"The ODU sailing center is complete with locker rooms, classrooms, showers, offices and a work area. Next door, the boathouse is the centerpiece of the waterfront sailing complex. Located adjacent to the sailing center, Old Dominion’s boathouse provides indoor storage for the program’s fleet of 18 FJs, 8 Lasers. This makes Old Dominion unique, as very few schools have this amenity. Outside the boathouse, 12 z420s and various support craft are stored. A 200-foot pier and launching ramp completes the complex.
The sailing center has hosted many national and regional events in the past. Some notable events include the 2015 ISSA (High school) team race nationals, the 2017 & 2021 USODA (United States Optimist Dinghy Association) Nationals, 2021 ILCA Nationals, and 2022 ICSA and ISSA Singlehanded Nationals.
In 2018 ODU hosted the ICSA Dinghy National Championships which brought hundreds of student-athletes, coaches and fans to the edge of the Elizabeth River to see the best in collegiate sailing."