FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SAILING TEAM

HOSTED REGATTAS

Fordham hosts three regattas annually.

The Jesuit Cup Regatta began in 1955 and continued through 1971. It is now known as the Jesuit School Intersectional and since 2002 has been hosted by Fordham every September. In addition to traditional Jesuit rivalries, such as Georgetown, Holy Cross, Loyola (MD), Fairfield, John Carroll and Marquette, in the interest of ecumenism, we have invited and been graced by the participation of the following non-Jesuit, educational institutions; Providence College, Notre Dame and Villanova University. The original Jesuit Cup was located in the attic of an alumnus, Greg Scalzi ’75, who refurbished it and it is now on permanent display at the Vincent T. Lombardi Memorial Center on our Rose Hill campus.

In October 2004, Fordham entered into a joint venture with Columbia University to co-host the Lady Rams – Lady Lions Big Apple Classic. After three years, it was transformed into a Coed regatta and in 2007 became the Rams – Lions Big Apple Classic for coed teams.

The Greater New York Area Dinghy Championship was hosted by the United States Merchant Marine Academy from 1948 through 1978. In 2002, the original plaque was discovered in a closet at Kings Point and the deed transferred to Fordham University, which revived the regatta and hosts it every April. The plaque remains on permanent display at the Lombardi Center, as well. Participating schools include Army, Columbia, Fordham, Kings Point, Monmouth, New York Maritime, Princeton, Rutgers, Stevens and Webb Institute of Naval Architecture.  

To utilize all boats available, in 2008, the Jesuit School Intersectional will be open to all ICSA teams and the Greater New York Area Dinghy Regatta will be open to all MAISA teams.