in January.

Lieser competed in 13 regattas during the season to cap her collegiate sailing career with national academic honors.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa earned four all-conference selections from the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC), with Rainbow Sailors recognized across multiple categories.

Senior Erik Anderson was named an All-Conference open skipper, while his longtime A Division partner, senior Amanda Turner, earned honors as crew. The pair has been a consistent presence for UH and each collected their third consecutive all-conference selections, marking a significant achievement in program history.

Anderson became the first UH skipper to earn three All-PCCSC honors since Bryan Lake in 2004. Turner is the first UH crew member to reach three selections since Jennifer Warnock in 2003.

On the women’s side, juniors Stella Taherian and Martha Schuessler were both named All-Conference women’s skippers, earning the first such honors of their careers. Taherian’s transition from crew to skipper this season, alongside Schuessler’s leadership, helped guide the Rainbow Wahine to a second-place finish in team racing and a third-place result in fleet racing at the conference championships.

The selections highlight a strong season for the Rainbow sailing team, with both experienced leaders and emerging talent contributing to the program’s continued success.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa sailing team placed all fielded squads in the top five to sweep the inaugural �鶹��ý Fleet Race Invite. The regatta was held March 28–29 at UH Mānoa’s home site in Keʻehi Lagoon.

The Rainbow Sailors displayed their depth to shut out a visiting field that included teams from Arizona State University, UC San Diego and University of North Carolina Wilmington.

�鶹��ý Fleet Race Invite top five:

• Rainbow Green team—148 points
• Rainbows team—180 points
• Rainbow Black team—236 points
• Rainbow Wahine—243 points
• Rainbow White team—270 points

The ʻBows are entering championship season, with the coed team preparing for the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC) Team Race Championship in Redwood City, California April 4–5. The Rainbow Wahine will travel to Lake Whatcom, Washington for the PCCSC Women’s Fleet Race Championship April 11–12.

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Five University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa have earned national recognition for their achievements in both competition and the classroom. The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) named Vivian Bønsager, Malia Johnson, Erik Anderson, Amanda Turner and Morgan Carew to its 2024–25 All-Academic Team.

The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes juniors and seniors who participated in at least seven regattas during the season and maintained a cumulative grade-point-average (GPA) of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Bønsager and Johnson earned academic honors in back-to-back years and played pivotal roles in helping the Rainbow Wahine secure a fourth consecutive berth to the ICSA Women’s Fleet Race National Championships.

Anderson, Turner and Carew received the recognition for the first time, capping off seasons where each played a significant role in UH Mānoaʻs success. Carew raced in all nine regattas for the Rainbow Wahine at crew, and competed in four races during the postseason.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa coed team secured a second-place finish in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup held in San Pedro, California.

Competing against a field of nine other schools, the Rainbow sailors’ put together a stellar performance with its best finish since winning the Harbor Cup in 2023.

The ‘Bows represented well in 10 total races, finishing first in three and ending the event with 43 total points. USC was crowned the champion of the three-day event with 36 points.

Led by skipper Erik Anderson, UH‘s Catalina 37 fleet featured Kees Horn, Sophia Shaeffer, Malia Johnson, Everett McAvoy, Vivian Bønsager, Arden Rathkopf and Grady Van Ness.

The UH sailing team will be in action on March 22 to 23, in Long Beach, California.

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Former University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa sailor Cole Brauer has been honored with US Sailing’s highest accolade, the 2024 Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year.

Brauer captured the sailing world’s attention during the Global Solo Challenge, where she made history as the first American woman to sail solo around the world, finishing second in the inaugural race.

Brauer received the award on February 6, at the 2025 US Sailing Leadership Forum in California. The selection process involved a panel of past Rolex Award winners and prominent sailing media members, who recognized outstanding achievements in the sport over the past year.

Brauer is the second UH sailing alumnae in the last three years to garner the award, joining former Rainbow Wahine and six-time Formula Kite World Champion Daniela Moroz.

Brauer began her sailing journey at UH Mānoa. She experienced incredible success as a Rainbow Wahine and was named the 2017 Jack Bonham Award winner, which is considered the highest honor in UH athletics. At UH, she became a member of three national championship-qualifying teams and was a two-time Intercollegiate Sailing Association Academic All-American Team member.

Brauer was the UH sailing team’s top scholar-athlete in 2016. She graduated in 2017 with a degree in food science and human nutrition with a pre-professional medical focus.

The is joining the Mountain West Conference as a full member effective July 1, 2026. Travel subsidies for conference opponents will be phased out as part of the new membership and the exit fee from the Big West Conference will be covered. Since 2012, UH has been competing in the Mountain West in football and in the Big West for most of its other men’s and women’s sports teams.

“The University of �鶹��ý is honored to accept full membership in the Mountain West Conference, marking a pivotal moment in our athletic program’s history.” said UH President David Lassner. “While we are sad to leave so many amazing colleagues and competitors in the Big West, this expanded partnership will build on our strong football relationship and securely position us to thrive with our Mountain West colleagues in the incredibly dynamic landscape of intercollegiate athletics. The move will also help strengthen our overall finances.”

The addition of UH as a full member of the conference gives the Mountain West eight full-time members, meeting the NCAA minimum requirement to be a Division I conference. The move comes after five schools announced in September that they are leaving the conference in 2026 and the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) accepted an offer to join the Mountain West. The conference announced on September 26 that remaining schools signed a memorandum of understanding, affirming their current commitment to the conference and formally agreeing to negotiating and executing a six year media rights contract that would begin in July 2026.

“We are thrilled to welcome the University of �鶹��ý to the Mountain West as a full-time member,” said MW Commissioner Gloria Nevarez. “�鶹��ý has been a tremendous football-only member since 2012, and we’re excited to add their incredible national brand across all MW sports. As the flagship institution on the islands, with extraordinary academics and a celebrated athletics tradition, we look forward to providing their student-athletes with exceptional educational and athletic experiences.”

Beginning with the 2026–27 seasons, �鶹��ý will compete in 15 conference-sponsored sports in the Mountain West. Women’s sports include basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Men’s sports include basketball, baseball, football, golf, and tennis. The Mountain West does not sponsor beach volleyball, men’s volleyball, men’s swimming & diving, and women’s water polo. A formal decision on where those UH teams will compete will be determined in the coming months. UH’s co-ed and women’s sailing teams will continue their affiliation with the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference.

“This is a momentous day for University of �鶹��ý Athletics,” said UH Athletics Director Craig Angelos. “We’ve had the privilege of being a football-only member in the Mountain West for the last dozen years. Now the majority of our sports will enjoy the same experience of competing in this exceptional conference. Joining the Mountain West allows us to renew some historic rivalries, creates opportunities for increased exposure and provides stability in the constantly-evolving world of collegiate athletics.”

State leaders say they support the conference realignment.

“I’m encouraged that community leaders and the University of �鶹��ý President and Athletics Director are on the same page with the current proposal to fully join the Mountain West Conference,” said �鶹��ý Gov. Josh Green. “We are optimistic about moving forward with the MWC as it is a conference that we are familiar with, and will position UH athletics well moving forward.”

“As a proud University of �鶹��ý alum, former player and coach, I have a deep connection to this institution and its future,” said Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “While I respect the decision to remain in the Mountain West Conference, I personally would have liked to see UH explore opportunities with the newly restructured Pac-12. However, I trust that UH leadership has made this decision with the best interests of the university and our community in mind, and I will continue to support them in representing �鶹��ý with pride and strength.”

UH Mānoa is the only Division I athletics program in �鶹��ý with approximately 500 student-athletes on 22 teams. The school became a member of the NCAA in 1946 and joined its first major intercollegiate conference in 1979. UH boasts six team national championships and 11 individual national champions in its history.

The other Mountain West Conference members as of July 2026 will be the United States Air Force Academy; University of Nevada, Reno; University of New Mexico; San José State University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; the University of Wyoming; and UTEP.

University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa sailor Martha Schuessler finished in first place in the Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference (PCCSC) Women’s Singlehanded Championship, held off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, on September 28.

Schuessler is the first Rainbow Wahine to win the event since 2005. She finished first in nine out of 10 total races. Her performance earned her a regatta-low of 11 points. This victory qualifies Schuessler for the Inter-collegiate Sailing Association Singlehanded Championships which will be held by the University of South Florida in Saint Petersburg, Florida November 9–10.

The team will travel to the East Coast for the Stu Nelson Invitational, October 5–6, in Connecticut.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa will be well represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Thirteen current, former and future Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine will participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics—12 athletes and one coach.

The 12 athletes match the highest total for UH in any Olympics (12 in 2000). Two athletes represent the U.S.—kiteboarder Daniela Moroz and men’s volleyball player Taylor Averill—along with women’s volleyball assistant coach Alfee Reft. Moroz and men’s basketball player Akira Jacobs (Japan) are current UH student-athletes, while water polo player Ema Vernoux (France) is an incoming freshman for the Rainbow Wahine. Water polo player Camille Radosavljevic (France) took a break from UH but is expected to return following the Olympics.

Four of the 12 compete in water polo followed by three each in swimming and basketball (5×5 and 3×3), and one each in sailing and men’s volleyball. Along with the two U.S. athletes, other countries represented include France (2), New Zealand (2), American Samoa (1), Australia (1), Canada (1), Japan (1), Latvia (1) and Netherlands (1).

UH Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Robyn Ah Mow competed for the U.S. in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, and explained what the athletes are likely feeling ahead of this year’s games.

“Anxious, nervous, excited,” Ah Mow said. “We started playing right after the Opening Ceremonies, so we practiced all the way up to the start of the games. In all three, we were on site at least a week prior—we were training, we were there, so we were in the moment already.

For the opening ceremonies…from my first one to the third one, they were all totally different. But for the first one, I was in amazement of just being there about to walk into the opening ceremonies to play in one of the biggest sporting events in the world. To be one of only 12 out of a zillion players to make the U.S. National Team was an achievement. I was proud to literally represent my country and �鶹��ý where I was born and raised and went to school.”

More UH Olympic athletes:

• UH swimming alumni set for Paris Olympics, July 22, 2024
• Former UH sailor Moroz to compete in Paris Olympics, July 17, 2024
• 4 Wahine water polo players to compete at Olympics, July 16, 2024
• UH’s Jacobs, Raimo headed to 2024 Summer Olympics, July 8, 2024

All-Time UH Olympians (59)

Baseball (1)

• Andrew McNally—Australia, 1996

Men’s Basketball (3)

• Tom Henderson—USA, 1972 (silver)
• Akira Jacobs—Japan, 2024
• Zigmars Raimo—Latvia, 2024 (competed in 3×3 Basketball)

Sailing (6)

• Kui Lim—Chinese Taipei, 1984
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• Daniela Moroz—USA, 2024 (competed in Kite)/li>
• John Myrdal—USA, 2000/li>
• Molly O’Bryan-Vandemoer—USA, 2012/li>
• Fung Yang—Hong Kong, 1996

Women’s Soccer (1)

• Natasha Kai—USA, 2008 (gold)

Softball (6)

• Rachel Lack—Australia, 2020
• Kaia Parnaby—Australia, 2020
• Stacey Porter—Australia, 2004 (silver), 2008 (bronze)
• Justin Smethurst—Australia, 2008 (bronze)
• Clare Warwick—Australia, 2020
• Brooke Wilkins—Australia, 1996 (bronze), 2000 (bronze), 2004 (silver)

Men’s Swimming (7)

• Azad Al-Barazi—Syria, 2012, 2016
• Nicholas Folker—South Africa, 2000
• Kane Follows—New Zealand, 2024
• Matthew Hon Ming Kwok—Hong Kong, 2000
• Gary Hurring—New Zealand, 1984
• Micah Masei—American Samoa, 2020, 2024
• Simon Thirsk—South Africa, 2000

Women’s Swimming (12)

• Jasmine Alkhaldi—Philippines, 2012, 2016
• Susie Atwood—USA, 1968, 1972 (1G, 1S, 1B)
• Yan Chen—China, 1996, 2000
• Renate Du Plessis—South Africa, 2000
• Evelyn Kawamoto-Konno—USA, 1952 (2B)
• Shelly Mann—USA, 1956 (1G, 1B)
• Barbara Mitchell—USA, 1972
• Maureen O’Toole—USA, 200, 1996, 2000, 2004
• Melanie Schlanger—Australia, 2008 (1G, 1B), 2012 (1G, 2S)
• Laticia Transom—New Zealand, 2024
• Camille Wright—USA, 1976 (1S)

Track and Field (1)

• Lacey O’Neal—USA, 1964, 1972

Men’s Volleyball (4)

• Nikolas Berger—Austria, 2000, 2004 (competed in beach volleyball)
• Carlos Briceno—USA, 1992 (bronze)
• Clay Stanley—USA, 2004, 2008 (gold), 2012
• Taylor Averill—USA, 2024

Women’s Volleyball (6)

• Robyn Ah Mow—USA, 2000, 2004, 2008 (silver)
• Heather Bown—USA, 2000, 2004, 2008 (silver)
• Deitre Collins—USA, 1988
• Bobbie Perry—USA, 1968
• Teee Williams—USA, 1992 (bronze), 1996
• Kim Willoughby—USA, 2008 (silver)

Women’s Water Polo (12)

• Marie-Luc Arpin—Canada, 2000, 2004
• Meike De Nooy—Netherlands, 2008 (gold)
• Monika Eggens—Canada, 2020
• Dagmar Genee—Netherlands, 2020
• Irene Gonzalez Lopez—Spain, 2020 (silver)
• Maartje Keuning—Netherlands, 2020, 2024
• Elyse Lemay-Lavoie—Canada, 2020, 2024
• Gabriela Montellato Dias—Brazil, 2016
• Camille Radosavljevic—France, 2024
• Iefke Van Belkum—Netherlands, 2008 (gold)
• Ema Vernoux—France, 2024
• Jordan Wedderburn—South Africa, 2020

Italics – attended UH after competing in the Olympics

Four members of the were named to the Intercollegiate Sailing Association’s (ICSA) All-Academic Team for 2023–24. Vivian Bonsager, Malia Johnson, Anna Kalabukhova and Mercy Tangredi were among the 290 sailors selected nationally for their accomplishments both on the water and in the classroom.

This is the second straight year that Tangredi, a physics major, earned the distinction. The two-time all-Pacific Coast Collegiate Sailing Conference skipper sailed in eight women’s regattas this past season and helped the team advance to ICSA Women’s Fleet National Championships for the third straight year.

Bonsager (global environmental science), Johnson (communications) and Kalabukhova (English) all made the list for the first time and were instrumental in UH’s drive for a postseason bid.

The ICSA All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes juniors and seniors who participated in seven regattas during the season and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

Former is headed to the in Paris to compete in kiteboarding, which is making its Olympics debut.

The 23-year-old already has a decorated career having been named a six-time Formula Kite World Champion and four-time U.S. Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year, but she is looking to add Olympic medalist to her résumé in August.

• Related UH News story: National sailing award for kiteboarding UH Mānoa athlete, February 13, 2020

“It’s super exciting,” Moroz said. “You just dream about it for so long. Growing up I always dreamed about going to the [Olympic] Games as any young athlete does. When the possibility came around I was ‘yeah, I just gotta go for it.’ …Feeling nervous and every day I wake up and I see the countdown on my phone and we’re like ‘one day closer,’ and you’re just trying to figure out how to maximize every minute.”

The inaugural Olympic kiteboarding competition will take place at Marseille Marina, the official Olympics sailing venue, in the Mediterranean Sea. Moroz is one of 20 women competing for gold.

Kiteboarding will be one of 10 sailing events in France and kicks off on August 4. Competitors are propelled across the water’s surface while holding a kite to harness the power of the wind. Athletes require the balance of a surfer, while traveling at a similar speed seen in windsurfing. If the wind is strong enough riders can reach speeds of up to 46 miles per hour and have been seen jumping 20 feet in the air. Riders navigate a buoy-marked course through different winds, making tactical decisions and optimizing their equipment to maximize speed and efficiency.

More UH Olympic athletes:

• UH swimming alumni set for Paris Olympics, July 22, 2024
• 4 Wahine water polo players to compete at Olympics, July 16, 2024
• UH’s Jacobs, Raimo headed to 2024 Summer Olympics, July 8, 2024

Moroz’ sailing career at UH

Moroz, who grew up in the Bay Area in California, sailed at UH Mānoa in 2020–21 and competed in several competitions for the Rainbows.

“The sailing team was so much fun,” Moroz said. “It was just one of those things where you start school in a new place and you immediately have 15 best friends because you just bond over sailing and that was so cool. The people were just incredible and having that circle of friends to be able to go and hang out with was so much fun. Also for me, I didn’t have that much experience with actual boat sailing because my background was just kiting so I really appreciated how patient everyone was with me when I was still learning, and it was just a great opportunity to upskill myself and to improve in a new discipline of my sport.”

UH Sailing Coach Andy Johnson said, “Daniela is a very happy, likable person and was a very positive influence on all of us during the time she spent with the UH Sailing team. She is driven to succeed and we are all extremely excited to watch her bring home a medal for all of us and our country!”

After the Olympics, Moroz plans to return to UH Mānoa in spring 2025 to finish the remaining semester in her marketing degree.

“Thank you for all of the support, and especially even as someone that didn’t grow up on the island that I came from California, I always felt so welcomed,” Moroz said. “When I would go to my professors and tell them I was missing class for a regatta, they were always like ‘oh yeah that’s awesome, go have fun.’ Everyone was always so supportive, always wanted to help and was interested in what I was doing which was so cool to feel that support. I’m really excited to come back and finish my degree.”

—By Marc Arakaki

Former Cole Brauer has become the first American woman to sail solo nonstop around the world.

The native of East Hampton, New York, finished second out of 16 competitors in the , a race that started and ended in A Coruña, Spain. The marathon 30,000 mile journey took 130 days, and she crossed the finish line on March 7.

Brauer started the competition on October 29, sailing south around Africa, over to Australia, crossing the Pacific Ocean to South America before returning north to Spain.

Brauer was the only woman and youngest competitor in the race. It has been a grueling competition so far as more than half have dropped out. Brauer also had to overcome massive challenges, including injuring her rib after being thrown around by a massive wave, and becoming severely dehydrated. Brauer has been chronicling her journey via her Instagram .

As she was pulling up to the finish line, Brauer recorded a live video on Instagram. She thanked her followers and said, “I can’t believe it. I still feel like I’ve got another couple months left of this craziness. …I’m really stoked. I’m really stoked to be here.”

Brauer said that her mother hopped on a nearby boat to accompany her daughter through the finish.

Success at UH

Brauer experienced much success at UH Mānoa, being named the , which is considered the most prestigious award in UH athletics. At UH, she became a member of three national championship-qualifying teams and was a two-time Intercollegiate Sailing Association Academic All-American Team member. Brauer was selected to the Dean’s List from 2013 to 16 and was the sailing team’s top scholar-athlete in 2016.

During her time at UH, Brauer worked as a tutor at the Learning Assistance Center and served as a teaching assistant for the . As a member of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Club, she helped feed the homeless. With the Food Science Council, she participated in festivals teaching children about nutrition. Brauer graduated in spring 2017 with a degree in food science and human nutrition with a pre-professional medical focus.

“Without question, Cole Brauer is one of the finest individuals the UH sailing team has ever had,” Head Coach Andy Johnson said.

The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa team delivered an impressive performance at the Jeff Simon Women’s Regatta hosted by UC San Diego from January 27–28. The Rainbow Wahine claimed the regatta for the third straight year.

The Rainbow Wahine entered two teams against a field of five other schools. The top squad of Mercy Tangredi, Morgan Carew, Vivian Bonsager, and Anna Kalabukhova tallied a regatta low 16 points. The pair of Tangredi and Carew were spectacular, winning four of their six races.

The second team of Martha Schuessler, Peyton Lieser, Malia Johnson and Stella Taherian were only bested by their Rainbow Wahine teammates, finishing second with 23 points, just ahead of third-place UC Santa Barbara. In nine combined races between A and B divisions, the group finished first or second seven times.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa continued its domination of the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invitational as for the eighth straight time the Rainbow sailors captured their home regatta, held through January 20–21, at Keehi Lagoon.

A total of 16 teams representing 11 schools from across the country and Canada competed in the two-day event.

UH competed with four teams and all of them finished in the top six of the standings. The top squad of skippers Erik Anderson and Trey Summers and crew Amanda Turner, Stella Taherian and Kees Horn blew past the field with a regatta low of 55 points, 34 points ahead of its nearest competition. Competing in the A division, Anderson and Turner were magnificent, winning six of 11 races and finishing in the top two in all but a pair of races.

The Rainbow Wahine squad featuring Mercy Tangredi (skipper), Morgan Carew, Vivian Bonsager (skipper), and Anna Kalabukhova claimed the women’s division and were the regatta runner-ups with a total of 89 points. The Rainbow Green squad, led by Everett McAvoy (skipper), Sophia Shaeffer, Arden Rathkopf (skipper) and Talia McWilliams, placed fourth, while the Rainbow Wahine White team of Martha Schuessler (skipper), Peyton Lieser, Malia Johnson (skipper) and Holly Coughlan finished in sixth place while competing in the majority of races.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa team wrapped up their fall season in second place after the Fall Pacific Coast Championships hosted by UC Santa Barbara on November 18–19.

Seventeen schools competed, and Stanford (37 points) breezed past the competition. UH came in second with 118 points, while University of California Santa Barbara followed in third at 137 points.

There were a total of 30 races in three different divisions. Skippers Erik Anderson, Bastien Rasse and Trey Summers totaled 33, 42 and 43 points respectively in the A, B and C divisions for a cumulative of 118 points. Crew members for the regatta were Amanda Turner, Anna Kalabukhova, Emilie Jones and Everett McAvoy.

The coed team will start off their spring season hosting the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite at home January 0–21. at Keʻehi Lagoon.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoaʻs teams competed from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The coed team took victory over the Stoney Burke Intersections, in California, while the Rainbow Wahine finished 12th at the Stu Nelson Women’s Regatta in Connecticut.

The coed team’s victory at Stoney Burke, in the Bay Area, was its second straight win in the event and eighth in the last 14 years. The ’Bows dominated the competition, finishing with a regatta low 65 points. Coming in second and 43 points away was UC Santa Barbara as the ’Bows breezed past the other 16 teams in the field.

The ’Bows competed in a total of 24 races with 12 in each division. Erik Anderson and Everett McAvoy excelled in the A division, finishing in the top two in all but one of their 12 races. Bastien Rasse, Trey Summers, Emilie Jones and Kees Horn competed in the B division. The duo of Rasse and Jones claimed four of six races, while Summers and Horn snagged first in another pair.

On the East Coast, the Rainbow Wahine hit rougher waters at the Stu Nelson Intersectional. The Rainbow Wahine finished with a total of 376 points coming in 12th place. With three divisions competing, the ’Bows saw seven different sailors take to the water—Vivian Bonsager and Sophia Shaeffer in the A division, Mercy Tangredi, Anna Kalabukhova and Holly Coughlan in the B division, and Martha Schuessler and Morgan Carew in the C division.

The coed team will compete in Redwood City, California on October 14–15 and the Rainbow Wahine will compete in the same location from October 28–29.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa claimed its first trophy of the season by winning the Jeff Simon Women’s Regatta, hosted January 28–29, by the University of California, San Diego. It marked the second-straight year that the Rainbow Wahine captured the regatta.

UH entered two teams against a field of seven other schools. UH’s top squad of Mercy Tangredi, Taylor Ledgerwood, Vivian Bonsager and Sophia Shaeffer tallied a regatta low 22 points, winning a tie-breaker over University of California, Santa Barbara, which also had 22 over the two-day event. The B division sailors of Bonsager (skipper) and Shaeffer (crew) were flawless over the weekend, placing first in all five of its races.

UH’s second team of Morgan Carew, Anna Kalabukhova, Katherine Shofran and Lily Simpson also had a solid weekend, placing third (27), well ahead of its nearest competitor UC San Diego (43). A division sailors Carew (skipper) and Kalabukhoava (crew) finished in the top two in four of five races.

The Sand Island shoreline is cleaner thanks to a collaborative effort led by members of the .

Before the team dominated the , January 14–15, the UH Mānoa sailors hosted a harbor cleanup earlier in the week with two of the 14 teams participating in the competition—Stony Brook University from New York and Salve Regina University from Rhode Island. The teams spent an afternoon collecting a truckload full of trash.

“Having some of the other teams from the Rainbow Invite participate in the clean up is amazing,” said team captain Kelsie Grant. “As sailors, we spend so much time on the water, so taking care of our environment is very important. Doing this cleanup brought the teams together.”

Grant added that she wishes more cleanup efforts happened at Sand Island, the home of UH Mānoa’s sailing team.

“The clean up was very eye opening to see how much trash can enter our oceans—especially right where we practice at the public launch ramp,” Grant said. “It makes me sad to see the abundance of trash. It also makes me feel thankful that our team is giving back to the community by doing the cleanup. A lot of local kids paddle and play in the water there.”

The sailing team dominated the competition and captured the Peter Wenner Rainbow Invite. It marked the seventh straight time the Rainbow sailors captured their home regatta. For more, see the .