The South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (SAISA) is a district in the Intercollegiate Sailing Association

Intercollegiate Sailing Association

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association is a volunteer organization that serves as the governing authority for all sailing competition at colleges and universities throughout the United States and in some parts of Canada.-History:...

. SAISA encompasses a geographic area that includes Tennessee

Tennessee

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, North Carolina

North Carolina

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, South Carolina

South Carolina

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, Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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 and Florida

Florida

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. SAISA has 24 members, which include both public and private universities. Several schools feature nationally ranked varsity sailing teams, such as the College of Charleston

College of Charleston

The College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States...

, while others, such as Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

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 field club teams like the Vanderbilt Sailing Club

Vanderbilt Sailing Club

The Vanderbilt University Sailing Club was founded in 1962 with an initial grant from Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, then the chairman of the University's Board of Trust...

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SAISA holds numerous coed, women's and team racing

Team racing

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regattas each weekend of the fall and spring sailing season.