PHOTOS
The best pictures of the fall season
REGATTA REPORTS
PRACTICE
A look back at the fall’s most exciting events
Learn more about what the team is practicing
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Uncovering the past
New details about the team’s history
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SAIL ORANGE Fall 2011, Issue I Vol. 1 EDITOR + LAYOUT
Harmen Rockler PHOTOS
Kenzie Danho Chad Walz Harmen Rockler
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SAIL Orange magazine is a semesterly magazine produced by the students of the Syracuse University Sailing Team. The SU Sailing team is a club sport of Syracuse University and competes in the MidAtlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association and practices at Willowbank Yacht Club in Cazenoiva, N.Y. If you have questions, email us at: syracuse.sailing@gmail.com Find us online at: @SUSailing on Twitter, SU Sailing on Facebook, and students.syr.edu/sailing
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From the commodores
6 Regatta reports A look back at the season with pictures, results and highlights. 20 Practices on Cazenovia Lake For the first time, the team held “learn to sail� for new, inexperienced members. 30 Q+A with new members Find out what the team was like in the 1930s and 1950s. 36 Uncovering the history of the SU Sailing Team Find out what the team was like in the 1930s and 1950s.
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The boat used by Syracuse in the Cornell Fall Open is rigged up.
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a word from the commodores We’ve had a terrific fall with the team. We attended 5 regattas, including the biggest intercollegiate regatta in the world. We also had an increase in the number of people interested in the team. We now have 30 regular team members. This increased interest is promising, and we hope to continue to grow and be known on campus. You can read about what some of the new team members think in this issue. We began uncovering the history of the team, too. We also have a brief summary of the regattas we attended and some of the things we worked on in practice. Sail Orange will be published electronically each semester and will showcase photos and team-related writing from students on the sailing team. Go Orange!
Louise Browning, Sharon Burke, John Luposello, Harmen Rockler, and Margot Sirois
The team is first off the line in the J105 class at the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, held at Larchmont Yacht Club.
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Regatta Reports With 5 regattas this fall, 3 of them in New York City, many team members with experience elsehwere began to get used to sailing on the East River and Long Island Sound. The team traveled to New York Maritime, Forham and Columbia (at the Morris Beach and Yacht Club), and Larchmont Yacht Club. Other nonNew York City locations included a regatta at Cornell and another hosted by Colgate University, sailed at Willowbank Yacht Club, the SU Sailing Team’s home waters. While final results may not be fantastic, the team had bright moments. Go Orange!
The NY Maritime Fall Open Sept. 17-18
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The Cornell Fall Open Sept. 10-11
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The first regatta of the season brought the team to Ithaca, N.Y. The team raced in light wind to place 11th of 15 schools.
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On a weekend in October with 80 degree days, the 5 person team traveled to Larchmont, N.Y. to race a J105 in the world’s largest intercollegiate regatta. The team raced on Warhorse, owned by Scott Florio. Difficulty coordinating the spinnaker in the first two races lead to greater experience and a midfleet finish in the final race. No races were held the second day of the event because of the lack of wind. Many regattas this fall were plagued by the same low-wind issue.
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The Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Oct. 8-9
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2750 MILES The number of miles driven to get to regattas and practice this semester.
The most people we’ve had sail in a practice - held this fall. Large considering that we have enough boats to have 6 people out at any given time.
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The highest place for a race in the fall. Scored at the NY Maritime Fall Open. Out of 16.
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The temperature on October 9th for the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta at Larchmont Yacht Club.
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Photos from Practice The team held practices almost every weekend this fall at Willobank Yacht Club in Cazenovia, N.Y. - a 30 minute car ride from campus. With a fleet of three Club 420s, a two-person high performance dinghy, team members both practiced racing technique and also learned how to sail. Practices for skilled racers were held to focus on advanced maneuvers, while seperate practices were held for people who are learning how to sail. Team members who are US Sailing certified instructors taught “learn to sail� courses in the classroom and on the water each week. Go Orange!
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New W By Kenzie Danho
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Now, I sail recreationally every chance that I get. Racing is something that I’ve always wanted to do, but I’ve yet to get around to it. The sailing team will give me that opporartunity once I figure out the basics in the spring. I interviewed five new freshman members of the team including Liz Grant, a Communications Design major, Rachel Free, a Fashion design major, Nick Lee, an Information Management and Technology major, Ashley Pigg, undeclared, and Marcia Gillespie, a Television, Radio, Film major. Here are their stories!
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2012 Schedule
Here’s our schedule for the upcoming season. As always, it’s subject to change.
Spring 2012
March 3-4 — Old Dominion Spring Open (FJs) March 31-April 1 — North Spring Qualifier @ King’s Point (FJs and 420s) April 21-22 — Greater NY Dinghy Regatta @ Morris Yacht and Beach Club/ Fordham+Columbia (420s) April 28-29 — Army Spring Open @ West Point (420s) May 5-6 — Drexel Open @ Corinthian Yacht Club (FJs) May 12-13 — Engineer’s Cup @ Webb Institute (420s)
Fall 2012
Sept. 8-9 — Laser North Qualifier @ King’s Point (Laser Full) Sept. 8-9 — Cornell Fall Open (420s) Sept. 15-16 — NY Maritime Fall Open (420s) Sept. 22-23 — North Fall Qualifier #1 @ Morris Yacht and Beach Club/ Fordham+Columbia (420s) Sept. 29-30 — Colgate Fall Open @ Willowbank Yacht Club (FJs) Oct. 6-7 — Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta @ Larchmont Yacht Club (J105s) Oct. 13-14 — North Fall Qualifier #2 @ Cornell (420s) Oct. 20-21 — MAISA Open @ Hobart William Smith Colleges (420s)
Find out the latest schedule online at students.syr.edu/sailing
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Discovering the Past
The team begins to find out exactly how old it is.
BY Harmen Rockler PHOTOGRAPHS The Onondagan
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ne day as I was looking at how the team’s website appeared in Google’s search results, I came across an obscure excerpt from the Onondagan online which claimed that the Syracuse had a sailing team. The team, according to the excerpt, as re-activated after WWII in 1947. From various sources, we knew that the team had existed before in the distant past. We guessed that the team began in the 1950’s. Yet, we had no idea about what happened with the team and how it died off. After searching the library’s archive of nearly all the yearbooks, we found pictures and stories from past teams. Finally, we got a sense of what the team was like. The team began in 1937 as a racing team: “Intercollegiate racing, shore school, and weekend sailing highlight the activities of the Syracuse University Yacht Club.” The team did not last for too many years. Somewhere around WWII, the team stopped. J. Gordon Bentley (‘50) re-started the team in 1947. Bentley would be inducted into the college sailing hall of fame in 1971. From descriptions, we noticed that the team seemed to have a similar structure as the
SAILORANGEMagazine We arrange seperate practices as a part of our “Learn to Sail” program. People with less experience are able to learn basic skills, while team members with more knowlege work on racing strategy beyond basic boathandling. The previous team was also open to anyone interested in the sport. The team was a member of the Intercollegiate Yacht Racing Association (ICYRA), which later changed its name to the modern-day Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). The 1950’s era teams ran a “Shore School” program, which taught the basics to interested students. The team hosted regattas on Onondaga Lake.
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Growing progressively since its founding in 1937, the enthusiasm of its members promises a bright future. -The Onondagan, 1947
In this same era, the team won the McMillan Cup hosted by the Navy in 1954, according to the MIT Tech. However, the Navy’s official website disputes this claim. We’re still trying to sort out the validity of both, though the Tech has details about the race and teams, so we’re more inclined to accept it over the Navy. In the late 1960s to early 1970s, the team makes no appearance in the Onondagan. In one edition there is a mention of the team. We’re working on gathering information on the team during the 1980s, and have found several people who knew about the team. The 1990s and early 2000s still remain a mystery, but we know about the 2005-2008 team. We hope by keeping a record of the team, we’ll eventually get an entire picture of the team and figure out why Syracuse has had many teams but has not been able to keep a seamless, continuous team. Hopefully, one day, the team will once again re-achieve its varsity status and own a fleet of boats as the old team once did.
See more photographs and documents on our website.
Go Orange!
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