About Us
We are the Sea Bags Women’s Sailing Team. A group of strong, determined, experienced, and passionate racing champions who take the thrills and incredible challenges of J/24 sailboat racing to new heights. We are a close-knit group of women spanning generations who trust and support one another, especially when the going gets tough.
We know the disappointment of not crossing the finish line first, and we also know the extraordinary thrill of victory. In 2021, our team placed in the top 10 teams at the J/24 Downeast Regatta and finished 14th in the 2021 J/24 National Championship. Our skipper, Erica, received the 2021 J/24 National Championship Top Female Skipper Award.
Goal for the year:
Our primary goals for the 2023 season are to always be the top female team at every regatta, specifically at Nationals in Lake George, NY; at North Americans in Ohio; and at the Corinthian Nationals East in Rochester, NY. We hope to finish in the top 20 at US Nationals and at North Americans, in the top 10 at J Daze, and we want to win the Lady Liberty Regatta at the Manhattan Yacht Club. We also look forward to a competitive season in a new boat to our team, an Etchells, which we will race in our home waters.
While these are some of our past accomplishments, every new racing season is a challenge to do better - to be the best racers we can be.
In the last few years, we accomplished:
2021 Thistle Women’s Nationals Champions
2021 J/24 Nationals Female Champions
2019 J/24 Worlds Female Champions
2019 Helly Hansen J24 Marblehead Champions
2017 J/24 Worlds Top Female Skipper/ Female Champions