This past weekend marks a great milestone for Penn Sailing with our participation in our first ever Women's Regatta.
Senior Christine Roche, Junior Katie Buzby, and Freshmen Amanda Johnson and Amanda Vecchione all competed at the regatta held at Princeton's yacht club in Perth Amboy, NJ.
Conditions were very light the first day, but the team did extraordinarily well, with Amanda and Katie finishing first in their division, and Amanda V and Christine finishing 3rd in one of their races. The second day proved more difficult for the team, with shifty conditions and a very short race course. Overall, the team ended up 5th- a great accomplishment for our first ever women's team!
-Katie Buzby
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Philly Fleet Race
This weekend, Septemeber 29th and 30th, we are hosting the Philly Fleet Race at the Corinthian Yacht Club. Eight teams from up and down the East Coast will be attending.
If any alumni are in the area, you are more than welcome to attend.
Team who are traveling here, if you have questions, feel free to contact me at aofsevit@sas.upenn.edu.
See you this weekend.
Alec
If any alumni are in the area, you are more than welcome to attend.
Team who are traveling here, if you have questions, feel free to contact me at aofsevit@sas.upenn.edu.
See you this weekend.
Alec
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Pat Curran Qualifies for U.S. Laser Olympic Trials
This past weekend Pat Curran ('08) raced lasers in Westport, CT earning a coveted spot to race at the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials. Pat respectfully declined the offer, deciding to focus on his academics and college sailing. Pat used the opportunity race against other Olympic Trials competitors to practice for the MAISA Singlehanded Championship that he will sail at the Naval Academy September 29-30.
Central #1 at OCC Report
This weekend our team traveled to the Toms River Yacht Club to race in the Central #1 regatta hosted by Ocean County College.
On Saturday, a cold front brought high winds with gusts reaching 25 knots. Sailing in A Division, Amanda Johnson (’11) and Bri Morgan (’08), whose combined height was just over 10 feet and combined weight toped the scale at 220 lbs, made an outstanding achievement working through the day’s challenging conditions.
Sunday, had lighter winds starting from the North and clocking right through out the day, resulting in a shifty shore breeze. This made for exceptionally tricky conditions. In B Division, Garth Fasano (’08) and Kelley Millane (’09) finished the day with six straight bullets. Amanda Vecchione (’11) crewed in A division while Bri ran the half marathon in Philadelphia setting a personal best.
The team finished 3rd overall, 9th in A division, and 1st in B division, thus qualifying us for the War Memorial Regatta later this season. Also supporting the team at this regatta were alumni Skip Swikart, Drew Seibert (’56), and a member of the class of 1957. Thank you for all your support!
On Saturday, a cold front brought high winds with gusts reaching 25 knots. Sailing in A Division, Amanda Johnson (’11) and Bri Morgan (’08), whose combined height was just over 10 feet and combined weight toped the scale at 220 lbs, made an outstanding achievement working through the day’s challenging conditions.
Sunday, had lighter winds starting from the North and clocking right through out the day, resulting in a shifty shore breeze. This made for exceptionally tricky conditions. In B Division, Garth Fasano (’08) and Kelley Millane (’09) finished the day with six straight bullets. Amanda Vecchione (’11) crewed in A division while Bri ran the half marathon in Philadelphia setting a personal best.
The team finished 3rd overall, 9th in A division, and 1st in B division, thus qualifying us for the War Memorial Regatta later this season. Also supporting the team at this regatta were alumni Skip Swikart, Drew Seibert (’56), and a member of the class of 1957. Thank you for all your support!
Monday, September 3, 2007
Events
We are very excited to get this season underway. Below is this week's schedule.
Be sure to stop by our table at the Student Activities Fair on Tuesday, September 4th between 12pm and 4pm.
Also, our first meeting will be on Thursday, September 6th.
Our first practice will be on Friday, September 7th at 3pm.
You can email me at aofsevit@sas.upenn.edu for more information about any of these events or for information about the team.
Be sure to stop by our table at the Student Activities Fair on Tuesday, September 4th between 12pm and 4pm.
Also, our first meeting will be on Thursday, September 6th.
Our first practice will be on Friday, September 7th at 3pm.
You can email me at aofsevit@sas.upenn.edu for more information about any of these events or for information about the team.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Preseason Ranked 18th!
I am proud to report that we are currently ranked 18th nationally going into the Fall season! Below is an excerpt from the full article in Sailing World.
"U/Pennsylvania will once again have a very strong coed team. Led by Pat Curran and Garth Fasano the Penn team will almost certainly be in the top 20 all year and has a chance to break into the top 5. Penn narrowly missed a chance to compete at Nationals last spring but with the new format they should be a lock to make it to the Nationals this season."
Also check out the complete rankings
"U/Pennsylvania will once again have a very strong coed team. Led by Pat Curran and Garth Fasano the Penn team will almost certainly be in the top 20 all year and has a chance to break into the top 5. Penn narrowly missed a chance to compete at Nationals last spring but with the new format they should be a lock to make it to the Nationals this season."
Also check out the complete rankings
Sunday, July 1, 2007
Visiting Penn
If you are a prospective student, I want to encourage you to come visit us in the Fall. We will take you around campus, bring you to a class and you can sail with us during practice. Be sure to fill out the recruiting form on the website and we will get in touch with you. See you in the Fall!
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