ST. MARY'S CITY, Md., Oct. 1 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news release:
Another world championship sailing regatta wrapped up with a St. Mary's College of Maryland Alumnus crowned champion. Anthony Kotoun '00 placed first at the 2026 Melges 24 World Championship held on Little Traverse Bay in Michigan Sept. 19 - 26.
"It's a dream come true," Kotoun said.
The Melges 24 World Championship is the most important annual regatta staged by the International Melges 24 Class Association. Competitors race for the Melges Performance Sailboats Trophy, a perpetual trophy first created in 1998.
Kotoun and his team were sailing his own Melges 24, Wah Gwan.
While this is not the first world championship victory in his...