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Columbia University Sailing Team


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Welcome New Sailors!

We invite all those new to the Columbia community to join the Columbia University Sailing Club. Learn to sail, compete against other schools, and get out of the city and onto the water! Our first meeting of the semester will be Monday, Sept. 1st outside Hamilton Hall at 9:00pm, and our first practice will be Tuesday, Sept. 2nd at 2:30pm at 116th & Broadway gates. We hope to see you there!

Alumni Regatta 2008

CUST is looking forward to the 2008 Alumni Regatta. The quest for the Hapgood Cup is always a blast! Check out the alumni page for more info.

Season Finale!

CUST's successful and fun 2008 spring season finished up with our annual end-of season dinner. The team recognized its most valuable sailors with four awards.
The Most Valuable Skipper Award was given to Christopher Fleming. Chris sailed in A division in three of the team's most competitive regattas. He has a long and successful history with CUST and will be greatly missed on his graduation this spring!
The Most Valuable Crew Award was awarded to Kayleigh Campbell . Kayleigh Campbell joined the team as a sophomore, but soon her talent made her CUST's A-division crew - a vital competitive member. Good luck after graduation, Kayleigh! We love you!
The Most Improved Award was given to freshman Brendan Hannon . Brendan came to CUST's first practices and soon was schooling the whole team in practices. He lead the team in the Central 2 regatta and helped CUST win the NY Dinghy Open for the first time since 1959. CUST is so excited to have Brendan for another three years!
Lastly, the Captain's Award was given to a very deserving Katie Simon . Katie has given four years of hard work to the team, leading the team both on and off the water. Her dedication is so apparent.

Spring Season Coming to a Close

After a short season of competitive and successful racing, CUST is ready for summer. We had five weeks of racing, participated in eight regattas, had a successful and productive training trip, and had one of the most fun seasons any of us can remember. See results from all of our regattas here .
We are sad to see our seniors, Kayleigh Campbell, Christopher Fleming, Weston Friedman, Devin Hurson, Caroline McNamara, and Katie Simon graduate! They will be greatly missed (but soon added to our alumni fundraising network).

Photographs from America Trophy

Once again, CUST's dashing good lucks were captured by professional photographers. The weekend of April 13 - 14, while competing in the America Trophy Championship Regatta, the team of Christopher Fleming, Kayleigh Campbell, Weston Friedman Katie Simon (all CC '08), Casey O'Malley, CC '10, and Kerry Morrison, CC '11, sailed at Hobart William Smith for the final co-ed regatta of our spring season. Visit the photography gallery to see all the photos from the weekend.

Photographs from Central 2

The weekend of April 5 - 6, our photogenic team of Devin Hurson, SEAS '08, Gwen Effgen, BC '10, Brendan Hannon, CC '11, and Caroline McNamara, CC '08, were lucky enough to be competing in the Central #2 Regatta while a professional photographers was on the water. Visit the site here to see some great photos of Columbia sailing in action.

Off to California!

Today, CUST is heading out to Long Beach, CA for its annual Spring Break Training Trip! The team is very ready to sail without drysuits, cold rain, and snow. After this week of warm-weather training, the CUST will be very ready for a season of cold-weather competing. The team is sailing out of University of Southern California's sailing center (visit their site) for the week, and using their fleet of FJs.
Keep checking the website: there will be some good pictures!

CUST's Spring Season Underway

CUST has hit the water earlier than ever. Dressed in drysuits (that water is cold!), the team has already been on the water twice, preparing for their annual spring break trip. These two practices have allowed sailors to get the rusty from a long winter of not sailing off, as well as given the motorboat a chance to get up and running. After returning from Long Beach, CA, the team will have a frenzied, five-week season! Read the team's blog to stay savvy to the team's training.
On our spring break training trip, we will be working with coach Molly Carapiet a 2006 graduate of Yale University. She is currently training for the 2012 Olympics in London in the women's 470 class. Read about her Olympic campaign here. The team is very lucky to work with her, and ready for a tough week of training. Directly following the week-long training trip, five sailors will travel to Yale University to compete in the Owen Trophy. Molly will also coach this team, as her experience with the venue will be invaluable.

New Coach for CUST

CUST has found a new coach! This spring season, the team will be coached by Paul-Jon Patin. PJ has an extensive coaching and racing background, and has worked with many local teams. He has coached our neighbors and friendly rivals, the Fordham Rams. To read more, visit his coaching company's website, Starboard Passage. Under his coaching, CUST will have an exciting and competitive season, beginning with the Owen Trophy, March 21-22, and ending with the weekend of April 21-22, when the team will compete at the MAISA Women's Championship and the MAISA Spring Dinghy. Keep up with this short season's results here.