Tufts Sailing Magazine
L to r: Victor Ansart, Paula Grasberger, Ben Weigel, Kathleen Kwasniak, Lizzie Keys, Charlie Proctor, David Liebenberg, and skipper Will Haege i a G a d “u p ise at the EDHEC “aili g Cup i Les “a les D’Lo e, F a e
Fall 2014 Welcome to the second annual Tufts Sailing Magazine for alumni, parents, friends and students. I 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 announcing 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 course fill many spa es to add a thousand words. Whether you are a former college sailor, parent of a college sailor, supporter, or just a friend, enjoy.
Ken Legler, Tufts Sailing Coach
Contents 2 Coa h’s Welcome Letter 3 Fall Season Wrap-up 4 Roster 5 Senior Profiles 6 Past and present boats of college sailing 7 New Larks for 2016 to 2025 8 Student Perspectives 9 Spring Schedule 10 EDHEC Sailing Cup in France 10 Alumni Interview with Heather Gregg-Ea l’ 11 2015 Alumni Regatta announcement
Co e Photo: Tufts sailo s ea i g do o the fi ish li e at the EDHEC Cup i Les “a les D’Lo e, F a e. Below: Tufts J-80 in France with skipper Tori Porter’ . Ba k o e page: Da id Lie e e g’
Fall 2014 Wrap-up
Our fall of 2014 season, about to come to a close, was better than expected. We thought graduating two All-American and two thirds of our top two team racing squads would be a huge set- a k. It as ’t. It seems the expertise from the class of 2014 rubbed off on their understudies. Following top finishes at regattas close to home, namely the Professor Hood Trophy @ Tufts and the Hatch Brown Trophy @ MIT, our coed team earned the rank of 5th, right where we started a year ago. This year however, we followed up with a 2nd at the Danmark, a 3rd at the Schell, and many other top finishes to maintain our 5th place national rank right through the Fall season. Ou o e ’s tea as ha ded a e i o plete s hedule. Due to ou a k ased o the Fall of e e e ot gi e i ites to th ee of the ajo o e ’s egattas. With a o i atio of a little good luck a d t e e dous pe se e a e, ou o e ’s tea is a k. Despite ei g th alternate, we somehow got into the Mrs. Hurst Bowl at Dartmouth. What a regatta. With 36 brand new boats and 36 races completed with mere seconds remaining on the two-day clock, Tufts finished just ahead of middle to get back into the national rankings at 13th. Late in the season the Victorian Coffee Urn regatta, traditionally held at Harvard, was moved to Da t outh. O l se e e ths a e a a ded the e to the o e ’s Atla ti Coast champs at MIT and we got the last one ahead of so e top te tea s i the ou t . O to the AC’s! Mea hile ou oed tea also goes to AC’s at Coast Gua d he e e ould e o e of the fa o ites ut for the wrong reason. Back on Columbus Day weekend we fought it out for the New England Match Racing title. It came down to the last race in the best of five semi-finals where we lost to #1 Yale to just miss a trip back to match racing nationals. Due to a scheduling snafu, those nationals coincide with AC dinghies meaning Yale, BC, a d Geo geto ill all ha e thei top pla e s issi g the AC’s thus aki g Tufts a possi le fa o ite. Our stars are mostly seniors again including Alec Ruiz-Ramon/Sam Madden (who are tearing it up), Dan Nickerson/Jamie Maffeo, and Duncan Swain/Erin Bondy but our sophomores are really good too and there are many of them. We entered two big boat regattas again, highlighted by the Storm Trysail Club Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta at La h o t YC i Wa