ST. MARY'S CITY, Md., Nov. 3 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news release:
St. Mary's College of Maryland alumnus Willem van Waay '97 captured his 12th sailing world title at the J/22 World Championship in New Orleans in October, becoming the first sailor to win world championships in all four classes of J/boats.
His team dominated the J/22 regatta winning five of the first six races in the 47- boat field. A hurricane cut the regatta from four days to two but they were able to still have seven races.
"Fortunately it was choppy and quite windy which was our specialty,' he said of the sailing conditions. "After six races we had five firsts and one 6th. This was enough to skip the last race and be crowned World Ch...