Chapman Petersen Wins ICSA Singlehanded Championship

NORFOLK, Va. – Chapman Petersen became the first Stanford men’s sailor since 2006 to claim the ICSA Singlehanded Championship, and just the fifth Stanford sailor to ever win a national title in the individual discipline.

Petersen joins 2006 champion Emery Wagner and 1963 champion Basil Twist as the only men’s sailors to claim the title in Stanford history. It also marks the Cardinal’s first ICSA championship sinceChristina Sakellarisearned the Singlehanded championship in 2018.

The freshmen took the national championship in decisive fashion after moving into the top spot in the event running total after the eight race. Petersen went on to maintain his lead from the eighth race onward, staying in first all the way through race 14.

Petersen earned an impressive 64 points during the regatta, eight less than the second place finisher, a senior sailor from Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. Petersen was one of five freshmen in the field of 18, which included his own Stanford teammate, Jack Baldwin who finished in 15th.

Meanwhile, in the women’s discipline, Hallie Schiffman finished second overall. Schiffman moved into first place in the running total after the 10th race, but ultimately took second with 73 points, behind Harvard’s Sophia Montgomery who finished with 58.

Grace Austin also competed in the championships, finishing 13th in a field of 19.

Stanford returns to action next weekend for the final contests of the fall season, the Fall PCCSC Championship and the ICSA Match Race Championships.