Emily Alfortish

Career Accolades:

Senior (2023-24):

All-SAISA First Team Skipper
Part of a Charleston roster that won the 2023 Oyster Bowl regatta at St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Helped lead Charleston to the 2023 Women’s Sugar Bowl title

Junior (2022-23):

Sailed in the 2023 ICSA Women’s National Championship at Kings Point
Sailed in the 2023 ICSA Women’s Team Race National Championship out at Stanford
Led Charleston to the 2023 SAISA Women’s Team Race Championship on home waters in Charleston
Placed eighth in the 2022 Women’s ACC Dinghy Finals at Kings Point
Part of a Charleston team that finished second at the 2022 Women’s Sugar Bowl

Prior to Charleston:

Attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, La.
Cum Laude Society, First Honor Roll and Oreck Family Scholar
2019 Top 29er Sailor for the Southern Yacht Club
2017 & 2018 Chris Clement Trophy for Most Outstanding Junior Women Sailor for the Southern Yacht Club
2017 & 2018 Team USA Team Winner member and was 1 of 5 Optimist sailors selected to represent Winner Optimist boats
1 of 4 sailors qualified to represent Team USA at the 2017 International Optimist European Championship where she finished 24^th overall and was the only North American female to make Gold Fleet
1 of 5 sailors to represent Team USA at the 2017 Bermuda Nationals Optimist Regatta where she finished 12^th overall and second female
Finished 8^th overall and was second female at the 2017 International Orange Bowl Regatta
Placed 12^th overall in the 2017 US Optimist Dinghy Association Team Trials and was fourth-highest female finisher
Finished 10^th overall and third-best among females at the 2017 US Optimist Dinghy Southeast Championship
Took home first place as skipper & crew at the 2018 Great Oaks National High School regatta in 2018
Finished 4^th overall at the 2019 US Junior Women’s Double-Handed Championship in Sn Diego
Finished 8^th overall and 3^rd among females at the 2019 US Sailing Youth Championship regatta – an invitation-only event
Invited to compete in the 2019 Brooke Gonzales Advanced Racing Clinic and 2019 Olympic Development Program Fall Racing Camp