Rainbow Wahine Take Second at PCCSC Championship
Hawaii's women's sailing squad placed second among nine teams at the PCCSC Women's Fall Championship, while its coed team finished sixth at the Top-9 Fall Invite.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Surfing
The University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine finished second with 58 points in the nine-team PCCSC Women's Fall Championship held at Stanford University. Hawaii's coed team placed sixth out of nine teams at the Top-9 Fall Invite, also at Stanford, with 317 points.
Why it matters
The results give Hawaii's sailing programs a measurable baseline heading into the rest of the fall season. Both regattas were contested against Stanford's home-water field, placing Hawaii's teams against a strong regional competitive pool.
The Rainbow Wahine scored 58 points, finishing 21 points behind Stanford's first-place total of 37 in the nine-team PCCSC Women's Fall Championship. Hawaii's coed team totaled 317 points at the Top-9 Fall Invite, with its A division at 147 points and B division at 170 points.
The players
University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
The women's sailing team of the University of Hawaii, which competes in collegiate regattas across the Pacific region and finished second at the PCCSC Women's Fall Championship.
Stanford University
A private research university in Stanford, California, whose campus hosted both regattas and whose women's team finished first at the PCCSC Women's Fall Championship.
The details
Hawaii's A division team of Martha Schuessler and Leila Landay placed fourth with 32 points, while the B division led by Stella Taherian and Elin Reigstad finished third with 26 points in the women's championship. In the coed event, Everett McAvoy and Alister Muto competed in the A division and finished seventh with 147 points, while the B team placed fifth in its division with 170 points.
Timeline
Weekend of November 1-2, 2026: PCCSC Women's Fall Championship and Top-9 Fall Invite regattas held at Stanford University
Season Trajectory
Hawaii's performance in the PCCSC fall championship places the Rainbow Wahine among the conference's top contenders as collegiate sailing moves through its fall calendar. The second-place finish against a nine-team field keeps Hawaii within striking distance of Stanford's conference lead.
Fantasy and team-tracking readers can use the Rainbow Wahine's second-place finish and the coed team's sixth-place standing to gauge Hawaii's current competitive position. The B division's 170-point total at the Top-9 Fall Invite is the figure to watch for depth in the coed lineup.
The takeaway
Strong depth across Hawaii's A and B divisions signals that the program can contend in both fleets this season. Tracking how those lineups perform in upcoming regattas will show whether the early results hold.
Further reading
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