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Fall Season Wrap-Up

The entire team is extremely proud of our successes from this semester. 
  •   Two teams brought home the gold in the first two inter-sectionals of the season: Harry Anderson and Fall Fury
  • The team was ranked 6th in the nation, the highest ever for UW Sailing
  • In the MSCA, Wisco took first in eight out of nine regattas
  • Our Match Racing Team qualified for Nationals and represented Wisconsin at St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco
With a winter full of workouts in our sights, the team prepares for next season and Nationals 2012!


Match Race Nationals and Timme Angsten Regatta

As the season comes to a close, the University of Wisconsin Sailing Team prepares to send two teams of sailors out to regattas this upcoming weekend. Our match racing team is heading out to San Fransisco to represent the Badgers at Nationals and a team of 420 sailors will be driving down to Chicago to compete in the Timme Angsten Conference Championship Regatta. We wish them the best of luck!


High School Clinic


Thanks to everyone who came out to our clinic this past weekend. It was an excellent fundraiser for us and we loved having the opportunity to share our love for sailing and racing with you. Hope to see you next year!


Fall 2011 Season Starts


Fall may mean the end of sailing season to some people, but to Wisco it is just the beginning. Practice has been held since the middle of August and a solid new group of sailors has come to join our team. Beginner sailors or experienced racers, the UW Sailing Team is extremely happy to see so many new faces.


Charleston Spring Intersectional

February 19-20, 2011

After a long offseason of workouts,
Joe and George Kutschenreuter, Molly Forbes, Addie Davis, Andrew Fox, and Kevin Kennedy traveled out to Charleston for the first regatta of the season.  George and Andrew switched off skippering Bs with Addie as crew and Kevin as the heavy when the wind picked up.  They ended up 12th in Bs.  Joe skippered with Molly as crew and Kevin as the heavy in As and ended in an astounding 3rd place!  Overall, the team took 10th and are happy to be out sailing again.


Fall Season Wrap-Up

  • Wisco Women's took place on Halloween weekend and was a great success. Wisconsin 1, consisting of Mary Cummins and Margaux Stutz in A division and Michelle Czarnecki and Katlyn Putney in B division, took first overall and Mary and Margaux took first in A division.
  • Andrew "Bubbles" Fox sailed extremely well and finished 9th at the ICSA Singlehanded Nationals in St. Petersburg, FL.
  • At Timme's Tune Up hosted by Northwestern, Wisconsin easily sailed to an overall first place finish, first in A's, and first in B's with George Kutschenreuter and Ella Stutz in A's and Phil Morley and Kelly Kramer in B's.
  • The Match Race team consisting of Phil Morley, Eric Tobias, Jeremy McMahon, Brendan Boylan, and Rika Grufman took 1st place in the MCSA Match Race Championship at CMRC in Chicago, IL and went on to take 8th place at Nationals in Kings Point, NY.
  • Wisconsin ended the fall season on high note with another excellent performance at the Timme Angsten Fall Championship. We finished first overall, first in A's, and second in B's. Sailing A division were George Kutschenreuter and Katlyn Putney and sailing B division were Brendan Boylan and Kirstin Reeser.

Wisconsin Racing Clinic

On the weekend of October 23rd-24th, some of the best sailors on our team will be running a racing clinic for interested High School sailors.  For more information check out the clinic's page.

College Rankings

September 29, 2010

This year's 2nd set of National Rankings for Collegiate Sailing was released today.  Wisconsin once again made it to the top 20!  This is the first time in team history that we've been ranked in consecutive weeks.  Well done Wisco sailors!  Check out the rankings here.


Streufert Cup

September 25-26, 2010

We sent 4 teams of sailors up to Minnesota for some intense MCSA team racing!

Team Old: Jeremy McMahon/Jackie Brown, Mary Cummins/Margaux Stutz, Brent Chinnock/Drew Kosmoski  Alt. Molly Forbes
Team Sophomores: Andrew "Bubbles" Fox/Addie Davis, Brenden Boylan/Lizze Kunze, Phil Morley/Kelly Kramer
Team Freshman: George Kutschenreuter/Kaitlyn Putney, Mike Lee/Kirstin Reeser, John Kinzel/ Nick Burger   Alt. Lucas Jorgenson
Team DOC!!!!! Eric Tobias/Ella Stutz, Patrick "Moose" Egan/ Brandon Walsh, Michelle Czarnecki/Charlotte Herzenberg  Alt. Nick Clarens

On Friday night, 4 vans left Park St. Circle en route to Minnesota. Light and variable winds greeted the crew Saturday morning, but homemade muffins and random cereals provided delicious breakfast.  Sailing finally got off around 1, with some teams getting 3 races in and some getting 4. Saturday night, the Browns and Chinnoks hosted us and made us a delicious spaghetti dinner that we ate right off the table!  Everything was excellent and we are very grateful for their hospitality.  The sailing on Sunday was worse and the regatta was called by 12, with Wisco Freshman getting first place. Congrats!
 
 
Match Race Clinic

September 18-19, 2010

Two Wisco teams went up to Minnesota this weekend.  Wisco 1: Phil Morley, Jeremey McMahon, and Rika Grufman.  Wisco 2: Brent Chinnok, Kathryn Haberman, and Drew Kosmoski.  Despite limited attendance (Minnesota being the only other team), the clinic proved to be a very productive weekend with plenty of tiller time and conversation.  After practicing for a large portion of Saturday- including both classroom time and on-water drills, racing began around 2:30PM.  Two full round robins were completed, in anticipation of inclement weather for Sunday.  At the end of the round robins, Wisco 1 and Minnesota were tied, with MN winning the tie breaker.

Upon arrival Sunday the wind was promising at about a steady five knots, with it increasing slightly throughout the morning.  Sailors decided to complete and score as many races as possible to add to the already scored two round robins.  After completing a final round robin, Wisco 1 and Minnesota were again tied, with WI winning the tie breaker.


Both Wisco 1 and Minnesota qualified for the MCSA Match Race Championships. Both days, Dave Elsmo and Jennifer Mitchell ran the clinic, and Cappy cooked all the food.
 Overall it was an excellent clinic to practice our boat handling skills. By the end, our spinnaker work was “epic” according to Elsmo. Onward to the MCSA Matchracing Championship!


Collegiate National Rankings

September 16, 2010

Sailing World's College Rankings  for the last two weeks have just been released.  Wisconsin was ranked 15th in the nation for our coed team with 122 points!!!  This is the highest ranking we've ever received by anyone's memory!  For more information check out the full results.


Harry Anderson Trophy

September 11-12, 2010

6 Wisonsin sailors went out to Yale this weekend to sail in the Harry Anderson Trophy Intersectional.  Leif Evensen, Molly Forbes, Georgia Glassie, Mike Lee, Joe and George Kutschenreuter all left late Thursday night in order to get there for the racing which started Saturday morning.  There was a light North breeze and our sailors were doing very well, in 5th place after a few sets.  A south sea breeze filled in during the afternoon and our team was in 9th by the end of the day.  Sunday brought wind that built up to 18 by the early afternoon giving George and Mike a chance to jump in as heavy crews.  The team did very well Sunday and finished in 5th place overall!  Full results can be found here.

Fall Fury

September 11-12, 2010

This weekend we hosted the
Fall Fury Intersectional here on Lake Mendota. Wisconsin sailed two teams. Badgers 1 consisted of Andrew "Bubbles" Fox and Erin Monahan in A division and Mary Cummins and Margaux Stutz in B division. Badgers 2 was comprised of Brendan Boylan and Lizzie Kunze in A division and John Kinzel and Addie Davis in B division. After breakfasting on bagels and pastries, racing began in light wind from the southeast. By noon the wind shifted west and picked up to 20 knots gusting to 25. A delicious lunch of grilled cheese was enjoyed by all and the Wisconsin sailors exhibited some excellent racing. Bubbles scored bullets in five of eight races. Sunday morning we saw light breeze (<5 knots) from the west. B division sailed two races, but the wind died and racing ended after that. Overall, the regatta was a great success. Badgers 1 took first, with Badgers 2 close behind (by only one point!) in second. Minnesota was third. Thanks to our PRO, Mr. Kutschenreuter, and to our judges, Dean Cady, Dennis Bartley, and George Griswold. Also thank you to all the Wisconsin team members who helped run the regatta. For full results, click here.



Video of our Windy Practice

September 3, 2010



Regatta Schedule for Fall 2010

August 20, 2010

The schedule for all regattas our team will be sailing this fall has been posted.  You can find it here.


Fall 2010 Sailing Practice

August 18, 2010

Fall 2010 sailing practice will officially start Monday August 30 2:30-5:30 at the Hoofer lakefront of the Memorial Union. The first regattas of the season, Fall Fury (hosted here!) and Harry Anderson (at Yale), are Sept 11-12. 


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