<p>In the words of the immortal Sgt. Hulka, “Lighten up, Francis!” This good natured bantering is all in fun.</p>
<p>Oh yeah check this out</p>
<p>The boats were divided into four one-design classes and one PHRF division. The largest division was the tight PHRF class that had 12 boats rating between 72 and 87, of which 8 boats rated 72. The second largest class was the 11-boat J/105 class. The five class winners were: The United States Coast Guard Academy in the J/44 class; Georgetown University in the J/122 class; Massachusetts Maritime in the J/109 class; University of Rhode Island in the PHRF class, and Cornell in the J/105 class.</p>
<p>Schools that participated in the 2008 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta were: American, Army, Bates, Bowdoin, Coast Guard, Colgate, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, Fordham, Gerogetown, Hamilton, Johnson & Wales, Mass. Maritime, Miami of Ohio, Michigan, Middlebury, New York Maritime, Navy, Northeastern, Old Dominion, St. Mary’s, Tufts, Webb Institute, Western Michigan, University of Mass. Boston, University of Rhode Island, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, and Williams.</p>