Our plan is to spin off teams representing individual towns in the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and adjoining communities) as the sailing program grows. Ultimately, we hope to have teams from individual high schools. The team began life as the Green Hope High School sailing team, but with the geographical expansion of team members, is currently calling itself "Research Triangle Park (RTP) High School Sailing". Current high schools represented on the active roster include Green Hope, Enloe, Chapel Hill, East Chapel Hill, Leesville, Wakefield Middle, Riverside, and Ravenscroft.
Racing is done in 420's, a 14-foot, doublehanded boat which is the boat of choice for high school and collegiate sailing in the U.S. The team competes against other high school sailing teams in the southeast, by entering into SAISA (South Atlantic Interscholastic Sailing Association) regattas.The SAISA regatta schedule can be found here. Members of the team also participate in races and regattas sponsored by the Carolina Sailing Club on Lake Jordan and Kerr Lake, as well as the SAYRA Juniors series.
Sailing Classes, Racing Classes, and Coaching Session are conducted during the school year on Lake Jordon or Lake Crabtree. The schedule for these sessions can be found on the Practice and Race Schedule page.
