Tufts Sailing Magazine
Fall 2016 Welcome to the fourth 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. Inside you will find senior profiles (you might want to hire one of them), alumni interview, our upcoming schedule, and team roster. We are also updating the fund drive for naming the remaining few of our 24 new Larks, built right nearby in Peabody, Massachusetts, USA! In addition, 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 course fill a spa es to add a thousa d o ds. Whethe ou a e a fo e ollege sailo , pa e t of a ollege sailor, supporter, or just a friend, we hope enjoy our team magazine.
Ken Legler, Tufts Sailing Coach
Contents 2 Coa h’s Wel o e Lette 3 Fall Season Wrap-up 4 Student Perspectives 6 New Boathouse, Boats and Assistant Coach 7 Senior Profiles 8 Roster 9 Spring Schedule 10 Alumni Interview with Joe Be kele ’ 11 2017 Alumni Regatta announcement
Cover: Tufts Sailing Team, October 2016 Below: G iffi Rola de ’ a d E il “ha le -Ro e ts’ lead a ou d the fi st a k at Mai e Ma iti e
Fall 2016 Wrap-up
What a difference a year makes. Sorely missed are the class of 2016 sailors, but it was the class of 2017 skippers who, after getting pummeled in inter-conference and championships last year, figured out how to compete at the highest levels this year. With Griffin Rolander/Emily Shanley-Roberts and Scott Barbano/Ian Morgan starting dinghies and Alp Rodopman starting Lasers, the Jumbos improved our NEISA performance ranking from 11th last year to 2nd this year. Best results this fall included 2nd Nevins Trophy @ Kings Point, 3rd Trux @ Navy, 1st NE Singles, 4th Moody @ URI, 1st Hood Trophy @ Tufts and in our finals, 2nd in the Atlantic Coast championship @ MIT. Okay, we had more good luck than bad, such as the AC qualifier. We left the Schell Trophy in 9th, o e pla e out of ualif i g fo the AC’s. Ten miles up I-95, we refreshed the scores to find another team got DSQ’d f o a a e, which moved us into the 8th and final qualifying spot by one point. No such luck fo the o e ’s tea ho afte a up and down season missed out on their Atlantic Coast Championship. Like their coed team counterparts, Seniors MaryClaire Kiernan and Julia Fuller had some excellent results throughout the season. Our enormous sophomore class gained valuable experience in all kinds of regattas, mostly at the competitive B level. Sammy Shea skippered our match racing entry to 5th at New Englands and with three other sophomores won the Jesuit Cup @ Fordham. The challenge going forward will be to schedule enough competitive team racing regattas to feed two sophomore B teams as well as our improving junior team. Even ou pi k tea of t o o e ’s oats o i ed ith se io s “a d Beatt /Ca oline Ambros are vastly improving in team racing and want more. Florian Eenkema Van Dijk/Sarah Bunney with help from junior crew Lucy Robison teamed up with Beatty/Ambros to dominate the Smith Trophy @ MIT by over 80 points. With so few experienced freshmen accepted to Tufts this past year, our freshmen team is comprised of just two women skippers and a number of both experienced and inexperienced crews. Not to worry about our future. Two big factors will improve our recruiting; one is a promise from Admissions to try to help our team as they do other teams at Tufts and the other is Rachael. We finally have a full-time assistant, Rachael Silverstein, an excellent educator and former college sailing expert from St. Petersburg, FL. Rachael got off to a late start due to a pretty serious injury, but while recuperating she began contacting recruits. So far, so good, as we have eighteen good sailors applying for early decision. Having the largest team with the largest schedule in the world gives us a number of advantages which we hope to keep. There was one devastating moment that just preceded our fall season. The legendary Joe Duplin, former Tufts Sailing master from 1967-1980, passed away in August. The former Star class World Champion was one of the most inspirational coaches in any sport. The best tribute was published in the Boston Globe as an obituary with quotes from former Tufts sailors and friends from his home club, Cottage Park Yacht Club. A quick Google search for Joe Duplin will turn up his obit and other tributes. It is fitting that boat #1, named by “a Alt eute a d fa il , is alled Ba e, Joe’s fa o ite pet a e fo his sailo s.
Below: The sophomore class of 2019, our biggest class in many years
Roster 2016-2017
Seniors Juniors Caroline Ambros, Studio City, CA Michelle Chisdak, Vestal, NY Scott Barbano, Cranbury, NJ Lara Dienemann, Portsmouth, NH Sandy Beatty, Toronto, Ontario Julien Guiot, Bethesda, MD Natalie Danziger, Portland, OR Aaron Klein, Duxbury, MA Liz Fletcher-captain, Laguna Beach, CA Tyler Paige, New York, NY Julia Fuller, Darien, CT Molly Pleskus, San Diego, CA Sam Gates, Mill Valley, CA Lucy Robison, Wallingford, CT MaryClaire Kiernan, Hinsdale, IL Alp Rodopman, Istanbul, Turkey Bobby McLaughlin, Westwood, MA Emily Shanley-Roberts, Waukegan, IL Griffin Rolander, Terrace Park, OH Alex Tong, Seattle, WA Sophomores Jack Bitney, Deephaven, MN Freshmen Sarah Bunney, Mill Valley, CA Chloe Amouyal, Newton, MA Jack Duncan, Mill Valley, CA Alexandra Arsenault, East Lyme, CT Florian Eenkema Van Dijk, Darien, CT Emily Calandrella, Norwich, VT Nick Giacobbe, Stuart, FL Emma Clutterbuck, Grosse Pointe, MI Taylor Hart, Darien, CT Kelsey Foster, S. Glastonbury, CT Cam Holley, Manchester, MA Elena Gonick, Olympia, WA Chris Keller, Riverside, CT Eve Harris, Lexington, MA Jackson McCoy, Bainbridge Island, WA Charlotte Lenz, Santa Cruz, CA Ian Morgan, Shadyside, MD Grace Materne, Carlisle, MA Kahler Newsham, Summit, NJ Nihal Pai, Singapore Marisa Permatteo, Southborough, MA Grant Tilson, Park City, UT Pere Puig, Key Biscayne, FL Anna Robling, Larchmont, NY Rachael Silverstein, Assistant Coach Logan Russell, Marion, MA Ken Legler, Head Coach Andrew Savage, Norwalk, CT Marie-Louise Schnetz, Berg, Germany Sammy Shea, San Francisco, CA Jessica Thorson, Portola Valley, CA Ashley Smith, Scotch Plains, NJ Sabina Van Mell, Chicago, IL Maggie Veltri, East Dundee, IL
Belo : Alp Rodop a ’ a d Julia Fulle ’ to Bo M Laughli ’ a ou d the lake
Student Perspectives
From Kelsey Foster, freshman from South Glastonbury, CT: I chose to come to Tufts mainly because I was interested in the academic programs at the university. Prior to college, I had skippered in summer camp and on a high school team, so when I started at Tufts it was an added bonus to find that I would be able to crew on the sailing team. After my fall season, I had sailed with and learned from nine different skippers, participated in regattas throughout New England, and gained insight into the importance of a crew. The Tufts sailing team is a fantastic community of welcoming and motivated people, and being on the team has been a highlight of my freshmen year. I am looking forward to improving my sailing skills and continuing to have challenging yet rewarding experiences during the rest seasons with Tufts Sailing.
Below left to right: Jessica Thorson, Elena Gonick, Kelsey Foster, Sammy Shea, Pere Puig, Charlotte Lenz, Emily Calandrella and Marisa Permatteo.
From Cam Holley, sophomore from Manchester, MA The thi g I lo e a out Tufts “aili g is that it’s so u h o e tha just a spo ts tea . Not o l has it gi e e so e of the est f ie ds I’ll ha e in my life, but the sense of camaraderie within the team extends far beyond being on the water togethe . Whe I’ ith the tea , I do ’t ha e to o a out a thi g that’s goi g o i life esides ha i g fu a d enjoying myself. My experiences with the team are invaluable. Belo : Ca Holle ’ a d Aa o Klei ’
From Lara Dienemann, junior from Dover, NH “aili g? That’s a spo t? These were my thoughts two years ago, as I stepped into a zippy, colorful boat for the first time. The Tufts Sailing team told me they would adopt me into their family even with a starting level experience. Fortunately enough, I got hooked. Joining the team this way has proven to be extremely valuable. As someone who has always played the same five sports, I was ready to conquer something new. Whether I am pushing myself to sail high competition regattas or opting to take that difficult class, I have 24 boats full of my favorite people who continue to cheer me on to improve since day one. For that, I will always feel indebted. Belo : Ale To g’ a d La a Die e a ’ i a Bo doi FJ
From Scott Barbano, senior from Cranbury, NJ As someone whose life had been so revolved around sailing, I was remarkably uninterested in college sailing coming into school. I had not met the team or gone to a practice as a pre-frosh and as a mechanical engineer I did not think I was going to have enough time to sail. Little did I know, Tufts Sailing was going to be the biggest part of my college experience. Countless hours in a van, in a Lark on the Mystic, and in Dewick for team dinner have all contributed to making these the best four years of my life. Every Jumbo that I've crossed paths with along the way makes me look forward to future alumni regattas and to being a future Jumbo of Lore. Belo : “ ott Ba a o’ a d Ia Mo ga ’
New Boathouse, New Larks, New Coach
In the last three years, the Tufts Sailing Team has added a new three-story boathouse, purchased 24 brand new Larks, and added a full-time assistant coach. Where do we go from here? First let’s celebrate what we have. The Lawrence and Adele Bacow Sailing Pavilion opened in October of 2013 a d it’s e e thi g e hoped for. Built in the same footprint as the old concrete bunker, the basement is a streamlined version of the entire former boathouse. The main floor houses the Duplin Carpentry Shop and the McLaughlin locker room with ample bathrooms with showers. The top floor is simply gorgeous and includes the Crystal Lake conference room and library, the Porter family kitchenette and office, a large classroom/function room, and the Gantcher observation deck. The deck is seven feet by 65 feet and overlooks the entire lake. When the wind blows from the Northwest the deck looks nearly straight down the starting line. The 24 new Larks from Whitecap Composites of Peabody, MA, are by far the best we have ever had. With masts from Selden and sails from Doyle, the boats are slick looking, fast with a great feel for skipper and crew, and ready for years of high level service to the busiest college sailing team in the world. The third piece of the puzzle is adding a full-time assistant coach. Like the boathouse and boats, this too was overdue. The admin work for any coach has slowly but steadily increased year after year. More importantly, sailors travelling to regattas learn far more by having a coach present. The o e ’s tea ill benefit the most. In the past, weekends were split et ee oed ajo egattas, o e ’s egattas a d B a d C le el e e ts. That ea t fo t o thi ds of all o e ’s egattas, with routinely 14-18 teams, Tufts was often the only women’s tea ith o oa h. With eight egattas pe eeke d, the e ill still e t a elli g tea s with no coach, ut e’ll ask e e t g ads to olu tee fo lo al egattas a d ask ou est olu tee , Reid Va Gorder, to run our B and C level home regattas. Speaking of home regattas, Tufts is undertaking the hosting of the NEISA Team Racing Championship on April 8-9, 2017. More complex than hosting 1986 team racing nationals, the NEISA champs requires up to eighteen umpires and as many as ten umpire boats, not to mention three race committee boats. All 24 boats will need to work perfectly throughout the event as well. Hosting a regatta of this magnitude necessitates all of the above: boathouse, new boats, more coaching, and all of our volunteers as umpires. Who knows, we might even qualify for perhaps the hardest dinghy regatta in the country, national team racing champs. Although frankly, any New England championship is about as competitive as nationals. Please consider a donation to Tufts Sailing. Checks a e ade to T ustees of Tufts College a d se t to Tufts Athleti Dept. Medfo d, MA . If it’s easie to do ate o -line, go to: http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/Fan_The_Fire/donate then follow the links and select sailing in the drop- down menu for teams. 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: All 24 new Turbo Larks lined up and ready to race
Senior Profiles
Caroline Ambros, Dinghy crew from Studio City, CA majoring in International Relations. Favorite Regatta: Rose Bowl Favorite Quote: "We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third." - Leslie Knope Plans: aiming towards working in marketing in Boston or New York.
Scott Barbano, Tri-captain dinghy skipper from Cranbury, NJ majoring in mech engineering Fav Regatta: Truxtun Umsted Favorite Quote: "Rule 76: No Excuses, Play Like a Champion" Plan: Product Design or Naval-based Engineering
Sandy Beatty, Dinghy and Laser skipper from Lunenberg, Nova Scotia majoring in Economics. Favorite regatta: Central “e ies , fa o ite uote: Do ’t e the guy with the long quote. Plan: Campaign to sail for Canada.
Natalie Danziger, Dinghy crew from Portland, OR, majoring in biochemistry. Favorite regatta: Harry Anderson 2016 Favorite quote: In the end, everything's going to be okay. And if it's not okay, it's not the end. Post grad plans: Grad school to get my PhD in biochemistry/molecular biology
Liz Fletcher, Dinghy and keelboat crew from Laguna Beach, CA majoring in Engineering with a Minor in Engineering Management. Fav Regatta: Oberg; Favorite Quote: "Leave this world a little better than you found it." -Robert Baden- Powell Near Future Plan: 1-year Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Tufts, then renewable energy industry.
Julia Fuller, Dinghy crew and tri-captain from Darien, CT majoring in Psychology and Community Health. Fa o ite Quote: It’ll uff. Favorite Regatta: Mrs. Hurst Bowl. Near Future Plan: working on that.
Sam Gates, Dinghy crew from Mill Valley, CA, majoring in Engineering Psychology. Favorite Quote: "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days, before you've actually left them." -Andy Bernard Favorite Regatta: Nickerson Near Future Plan: Working full time in Santa Monica as a UX Designer for Hulu after graduation
MaryClaire Kiernan, Wo e ’s tea skippe f o Hinsdale, IL majoring in Child Study and Human Development Favorite Regatta: Lake Champlain Open (Fall 2015- we stayed at a hotel with a waterslide) Favorite Quote: "Just keep swimming"- Dory. Near Future Plan: Dental School
Bobby McLaughlin, Dinghy skipper from Westwood, MA majoring in Mechanical Engineering Favorite Quote: 5% for life. Favorite Regatta: Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Near Future Plan: Working as the head of product development at Aron Lighting, an LED light company in Woburn, MA.
Griffin Rolander, Dinghy skipper from Terrace Park, Ohio majoring in Quantitative Economics and Mathematics; Minor: Finance. Fav Regatta: Hood Trophy. Fav Quote: "As soon as you ease the jib, you lose the deck sweeper effect" – Ken Near Future Plan: Work for a hedge fund
Alex Tong, Tri-captain dinghy skipper from Seattle, WA majoring in Computer Science. Favorite Regatta: Midweek Fly Fa o ite Quote: You a ’t sa e ti e. You a o l spe d it, ut ou a spe d it isel o foolishl . — Benjamin Hoff Near Future Plan: Software Developer
Spring 2017 March 4-5 Thames River Team Race @ Connecticut 10:30 March 4-5 Sharpe Trophy Team Race @ Brown in 420s 10:30 March 4-5 Wo e ’s Regatta @ URI i FJs 10:30 March 11-12 Wo e ’s “p i g @ Na i s & FJs alte ate 9:00 March 11-12 Wood Trophy team race @ Harvard in FJs 10:30 March 11-12 Rudkin Team Race @ Roger Williams in FJs 9:30 March 11-12 Icebreaker Invite @ Connecticut College in FJs 10:30 March 11-12 Team Racing Invite @ MIT in FJs 10:30 March 18-19 “t. Ma ’s Wo e ’s i FJs & 20s (alternate) 9:00 March 18-19 Graham Hall Team Race @ Navy in 420s & FJs 9:00 March 18-19 Geiger Trophy Team Race @ MIT in FJs 10:30 March 18-19 Vietor Trophy @ Sacred Heart in FJs 10:30 March 25-26 Wo e ’s Dupli T oph @ Tufts i La ks 10:30 March 25-26 Friis Trophy team race @ Coast Guard 10:30 March 25-26 NEISA/MAISA team race @ BC in FJs 10:30 March 25 BU Bridge Invitational, Central Series Two @ BU/NU in FJs 10:30 March 26 BU Team Race in FJs 10:30 April 1-2 Dellenbaugh Trophy @ Brown in 420s 9:30 April 1-2 Marchiando Team Race @ MIT in FJs and Fireflies 10:30 April 1-2 Camel Team Race @ Connecticut in FJs 10:30 April 1-2 J-70 Invite @ Coast Guard 9:30 April 1-2 BU Trophy @ BU in FJs 10:30 April 1-2 Central Series @ Harvard in FJs 10:30 April 1 Herring Pond Team Race @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30 April 8-9 Wo e ’s E il Wi k T oph @ Co e ti ut i FJs 10:30 April 8-9 NE Team Racing, Fowle Trophy @ Tufts in Larks 9:30 April 8-9 Mystic Lake Team Race Invitational @ ?? 10:30 April 8-9 Admiral Alymers Trophy @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30 April 9 Tyrell Trophy @ U Connecticut in 420s 9:30 April 13 Midweek (Tuesday) Firefly Invitational #1 @ MIT 4:00 April 15-16 Wome ’s P eside t’s T oph I te se tio al @ BU i FJs 10:30 April 15-16 Thompson Trophy @ Coast Guard in 420s & FJs 10:30 April 15-16 Oberg Trophy (Gr. Boston) @ BU by NU in FJs 10:30 April 15-16 Southern Series Three @ U. Rhode Island in FJs 9:30 April 15-16 Savin Hill Invitational, Central Series Four @ BC in 420s 10:30 April 20 Weekday Invite @ MIT in Fireflies 4:00 April 22-23 Ad i al’s Cup @ Ki gs Poi t i s, FJs & Lase s 9:00 April 22-23 Boston Dinghy Club Cup @ MIT/Harvard in 3 div of FJs & Fireflys 10:30 April 22-23 Wo e ’s NE Cha ps, Reed T oph @ B o i s & FJs 10:30 April 22-23 George Morris Trophy @ Boston Univ. in FJs 10:30 April 22-23 J-70 Invite @ Coast Guard 10:30 April 22 NE Frosh Single Div Champs, Priddy Trophy @ Sacred Heart in FJs 10:30 April 23 O’Toole T oph @ Mass Ma iti e i s 9:30 April 29-30 NE Dinghy Champs, CG Alumni Bowl @ Boston College in 420s & FJs 10:30 April 29-30 Southern Series @ U Rhode Island in FJs 9:30 April 30 Mendums Pond Invite @ Tufts in Larks 10:30 May 15-19 Senior Week Training @ Cottage Park YC in BU FJs 10:00 May 20 Tufts Alumni Regatta @ Bacow Sailing Pavilion 10:00 May 22-24 Nationals Training @ Yale in 420s & FJs 10:00 May 23-26 NA Wo e ’s Cha ps @ Cha lesto i s & FJs 9:00 May 27-June 2 NA Team Racing & Dinghy Champs @ Charleston in 420s & FJs 9:00 Alumni Interview Joe Berkeley’ After years in the corporate world of advertising, Joe Berkeley now works in advertising independently, and added photography to his repertoire as well. His current Labor of Love is administrating the Facebook group, Humans of Nantasket Beach.
Q: Why Tufts? A: Tufts was the perfect match. The team was amazing and it was a really good education. I did need to take one course at BU for writing advertising which Tufts did not offer.
Q: How fun was college sailing at Tufts? A: It was the lens by which I focused my education with concentrated sailing during the seasons and heavy academic time in the off-season. In a word, it was amazing. The next closest is Newport Frostbiting in Lasers, tha ks i pa t to people like “te e Ki kpat i k Tufts’ .
Q: You were biking pretty seriously, are you sailing again? A: I took a decade detour from sailing for iki g ut it as kille . I as ’t e e goi g to e fast e ough fo professional racing so I rode to raise money for cancer, about 75k when done. Both the Mount Washington climb and the Tour de France took heavy tolls on my body. (Note: Joe rode the entire Tour de France course one day ahead of the professional race as a fund raiser.)
Q: Tell me about your career. A: The corporate world told me it was time to work independently. As mad as that made me, it was a blessing in disguise. Now I have great freedom of creativity and the ability to work on my schedule. Please check out JoeBerkeley.com
Q: I sa ou ad ith To B ad ; hat’s he like to o k ith? A: Tom Brady was most pleasant while most celebrities are nightmares. They just want to get paid without being cooperative.
Q: How did Humans of Nantasket Beach get started? A: I went to town meetings and suggested a town survey. No was the answer, a d I k e I ould ’t e a politician so I decided to start this Facebook group. For 20 years I did nothing but write, but now I shoot and the subjects talk.
Q: Your favorite subjects? A: People, of course. Many subjects with strong souls shine through in front of the lens. I also like the nature shots but only shoot during the golden hours (right after sunrise and around sunset). Surfers make great subjects but the carousel restoration worker was the best.
Notes: See Facebook.com/groups/HumansofNantasketBeach Fo g eat e a ples of Joe’s p ofessio al o k see: JoeBerkeley.com Joe was captain of the Tufts Sailing Team, class of 1987, and later twice won the 110 class nationals.
Below: Joe Be kele ’ tea aptai saili g ith Patt Lee’ o M sti Lake i the Fall of
Tufts University Sailing Team - 2017 Alumni Regatta Upper Mystic Lake, Medford, MA - May 20, 2017 Lark racing with old friends, lunch, and dinner at the Bacow Sailing Pavilion
Joseph R. Duplin 1934-2016, Tufts Sailing Master 1967-1980
Tufts Sailing Office Tufts Athletic Department Medford, MA 02155