Christine Accettella was a first team All-American sailor in 1994. She served as team captain and earned MVP honors on the squad. In 1991, she was part of the second-place finish in the B-Division at the 1991 ICYRA Women's Sailing National Championships. She also skippered a crew to a first place finish in A-division of the 1993 Navy Fall Women's regatta.

In 1993, Accetella placed seventh in the ICYRA Women's National Championships. In 1993-94, she won the women's intersectionals , and placed second at the Mid Atlantic Sailing Championships and the MAISA Women's District Championships. The Babylon, NY native competed in the Gaastra J22 World 2000 Championships.

Christine also served as team captain.

A native of Babylon, NY, Accettella graduated from ODU in 1994 with a degree in sports medicine and in 1996 earned a masters in physical therapy. She served as an assistant coach at ODU for three years, and currently works in the physical therapy field in the Hampton Roads area.