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Season Recap- Whitney Davis ‘09
Princeton UniversitySailing Team
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The Princeton Sailing Team arrived earlyto campus this Fall to get the boats up to RaritanYacht Club and get some practice in before ourfirst regatta of the season. Four veteran sailorsheaded up to the Cornell Fall Open beforeclasses had even started. Princeton placed 12th
out of 18 schools.The following weekend, Princeton took its
first shot at qualifying for War at the Fall Central#1 regatta at Ocean County College. It was asunny weekend with a steady breeze the first daybut inconsistent winds the second which didn’tfair well with our sailors and unfortunately ourfinish of 7th out of 15 did not qualify us for War.
The next weekend we had two regattas.One was the Coho Memorial at the Webb Insti-tute where we placed 3rd out of 7 teams. Theother was the Maisa Clinic Regatta at Navywhere our novice sailors finished an impressive2nd out of 18 teams.
The Philly Fleet Race was held the follow-ing week at UPenn where the current madestarting a bit difficult and we finished 5th out of 7teams. See Season Recap, page 7
A Letter from the Commodore-Nick Burroughs ‘08
See Commodore, page 3
Princeton sailors avoiding typical obstacles duringpractice on Raritan Bay
Newsletter Fall 2006
For the first time in recent memory ourseason didn’t end at district championships.Instead our performance at the War MemorialRegatta qualified us for the Atlantic Coast Tourna-ment hosted by Salve Regina in Newport, RI. Wedidn’t do as well as we would’ve liked in the light,variable winds coming in 14th, but it wasPrinceton’s first time ever attending the regatta,which has been held as a runner-up to AtlanticCoast Dinghy Championships since 2002, andPrinceton’s first time qualifying for any AtlanticCoast Championship since we attended AtlanticCoast Women’s in 2000.
Princeton also had the opportunity to hostMosbacher-Knapp this fall for first time since2000. We welcomed our fellow Ivy Leagueschools to some classic Raritan Bay sailingSaturday morning with 15 knots of wind andplenty of current. While we were disappointed byour finishing places in the event, the regatta itselfwas a success. Raritan provided soup for thecompetitors at Saturday lunch to everyone’sdelight, and many of Raritan Yacht Club’s mem-bers donated their boats and time, helping movemarks, ferry around coaches, and bring sailorsout to course for on-the-water rotations when thewind got light on Sunday. We also had jury of USSailing certified judges who thankfully weren’t toooverworked only having to hear one protest. Allthe other sailors enjoyed the event and we thinkwe showed them what a great sailing site wehave on Raritan Bay.
Finally, for possibly the first time ever—ifyou know otherwise please write—Princeton willbe attending the Rose Bowl Regatta hosted byUSC. On the first weekend in January we’ll be
Sailing at Princeton ExtendsSummer Fun-Allison Tracy ‘10
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I suffered a little bit of a shock when I first fellin the water on Saturday of the King’s Point regattaand realized that the ocean wasn’t its usual tem-perature. My head went under before I knew whathad happened, which is what I find happens to mea lot sailing downwind in high seas and heavy wind.It was far more shocking when we got going againand I realized that the wind went right through myspray top and numerous other layers of clothing.
I never sailed during the school year, eventhough I do have a lot of experience from sailingduring the summer months, so I was not able to fullyappreciate wintry conditions before sailing atPrinceton. Now I have had the privilege, and it hasn’tdampened my love for sailing at all. Although I wasn’temotionally prepared, I could still walk away thatday ready to come back for more. Almost immedi-ately after getting off the water I decided that I hadactually had fun somewhere between the shiveringand swimming. We hiked so hard that we warmedup and working to survive in a small boat is alwayspretty exciting. There are numerous other positiveeffects, like realizing that food has never tasted sogood and that hot water is clearly a miracle.
Another day like that would have been try-ing so I was glad to find that Sunday was milder. Itwas refreshing to be able to race with a new groupof people that included a large number of really tal-ented sailors. It was on Sunday that I was really ableto get a better sense of the flavor of college sailingas we all tried to play the shifts. The level of compe-tition was high among a small number of boats andthe races were definitely invigorating.
For three weeks before starting practice Ihad suffered in the claustrophobic forest ofPrinceton. I spend my summers in New Bedfordwhere I am on the water every day teaching sailing,so the change was a little difficult. I knew that Iwanted to sail when I got to campus so I sought outthe sailing team and found myself traveling to PerthAmboy and acclimating myself to FJs. The first daysof practice were beautiful and we stayed out untillate in the evenings on Fridays. I began the pro-cess of teaching people how to sail, thus prolong-ing my summer job and the illusion that summer
Above- Commodore Nick Burroughs ‘08 dem-onstrates capsizing during practiceBelow- Practice Captain Brandon Racusin ‘09helps transport booms at the first practice of theseason
was still alive. Obviously this illusion ended with thecolder weather. Still, I’ve really enjoyed the teamso far. The learning curve is really high for the newsailors, even though I am comparing them to agroup of nine-year-olds. The upperclassmen arepretty entertaining and always eager to spread thesailing fever.
The spring season should be very interest-ing as I learn even more about college sailing andthe personalities on the sailing team. I will spendthe coming months preparing myself, looking for-ward to practice as well as regattas.
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Knapp Trophy May Find aNew Home in Collegiate Hallof Fame-Peter Jarow ‘08
The team along with Coach Eric gather aroundon the dock at Raritan Yacht Club and get readyto go sailing
The Collegiate Sailing Hall of Fame inAnnapolis may see a new addition to its trophyroom. PUST is investigating donating the KnappTrophy which was presented to the winner of theBig Three Dinghy Championship from 1949 until1983, the last year of the regatta.
The Knapp Trophy, discovered forgottenat Princeton, was named after Arthur Knapp, Jr.’28 who was named a member of the CollegiateSailing Hall of Fame for competitive achieve-ment. The Big Three Dinghy Championship,which was between Princeton, Yale, andHarvard, was the first intercollegiate regatta everheld, and thus, the Knapp Trophy represents apivotal moment in the history of intercollegiatesailing.
The trophy features the burgees ofHarvard, Yale, and Princeton in the top leftcorner and a model of an Interclub at the center.The rest of the plaque is covered with names ofthe winners of the regatta over the years. Manyof the previous winners also were elected to theCollegiate Sailing Hall of Fame and won all-American honors, and one Princeton winnerwould even go onto the Olympics. NotablePrinceton winners include: William S. Cox, Jr.and Richard M. Rose in 1959, Carl I. Van Duynein 1966 who would go on to compete in the 1968Mexico Olympics, and Andrew L. Johnston in1968.
Originally displayed in the trophy case atDillon, the trophy went missing for some timeuntil a janitor discovered it in a storage closet atthe prodding of Commodore Nick Burroughs’08. The trophy will hopefully find a more fittingplace in Annapolis where it can be appreciatedand cared for along with other important relics ofintercollegiate sailing.
The donation is contingent uponPrinceton restoring the trophy to its originalstatus. Currently, the trophy is missing the hulland sails from the half-model of an Interclub onthe plaque. The team is aware that our Friendsgroup comprises several sailors who raced in
the Big Three Regatta, and we are hopeful someof you may wish to contribute to our efforts torestore the trophy. If you would like to send a tax-deductible gift, please contact Nick Burroughs ’08,at: [email protected].
Commodore, from page 1facing some of the top teams in the country at thebiggest (in terms of number of teams) collegeregatta of the year. However, Rose Bowl won’t bejust another intersectional, but also an opportunityto recruit the top high-school sailors in Californiawho will be sailing in the Rose Bowl’s high schoolfleets. We hope to come away with some topfinishes, national exposure, and some ofCalifornia’s top high school sailors. As coveringthe team’s expenses for travel on a trip like thiscan be a real challenge, we’d love to have alumnisupport for the trip. If you’d like your donation to gotowards our trip to Rose Bowl and travel expensesfor other regattas, please mark it travel.
As always I’d like to thank everyone whohas supported the team over the past season inany way. While we always love to get checks in themail, housing at regattas, fans that come by towatch us sail and maybe even offer a few coachingtips, opportunities to teach sailing in the summer,invitations to crew on people’s boats, and all sortsof other support are always greatly appreciated.
With all your support, we look forward to asuccessful spring season.
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Graham Elliott ’01 and Amelia Brown ’99 Engaged at Reunions Alumni Regatta & BBQ
Please join the Friends of Sailing in congratulating Graham Elliott ’01 and Amelia Brown ’99 on theirrecent engagement. Graham proposed to Amelia down on the docks at Lake Carnegie during theReunions Alumni BBQ in June. Anoop Gupta ’01 will be the best man. Three cheers to PrincetonSailing for bringing another couple together!
NOTES FROM THE AFTERGUARD
Professor H,C. (Pat) Curtiss *57 *65 was pleased to come across the team’s new and improved website, where hecame across the archival photos the team posted last spring. Curtiss was the faculty adviser for the sailing team formany years from 1963 to 1998. He donated much of the archival material appearing on the website to the Mudd Libraryat Princeton (and took a number of the photos himself). Many thanks to Prof. Curtiss for his help – then and now, asalways!
Ed Freitag ’68 wrote in to share the exciting news that his boat was second in class for both IRC and ORR for theBermuda Race. He also took a third in class in the NYYC anniversary regatta. Ed reports: “NYYC weekend saw windsfrom 30 to 8 knots. Bermuda Race was much calmer. Roughest part of trip was going over a tug wake motoring intoHamilton. A great time. Another Princetonian, Owen Smith ‘63, owner of Upbeat, a J42, was second in his class andwon an award for family participation as well.” On yet another incredible sailing adventure, as an auction winner out ofAnnapolis YC, Ed was the “18th Man” on board BMW Oracle Racing in the first fleet race of the Valencia Louis VuittonAct 11.
Tom Darling ’75 is focusing his current racing endeavors on two keelboats – the IOD fleet on Nantucket (“a set of 14identical modern-built 6 meters owned by 14 syndicates; one design racing at its best in 34-foot thoroughbreds”) and aJ105. Tom and his sister and brother-in-law took second in last year’s Toronto North Americans and were gearing up forMarina Del Rey.
John Chludzinski, ’85 wrote in and shared some fond memories of his first collegiate regatta, sailed with JonathanFoot ’84: “It was the late fall - nearly November, I believe - of 1982 or 1983…. Somehow, on about the 2nd or 3rd racewe capsized, and I lost both of my boat shoes as my feet were fouled by sheets as we went over. We spent whatseemed like an hour in the water righting the boat, pumping it out with the pumpout boat, and getting back in the race.Completed the rest of the races sailing barefoot…. Can’t recall what our overall performance was for the regatta, butsure will not forget the embarrassment!”
ALUMNI MEMORABILIAIf you have photos, articles, or any other relevant Princeton Sailing memorabilia that would be fun forall to see on the team website (www.princeton.edu/~sailing) and in future team newsletters, pleasesend your contributions to the team!
Please send your contributions to:Treasurer Princeton SailingPrinceton UniversityDillon, Room 4Princeton, NJ 08544or e-mail Treasurer Ted Conbeer at:[email protected]
THE FRIENDS OF PRINCETON SAILINGThe Friends of Princeton Sailing continues to receive wonderful support from many of ouralumni sailors, friends, and team parents. Thanks to all who made contributions to the teamsince last year, as reflected below. The team thrives on the generosity of funds, advice, andtime donated to them over the years, and, as such, every contribution at any level is alwayswelcome. Thanks again, therefore, to our alumni, friends, parents, and others for your con-tinuous support – the team depends on you for its successes.
The following list acknowledges the thoughtfulness of our recent donors; if you do not see your name listedbelow, please understand that we receive donor updates are certain times of the year and might not havebeen informed of your gift at press time. We will endeavor to list you in the Spring 2006 newsletter. Pleaselet Emily Kalkstein ’98, President, or Jason Balich ’00, Treasurer, know if you have not received a taxacknowledgement from the University.
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Off Season Sailing with TwoPrinceton Sailors-Ted Conbeer ‘08
After the America Trophy in the spring,some of Princeton’s finest shove their sailinggear into an opaque bag, where it will sit, out ofmind, until practice starts up again next fall. Whata shame. Unable to really confront the idea of adesk job, I went home last summer to my fifthyear of being a sailing instructor on Lake Michi-gan, just north of Chicago. It’s a small program(not a whole lot of prestige), but every year weget a couple of smart, competitive kids, andfrankly, most days I thinkit’s a scam that I get paidto be out on the water,soaking up the sun; howcould I say no to onemore year of the sameblissful peace?
One thing wouldbe different this summer,though: I promisedmyself that I would getmy act together and tryto get a full-time ride ona keelboat for weekendbuoy and port-to-portraces. After pulling everystring I could (I don’t have many), I landed on theAssassin (US 25199), a Soverel-33 with a solidcrew but a rookie driver. Within a week I waschristened “Pinto” (to go along with our pit man,Flounder), graduated from being rail meat, andreally joined the team. I started trimming mainregularly, and words like “draft,” “pressure,” and“perm” entered my vocabulary with dramaticallyextended definitions.
While the one-design experience incollege is irreplaceable, our PHRF fleet was tightand competitive, which gave me an amazingopportunity to stay sharp on my skills from thespring while learning the value of communicationand cooperation between a crew. We had ourshare of bad gybes and close calls, but on thewhole, we sailed very well. If there are anyAlumns or Friends or Princeton Sailing out therewho are looking for a summer crew, I urge you toput the word out as many of our student sailors
would love the chance to get away from theirsummer internships and get out on the water!
-Nick Burroughs ‘08Over the past summer I made my first foray
into the real world, interning at a bank in Boston.Instead of getting paid to be an AssistantHarbormaster, I was getting paid to sit at a desk. Ithought a job with regular hours and a boss thatwasn’t willing to let me run off to regattas when-ever I pleased would put a damper on my summersailing. And although it did, I got in more thanenough sailing.
Arriving in Boston I went over to the MITsailing pavilion in searchof racing. I raced Techson Tuesday nights againstan assortment of competi-tors, mostly middle-agedmen, who could clearlyteach me a lot about Techsailing. On Wednesday’sa much younger crowd ofcurrent college studentsand recent graduatesshowed up for someinformal team racing.While races may have
been informal, the competi-tion was fairly tough, many
of the sailors being former All-Americans. I wasclearly out of my league, but could stay in the mixmost of the time, although it was probably moredue to the fact the person crewing for me sailedwith Silver Panda, had gotten 5th at 420 Worlds,or was just a plain old All-American, than any ofmy efforts.
Sailing at MIT wasn’t just restricted toweekday races. They hosted the Charles RiverTeam Race one of my first weekends in Boston. Itwas a qualifier for Hinman so the top teams in thecountry like WHishbone and Silver Panda werethere, in addition to many college teams likeHWS, Brown and Conn College. As the onlyregatta of the summer that’s not bring your ownboat, I think it would be great opportunity for thePrinceton team to get in some summer sailing.However, despite all the great racing, the highlightof the regatta was hearing Matt Allen, the coach at
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Will Benjamin ‘08 and Sarah Langberg ‘09smile for the camera
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Season Recap, from page 1
The sun beats down on Princeton’s fleet of FJsrigged up for practice at Raritan Yacht Club
Even though we were hosting Ivy Champsat home the next weekend we managed to alsosend four of our sailors to Georgetown Universityto sail in the Tom Curtis Memorial Regatta wherethey placed 14th out of 17 schools. Though up atRaritan where we ran the Mosbacher-Knapp (IvyChamps) we placed 8th out of 8, we not onlyimproved our racing skills but also learned a lotabout hosting a great regatta. We would like tothank the Raritan Yacht Club, Eric Leitner, ourcoach, and all the others who donated their timeand boats for the event.
Our hard work paid off the following week-end at Washington College for Central #2. Weplaced 5th out of 10 teams which was more thangood enough to land us an invitation to War laterin the season!
The next weekend four of us headed toNavy for the Navy Keelboat Promotional Regattawhere we raced Colgate 26’s. Though we had arough start not making the first race’s startinggun- we eventually figured out the flow of raisingand dousing the kite, starting on and not over theline and smoothly tacking with faulty winches andwere able to pull off some impressive secondplace finishes. That same weekend we alsoattended King’s Point Dinghy Open. The windwas in the 20 knot range which enabled eachfleet to get off an impressive 17 races each.Though we had some inexperienced sailors outthere, we braved the winds and waves ending11th out of 16 boats.
The last weekend of the regular seasonwe hosted the semi-annual Princeton Women’sregatta at Raritan. However, the winds were upto 40 knots on Saturday morning and were fore-casted to be just as heavy the rest of the week-end so we decided to cancel the regatta. At thesame time five of our sailors were braving thesame heavy winds at Kings Point. It was the WarMemorial Regatta that we had qualified for earlyin the season so the Race Committee wasn’t asquick to call off racing. After being delayed until1pm on the first day we managed to get in 3races before the wind surpassed 30 knots and itwas considered too heavy for safe sailing. (Note:ODU managed to bend their mast through a 40-degree angle without breaking a stay) Thesecond day we never got off the docks but got to
watch the raging waters and intense white capsripping across the water until the afternoon whenthe regatta was finally called. Though we left onSunday 14 points behind the team we needed tobeat in order to qualify for the Atlantic CoastTournament, the runner-up regatta to the AtlanticCoast Dinghy, we found out later in the week thatwe had in fact landed ourselves a spot in theregatta.
The first day of ACTs at Salve Regina inNewport, RI brought as close to perfect sailingconditions as one can hope for in mid-November.It was sunny and warm and the breeze was apuffy 10-15 knots. Though it rained on the sec-ond morning, the breeze picked up and theclouds cleared a little after noon and it turned outto be another great day of tough competition inthe fast brand new 420s. Though we placed inthe bottom of the fleet, it was a great way to endthe season!
The team looks forward to not only theSpring season and our Florida trip overintersession, but also the Rose Bowl this comingJanuary in Long Beach, CA.
KP, complaining as he was sent out for a final setwith darkness falling. It’s not like he’d ever donethat to anyone.
All in all, while I may not have been beingpaid to spend all of everyday on the water, I stillhad a great summer.
Off Season Sailing, from page 6
Emily Kalkstein ’98President
Friends of Princeton Sailing4 Schoduk Lane
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Friends of Princeton Sailing1440 Goodrich Ave.St. Paul, MN 55105
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Princeton University Sailing TeamPrinceton UniversityDillon Gym, Room 3Princeton, NJ 08544
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THE FRIENDS OF PRINCETON SAILING
Princeton Sailing Gear For SaleShow your PUST pride! The team is selling short-sleeved pique polo shirts with the orange and blackPrinceton burgee and the words “Princeton Sailing”embroidered on the left breast. Available in white,youth sixes L-XL and adult sizes S - XL - $35.00.The team is also selling sewn appliqué nylonburgees(12”x18”) with brass grommets - $25 andstickers - $2. Support the team through purchase ofone of these great accessories!To order contact Secretary Allison Tracy [email protected] of the Princeton Sailors show off their team
spirit in their very own polos!
Congratulations toOur New Officers
Commodore................Whitney DavisRegatta Captain.........Joe CodegaPractice Captain........Nick BurroughsTreasurer....................Ted ConbeerSecretary.....................Allison TracyFleet Captain..............Scott Arcenas
Request for RegattaHousing:The Princeton Sailing Team has been very fortunate overthe years to benefit from the warm beds - not to mention theadvice, on-site coaching, and financial support - of thealumni. The team today travels every weekend in Septem-ber through November and again in March through May tothe following regatta sites: Annapolis, Baltimore, Boston,Brown, Cornell, Georgetown, New London, CT, Old Dominion,St. Mary’s, Washington College and Webb Institute. If youlive close to any of these venues and would be willing tohost four sailors for a weekend, please contact the RegattaCaptain Yuanbo Liu at [email protected].
Thank you in advance for your hospitality! We hope to seeyou next season!
-The Princeton Sailing Team
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