UP NEXT » Stanford is on the road again this weekend, heading to Annapolis, Maryland for the Graham Hall Open Team Race. The Card has been on a tear to start the spring season, finishing first in eight-straight regattas.
LAST TIME OUT » Last weekend Stanford swept three regattas, winning at the Jen Harris Women's Team Race, Bob Bavier Open Team Race and St. Mary's Open Team Race.
STRONG SEASON SO FAR » Stanford was strong in the fall season, and has only improved the pace to open 2026. The Cardinal has finished in the top three of 27 out of 29 regattas, including 18 first-place finishes.
ADDING TO THE TROPHY CASE » The Card picked up a number of titles this season, winning the:
- PCCSC Women's Singlehanded Championship (Sept. 21)
- PCCSC Match Race Championship (Oct. 5)
- Women's ACC Finals (Oct. 12)
- PCCSC Women's Fall Championship (Oct. 26)
- PCCSC Open Fall Championship (Nov. 16)
2024-25 IN REVIEW » Cardinal sailing enjoyed the most successful season in program history during the 2024-25 campaign, capturing three national titles and earning the program's second Leonard M. Fowle Trophy.
Stanford now boasts eight national championships with 5 women’s and 3 coed crowns, seven of which have come in the last three seasons under head coach Chris Klevan.
RETURNERS WITH HARDWARE » The successes of 2024-25 resulted in a long list of individual accolades for the Card, nearly all of whom are back for the 2025-26 campaign.
Vanessa Lahrkamp was unanimously named the Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year to win the award for the second consecutive season, joining Dartmouth’s Dierdre Lambert (2013–14) as the only multiple-time recipient of the award.
Alice Schmid was honored as the Mitchell M. Brindley Crew of the Year, while Thomas Sitzmann was one of two finalists for the Everett Morris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the 2025 Open Sailor of the Year.
A total of eight Stanford sailors earned ICSA All-America recognition, with both Lahrkamp and Ellie Harned receiving multiple honors. Lahrkamp was named an All-American skipper in both the Women’s and Open divisions, while Harned earned nods on the Women’s Skipper and Crew teams.
Sitzmann earned his second All-American award as an Open Skipper, while Sophie Fisher became the third Cardinal to be named to the Women's Skipper team for her first career All-America honor.
Schmid and Piper Blackband rounded out the First Team All-America crews for Stanford, while Kit Harned and Ashtyn Tierney earned honorable mention nods.