College Recruiting

Welcome to the Christchurch Sailing Recruit Portal. My goal is to help coaches and athletes find the right fit both academically and athletically. Below you will find our roster by graduating class, including some basic academic and athletic statistics. Additionally, each sailor has a folder you can access through the player profile buttons. These folders contain detailed player profiles, practice video, and other relevant information. My hope is that this will make the recruiting process more targeted and efficient for you. Please take the time to see which athletes are a good fit for your college and team rather than send a blast email to the entire team. As always, I am here to facilitate this process and am available to help in any way possible. Please feel free to reach out via email at rdeane@christchurchsailing.org to schedule a time to talk.

Rob Deane

Waterfront Director and Head Coach

Why you want Christchurch School sailors

Our Mission

We are a boarding and day college preparatory school. Our sailing program is designed to prepare them to enter college ready to be an impact player at the core of their college team. We aim to help them find their very best in all areas of school life and we are teaching them to pursue excellence.

What they experience

• Most sailors sail both seasons with a one week preseason

• Practice 5 days a week from 3:30-5:50pm

• Extensive drilling in fleet and team racing

• Highly competitive practice races with more than 15 strong boats

• Team meetings

• Strategy and tactics

- Team racing

- Video review

- Mental performance

- Wellness and nutrition

- Strength and fitness

• At least one competition day per weekend

Why they are ready

• They have lived away from home and built independence

• They know how to operate in a team 

- They have experienced being on the bench

- They have sailed with a variety of skill levels and can effectively teach and learn with a partner

- They have learned to communicate effectively in the boat

- They know how to balance their personal goals with the team goals

• They have practiced and raced in the college format

• They have experienced the time commitment and know how to meet their other responsibilities during a rigorous season