Tufts Sailing

Magazine

Fall 2015

Welcome to the third annual Tufts Sailing Magazine for alumni, parents, friends and students.

We hope this new magazine finds you well and that you are happy to hear our news. We hope to make this

magazine informative and attractive enough to keep for years. Inside you will find senior profiles (you might

want to hire one of them), alumni interview, schedule, and roster. We are also updating the fund drive for 24

new Larks, to be built right here in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA! In addition to new boats we are seeking

donations to increase the educational experience for our team. Combined with a generous budget from the

Tufts Athletic Department, your donations will allow the team to keep up with the rising costs of travel,

equipment, coaching, and risk management while supporting the biggest and busiest college dinghy team in

the world. Photos will of ou se fill a spa es to add a thousa d o ds. Whethe ou a e a fo e college sailor, parent of a college sailor, supporter, or just a friend, enjoy.

Ken Legler, Tufts Sailing Coach

Contents

2 Coa h’s Wel o e Lette

3 Fall Season Wrap-up

4 Roster

5 Student Perspectives

7 New Larks for 2016 to 2025

8 Senior Profiles

9 Spring Schedule

10 Alumni Interview with Bill L ’

11 2016 Alumni Regatta announcement

Cover: Freshmen and sophomores racing the greatest college dinghies in the world for now.

Below: Freshmen sailors Ashley Smith and Logan Russell race upwind on Mystic Lake

Fall 2015 Wrap-up

This as the fall of f esh e . It’s happe ed efo e; the fall of sa a f esh e as did the fall of 1987 and 2010 but not quite like this. We began with a potential 30 freshmen and by the end of the season

we still had eall ps hed f esh e sailo s. The ’ e good too. We a ot get the est i the o ld

anymore the a a fe othe u i e sities a do ith likel ad it lette s from their respective athletic

departments but we do get the most freshmen despite higher academic standards every year.

Having graduated two great classes in a row, we relied on mostly juniors and a few talented seniors in

major regattas. We struggled in comparison to past years but had a few great individual performances.

Meanwhile we cleaned up at the club level with freshmen and sophomores.

Ou o e ’s tea sailed like ete a s afte li i g thei a up th ough the a ks last ea . Just as the Mrs. Hurst Bowl was a turning point for our women last year, it was our high point this year as well

finishing second behind #1 Coast Guard. Ironically the following week we just nipped Coast Guard in the last

race to capture the eighth and final qualifying spot for Atlantic Coast champs. To be fair, Coast Guard was

without their best skipper. The Urn o e ’s a d “ hell oed e e run concurrently on the Charles this

year. The women also had success at Navy (5th

), Yale (6th

), Singlehanded Champs (7th

) and Regis Bowl (4th

).

In club level regattas we racked up the wins in the Sacred Heart Invite, Stu Walker Cup at Middlebury,

Commonwealth Invite at Mass Maritime (1st

and 2nd

), Ross Trophy at Courageous in R-19s (1st

and 2nd

),

Harvard Invite, Mystic Lake Invite, J-22 Invite at Coast Guard, Protest Trophy at Bates, Peak Foliage Invite at

Tufts, Southern Series at Roger Williams, and of course the Dark of Night Invite at Tufts.

Back to the top, great individual performance were turned in by James Moody/Liz Fletcher/Pierre

duPont/Sammy Shea in keel boats, Griffin Rolander/Emily Shanley-Roberts (filling in for injured Natalie

Da zige i i g B di isio at eth Schell and Scott Barbano with various crew dominating the second day of

the Hap Moore team race at Coast Gua d. Ma Clai e Kie a /A a da “o i o B at the Wo e ’s Atlantic Coast Champs. At Hood Jumbos ran away with both divisions of the Hood Trophy.

Ou keel oat sailo s had a ouple set a ks. The “to T sail Clu ’s ollege ig oat egatta at Larchmont was cancelled due to a storm and a collision in the NE Match Race champs spelled doom for our

match racers. That followed a pre-season of J- ’s, “o a s, a d “oli gs, the the Ha a i Colgates, the J-22

Invite, our annual Soling team race with Boston Sailing Center, the Long Island Sound IRC champs in a Farr 30,

more match racing practice, and a match race clinic in Sonars at Seawanhaka.

In all we competed in 65 regattas, some with multiple Tufts entries, in 13 classes (Larks, 420s, FJs,

Techs, Fireflies, Lasers, Radials, Snipes, Sonars, Ynglings, Colgates, Farr 30, and Solings) and in eight states.

Freshmen represented the Jumbos in 47 of those regattas.

Belo : Kate “ha e ’ , Julia Fulle ’ , oa h Ra hael “il e stei , A a da “o i’ , Ma Clai e Kie a ’

Roster 2015-2016

Seniors Juniors

Caroline Atwood-captain, Killingworth, CT Caroline Ambros, Studio City, CA

Pierre DuPont-captain, Tarrytown, NY Scott Barbano, Cranbury, NJ

Rolfe Glover, Savannah, GA Sandy Beatty, Toronto, Ontario

Casey Gowrie, Old Saybrook, CT Natalie Danziger, Portland, OR

James Moody, Tiburon, CA Liz Fletcher-captain, Laguna Beach, CA

Grace Olsen, Westport, CT Julia Fuller, Darien, CT

Kate Shaner, Kirkland, WA Sam Gates, Mill Valley, CA

Amanda Sommi, Darien, CT MaryClaire Kiernan, Hinsdale, IL

Bobby McLaughlin, Westwood, MA

Freshmen Griffin Rolander, Terrace Park, OH

Bubakar Bah, Bronx, NY Isabelle Sennett, Mill Valley, CA

Jack Bitney, Deephaven, MN Alex Tong, Seattle, WA

Sarah Bunney, Mill Valley, CA Sadie Woolf, Atherton, CA

Jack Duncan, Mill Valley, CA

Nick Giacobbe, Stuart, FL Sophomores

Emma Haley, Sea Cliff, NY Lara Dienemann, Portsmouth, NH

Taylor Hart, Darien, CT Ryan Epprecht, Madison, CT

Cam Holley, Manchester, MA Taylor Fasolo, Pennington, NJ

Steve Honig, Forest Hills, NY Julien Guiot, Bethesda, MD

Chris Keller, Riverside, CT Rachel Hanford, Pt. Washington, NY

Jackson McCoy, Bainbridge Island, WA Aaron Klein, Duxbury, MA

Ian Morgan, Shadyside, MD Nainoa Nathanson, Bristol, RI

Kahler Newsham, Summit, NJ Tyler Paige, New York, NY

Pere Puig, Key Biscayne, FL Molly Pleskus, San Diego, CA

Anna Robling, Larchmont, NY Lucy Robison, Wallingford, CT

Logan Russell, Marion, MA Alp Rodopman, Istanbul, Turkey

Andrew Savage, Norwalk, CT Emily Shanley-Roberts, Waukegan, IL

Marie-Louise Schnetz, Berg, Germany Lucy Zwigard, Skaneateles, NY

Russell Shapiro, Oak Bluffs, MA

Sammy Shea, San Francisco, CA Rachael Silverstein, Assistant Coach

Ashley Smith, Scotch Plains, NJ Ken Legler, Head Coach

Sabina Van Mell, Chicago, IL

Maggie Veltri, East Dundee, IL

Student Perspectives

From Pere Puig, freshman from Key Biscayne, FL:

For the past two years my sailing has mostly consisted of crewing the 29er skiff. Now, currently enrolled at

Tufts, I am sailing collegiate dinghies. The skills needed in each discipline could not be any more different from

one another, but I know that exposing myself to a new type of sailing will only make me a better overall sailor.

The skiff places an emphasis in apparent-wind sailing, the ability to play modes, meticulous tuning, and long-

course strategy and tactics. In the collegiate circuit, however, those who excel have strengths such as starting,

aggressive boathandling, and short-course boat-on-boat tactics. Although there remains much to be learned, I

could not be happier to be taking on such new challenges as a member of the Tufts Sailing Team.

Below: Pere Puig crewing for MaryClaire Kiernan in a practice race

From Emily Shanley-Roberts, sophomore from Waukegan, IL:

I used to quit sailing once a regatta, like clockwork, after my second or third bad start, then proceed to

complete the event. No , though, it’s all different. My teammates and mentors on the Tufts Sailing Team

ha e helped e to g o as a pe so a d a o petito , a d I’ p oud of the sailo that I’ e o i g. M high s hool oa h ould e ps hed to hea that I’ a u h ette o petito . To tea ates, fa ily, coaches,

a d f ie ds: tha ks fo sti ki g it out ith e. I look fo a d to a g eat . ea s. It’s goi g to go u h too quickly.

Below: Emily Shanley-Roberts, normally a dinghy crew, in a rare moment of Laser sailing

Natalie Danziger, junior from Portland, OR

I experienced college sailing for the first time in 2011 as a volunteer at nationals. Seeing the level of

competition and the camaraderie of those teams at that regatta was all it took to convince me that college

sailing was meant for me. Now as a junior, I can say without a doubt that the talent and friendship I saw there

a e a i teg al pa t of life o . This ea pa ti ula l , I’ e had the p i ilege of saili g oth ith a d agai st the best that NEISA has to offer, and it has been nothing short of amazing.

Belo : “ ott Ba a o’ , C a e , NJ a d Natalie Da zige ’ , Po tla d, OR

From Amanda Sommi, senior from Darien, CT

M oad to ollege saili g as slightl ou da out. While o as a Ju o “ailo Na Judge ’ , I came to Tufts having spent the majority of my time focusing on athletic pursuits radically different from

sailing. It was a fairly tough transition, trying to fit the ways I knew to be successful into a college dingy. Our

uppe lass e though, set a fa tasti to e a d e e ole odels I’ still st i i g to e ulate. “i e the , I’ e worn many hats and learned far more than I ever thought I would. From event planning and fund raising, to

the proper bailing technique and exactly how many quarter zips one can wear under a drysuit, there have

been many teachable moments.

Below: Amanda Sommi leading a reach in heavy air

New Larks

The ’ e al ost he e, a d e La ks ith oats, asts a d sails all ade ea . We’ e o lo ge alli g Whitecap Composites of Peabody, MA the new kids in boatbuilding. With other small boat companies looking

to Asia for cheaper labor, Whitecap is now the go-to company for quality, and they are only fifteen miles from

Tufts. The hulls are finished and are currently being fitted out. Testing with a better mast (Hall Spars, Bristol,

RI) and duplicate sails from our previous order (Doyle, Swampscott, MA) will begin in early December just

before the pond freezes. Full production on the masts and sails follow in January and the moment the ice

breaks late winter, we go sailing in the o ld’s fastest and best looking college dinghies.

He e’s ho the do it a o di g to White ap’s Be Pa ke . The use a esi i fusio p o ess ith a a uu that quickly (5-10 minutes) pulls just enough resin through all the fibers on the inner and outer skin at the

same time. This provides only the minimum amount of resin needed and gives a very consistent amount of

resin throughout. The core varies from 6.4 mm corecell foam (along the sole) to 3mm LRC Soric where less

thickness is needed. The resin is vinyl-ester instead of polyester again, resulting in less weight and more

st e gth. MIT’s FJs eigh a out l s. i stead of l s. like ost othe FJs. With a lo e f ee oa d ou Larks will likely come in at under 200 lbs. With this construction the boats will not only be lighter but will

require less and easier repairs. Light boats are important not just for sailing characteristics but because we

a all ou oats i to the oathouse a d o to a ks ea h da . That’s o e easo h e use light eight carbon masts as well; they are really easy to take down and store on high racks indoors each day.

In 1972 The Tufts Sailing Team entered the modern world of college dinghy sailing by replacing their clunky

Interclub dinghies with the high performance Lark. A popular British one-design class for small adults, the Lark

represents a bit of a departure from the more common college dinghies here in the US, namely the club 420

and FJ. While 420s and FJs were designed for junior sailors and built extra heavy to withstand wear and tear,

the Larks are lighter, taller, deeper and faster. Larks are also better looking with a sharp bow, plum stem, and

sleeker sheer line. New fleets of Larks were purchased for Tufts in 1972, 1978, 1985, 1994 and 2005.

The timing of replacing the old Larks may have been a bit overdue. We wanted to wait until the new

boathouse was complete before raising this much capital. We also want our new freshmen to be invested in

the new fleet. Not only have they been learning to repair the old boats this last fall, they are rigging the masts

of the new boats this winter.

Financing these boats has come from a combination of sources. The university puts funds aside each year for

the ulti ate epla e e t of oats, e’ e selli g the old oats, and donors are purchasing boat names. The

names will be written on the side of the boat near the starboard stern and plaques installed inside the boat

ill i lude do o ’s a es. These pla ues ill e u gee shaped ith e light lue, o a d hite. La k # ill e a ed Ba e a d the pla ue ill ead Ba e i ho o of fo e saili g aste Joe Dupli from

the Alt eute fa il . “a Alt eute ’ as a fo e ollege-sailor-of-the-year and along with Martha (a

fo e B o U. ha pio , pa e ts of Da ’ a d Ja ie’ . Other donors include: John and Gail Barbano,

pa e ts of “ ott’ , Ri h To g a d Co ie Mao, pa e ts of Ale ’ ,

Please o side a do atio to Tufts “aili g. Che ks a e ade to T ustees of Tufts College a d se t to Tufts Athletic Dept. Medford, MA 02155. If it’s easie to do ate o -line, here is how: Go to:

http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/Fan_The_Fire/donate select Arts and Sciences and designate your gift via the

comments box. A boat name is 10k but any amount will help the team considerably.

For gifts to family and friends with Tufts Sailing logos go to: http://www.coralreefsailing.com/index.php/ship-

stores/ and scroll down to Tufts University Sailing.

Below: Caroline Atwood trimming to perfection while winning the Hood Trophy

Senior Profiles

Caroline Atwood, Tri-captain, dinghy crew, Killingworth, CT, Political Science & Religion. Near future: Law school and

human rights work. Fa uotes: If ou e e aiti g fo a oppo tu e o e t, that as it –Captain Jack Sparrow, and

“e d it. Fav regatta: Hood Trophy @ Tufts

Kate Shaner, Wo e ’s tea skippe , Ki kla d, WA, Me ha i al E gi ee i g. Nea futu e: Re e a le e e g . Fa uote: “e d it, sa e as At ood e ause the sail togethe i e FX. Fa egatta: A egatta he it’s lo i g

knots.

Pierre duPont, Tri-captain, skipper, Tarrytown, NY, Physics. Near future: research in solid state physics. Fav quote:

C ush it. Fav regatta: anything @ BU.

Rolfe Glover, Dinghy and Laser skipper, International Finance. Near future: seeking work in finance.

Casey Gowrie, Skipper, Old Saybrook, CT, Computer Science. Near future: Software Developer. Fav quote: “It's a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you're ready. No one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing

as ready. There is only now. Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.” – Hugh Laurie. Fav regatta: Hoyt Trophy

James Moody, Skipper, Tiburon, CA, Mechanical Engineering. Near future: Sailing bum. Fav regatta: Dark of Night

Grace Olsen, Dinghy skipper and sloop crew, sighted guide for blind sailors. Near future: Designing the photo-shopped

pictures for John Oliver's jokes on Last Week Tonight. Fav quote: No o e e e lea ed to sail o al ate . Fav

regatta: The Ross Trophy @ Courageous in Rhodes-19s.

Amanda Sommi, Wo e ’s team crew, Darien, CT, Biology and Environmental Studies. Near future: Ecological research

a d edu atio . Fa uote: Wet o old? Fa egattas: Da k of Night a d Dupli t oph o e ’s tea a e@ Tufts.

Spring Schedule 2016

Feb 27 Team Racing scrimmage @ Wianno in 420s 12:00

March 5 Team Racing scrimmage @ Roger Williams 12:00

March 5-6 Thames River Team Race @ Harvard in FJs 9:30

March 5-6 Team Racing Scrimmage @ Wianno in 420s 11:00

March 12-13 Arctic Circle Team Race @ Tufts in Larks 9:30

March 12-13 Rudkin Team Race @ Roger Williams in FJs 9:00

March 12-13 Icebreaker Invite @ Connecticut College in FJs 9:30

March 19-20 Wo e ’s I te se tio al @ “t. Ma ’s i s & FJs 9:00

March 19-20 Southern NE Team Race @ Connecticut in FJs 9:00

March 19-20 Geiger Trophy @ MIT in FJs 9:30

March 19-20 Vietor Trophy @ Coast Guard in 420s & FJs 9:30

March 26-27 Wo e ’s Dupli T oph @ Tufts in Larks 9:30

March 26-27 Staake Trophy @ Connecticut in FJs 9:30

March 26-27 Southern Series @ Sacred Heart in FJs 9:30

March 26-27 J-70 Invite @ Coast Guard 9:30

March 26 BU Bridge Invitational, Central Series Two @ BU/NU in FJs 9:30

March 27 BU Team Race in FJs 9:30

April 2-3 Dellenbaugh Trophy @ Brown in 420s 9:30

April 2-3 Marchiando Team Race @ MIT in FJs and Fireflies 10:30

April 2-3 Camel Team Race @ Connecticut College in FJs 9:30

April 2-3 BU Trophy @ BU in FJs 11:30

April 2-3 Central Series @ Harvard in FJs 11:30

April 3 Herring Pond Team Race @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30

April 9-10 Wo e ’s E il Wi k T oph @ Connecticut in 420s & FJs 9:30

April 9-10 NE Team Racing, Fowle Trophy @ Coast Guard in 420s & FJs 9:30

April 9-10 Mystic Lake Team Race Invitational @ Tufts in Larks 9:30

April 9-10 Admiral Alymers Trophy @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30

April 10 Tyrell Trophy @ U Connecticut in Larks 9:30

April 12 Midweek (Tuesday) Firefly Invitational #1 @ MIT 4:00

April 18-19 Wo e ’s P eside t’s T oph I te se tio al @ BU i FJs 10:30

April 18-19 Thompson Trophy @ Coast Guard in 420s & FJs 9:30

April 18-19 Owen, Mosbacher & Knapp Trophies @ Cornell in 420s 9:00

April 18-19 Oberg Trophy (Gr. Boston) @ BU by NU in FJs 10:30

April 18-19 Southern Series Three @ Rhode Island in FJs 9:30

April 18-19 Savin Hill Invitational, Central Series Four @ BC in 420s 9:30

April 18 Western Invitational @ Williams in 420s 9:30

April 21 Wellesley Invite @ MIT in Techs 4:00

April 23-24 Ad i al’s Cup @ Ki gs Poi t i s, FJs & Lase s 9:00

April 23-24 Boston Dinghy Club Cup @ MIT/Harvard in 3 div of FJs & Fireflys 10:30

April 23-24 Wo e ’s NE Cha ps, Reed T oph @ Yale in 420s & FJs 9:30

April 23-24 George Morris Trophy @ Boston Univ. in FJs 10:30

April 23 NE Frosh Single Div Champs, Priddy Trophy @ Sacred Heart in FJs 9:30

April 24 O’Toole T oph @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30

April 28 Midweek (Thursday) Firefly Invitational #2 @ MIT 4:00

April 30-May 1 NE Dinghy Champs, CG Alumni Bowl @ Newport in 420s & FJs 9:30

May 11-15 Senior Week Training @ Cottage Park YC in FJs & 420s 9:30

May 21 Tufts Alumni Regatta @ the Bacow Sailing Pavilion 10:00

May 16-20 Nationals Training @ CPYC, Winthrop in FJs 9:30

May 25-28 NA Wo e ’s Cha ps @ San Diego YC FJs 9:00

May 29-6/4 NA Team Racing & Dinghy Champs @ San Diego YC & FJs 9:00

Alumni Interview

Bill Lynn’84

In his latest life chapter, Bill Lynn is a kid in a candy store. After years in real world advertising and marine

industry forays, Bill is President and Executive Director of the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI. Bill is

also a champion sailor, from winning the Sears Trophy for junior sailing supremacy to college team racing

nationals to the Sonar Worlds. Now he has two of his own in college sailing at Boston College.

Q: Why Tufts?

A: At fi st I did ’t like Tufts “aili g at all. I sailed i a tough Thu sda afte oo p a ti e a d got eat adly.

With too many sailors at practice they kept taking my boat away as well. I co-skippered with Tom Weld in a

Yale p a ti e a d o . That’s he e I a ted to go. M Dad as f ie ds ith Joe Dupli a d e ou aged e to go to Tufts. The decision was made eas he I did ’t get i to to Yale.

Q: Before Tufts you were already a national champion having won the Sears Cup. What did Tufts Sailing do for

you?

A: College sailing was pretty hard at first having sailed a Fireball in a straight line for a couple years. My speed

was good in college but I had to learn tactics, positioning, and ultimately team racing. I also learned how to be

consistent out of necessity.

Q: Your career seems to have evolved from the Real World to the Marine industry to the dream world of

maritime history. Is this your dream job?

A: It’s ot uite d ea sala ut es, I ha e tu ed i to a a iti e histo uff. Bill e t o a out the A e i a’s Cup histo a d the si ila ities et ee the Cup ith the ’, si gle-purpose-built Reliance

with her mostly foreign crew and skipper and the modern A e i a’s Cup in 2011 with the single-purpose

Trimaran, Oracle.)

Q: How did you find this dream job?

A: Bagger (old friend Bill Sandberg) suggested it. Profits and other aspects of the work at Atlantis Weather

Gear were, in a word, rocky. I wanted out.

Q: What project is more exciting, the 1/6 scale model of Reliance, the largest Americas Cup boat ever or the

rebuild of A a lis, the ata a a that ould ’t e eat?

A: Amarylis is not going to be rebuilt to sail, just refurbished to display. Like Reliance it has a story to tell. The

Reliance project has taken fifteen years. This model will say so much about the entire Herreshoff industry of

the time. The model will be unveiled during the Frostbite Bash fund raising gala in Bristol this coming

February.

Q: You strived for years to win the Etchells Worlds and wound up winning the Sonar Worlds. You were also a

helmsman on a TP 52 raci g at ea l k ots do i d. What’s our favorite boat or class?

A: One-design keel boats are my thing. I can own, tweak and race with my friends. I like crewing too and take

just as much pride winning championships as crew. I do enjoy the bigger boats for the rush but I like

frostbiting Lasers at home in Marblehead too.

Q: What does it mean for you to see Hanna and Peter sailing in college for BC?

A: It’s eall fu to see the e jo i g it as u h as I did. Bill o the NEI“A “po ts a ship a a d hile competing at Tufts in 1984.)

Below: Bill L ’ /Kath Duff Mel i ’85 to leeward team racing To Weld’ /L Fitzpat i k’

Tufts University Sailing Team - 2016 Alumni Regatta

Upper Mystic Lake, Medford, MA - May 21, 2016

Lark racing with old friends, lunch, and dinner at the Bacow Sailing Pavilion

Belo : Wo e ’s tea a i g for the Duplin Trophy in 2013 in front of the Medford Boat Club