Fall 2008 - College of Charleston Sailing

Issue #2 • September 2008
The Cougar Current
Official Newsletter of the College
of Charleston / Hissar Sailing Program
Cougars Place Third at 2008 ICSA Team Race National
Championship, Women Finish Fifth
The 2008 college sailing season
wrapped up in early June in Newport,
RI with the three ICSA National
Championships hosted by Brown
University, Salve Regina, and the New
York Yacht Club. Over the course of ten
days, all three national championship
titles were contested on the waters of
Narragansett Bay off of Ft. Adams.
Charleston was one of only 8 teams
that qualified for all three national
championships.
the women’s squad rallied on the final Championship. This event proved to
day and finished 5th in A division and be the most competitive ICSA National
5th in B division, each with 125 points, Championship ever held due to the
new semi-final format. (In late April,
for an overall finish of 5th.
Next up was the Team Racing 36 teams from around the country Nationals, which saw many different selected using the traditional district
wind conditions. All nine players representation system - competed in
of the team race squad – Chris
Lash, ‘08, Dani Neri, ‘08, Megan
Riddle, ‘08, Britney Haas, ‘09,
Nick Martin, ‘10, Bryan Rigby,
‘10, Katie Weaver, ‘10, Steve
Barbano, ‘11, and Logan
Hearn, ‘11 - saw action with
the final day of racing in 20
plus knots. The Cougars’ Chris and Britney (Boat #1) help their teammates
extend in a critical team race against St. Mary’s
team was relatively
young, had not sailed together as two semi-final regattas with the top nine
a team prior to this spring, and from each semi-final moving on to the
was up against a very talented National Championship. The Cougars
field. But they worked hard all finished 4th in the Western Semiseason under the leadership of Final.) The Cougars fought hard over
Coach Nick Ewenson and made the three day National Championship
The Team Race squad with their 3rd place trophies tremendous progress. They and finished 7th in some very trying
sailed a great regatta in Newport conditions. Congrats to the whole team
First up was the Women’s to finish third behind Boston College on a great year!
National Championship. The Cougars and
Georgetown.
were represented by Allie Blecher, This was the fist In This Issue...
‘10, Christina Murray, ‘10, and Hanna top-three finish for Coaches Corner................................2
Watt, ‘11 in A-division and Shannon the Cougars at the Thank Yous..........................................3
Heausler, ‘10 and Dani Neri, ‘08 in Team Race National
B-division, with Kathryn Metscher, Championship since Spring 2008 Regatta Reports.............4
Fundraising Update............................8
‘10 on deck to step in if needed. The 1999.
regatta was a farily windy event, which
After a hard Spring 2008 Schedule.........................9
certainly put a precedent on being in top fought Team Race
Spring 2008 Roster.............................10
physical shape and having great boat event, it was time for
speed. After a tough start to the regatta, the Co-ed National Alumni Corner...................................11
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“Fear the Claw”
The Coaches’
Corner
2007-08 was another great year for the
Cougars. The co-ed team was in a rebuilding
phase after graduating its top two skippers
in 2007. But the team rose to the challenge,
led by seniors Chris Lash and Megan Riddle.
With the return of Britney Haas from a
semester abroad and the addition of Bryan
Rigby, a transfer from Navy, in the spring,
the team race squad worked hard to develop
and improve as a team. Their perseverance
paid off with an impressive 2nd place finish
at the Southern New England Team Race
Intersectional and a 3rd place finish at the
ICSA Team Race Nationals. On the fleet
racing side, the co-ed team also showed
Congratulations to our 2008 All-Americans!!
Allie Blecher, ‘10
Women’s All-American
Shannon Heausler, ‘10 Women’s Honorable Mention
Chris Lash, ‘08
Co-ed All-American
Nick Martin, ‘10
Co-ed Honorable Mention
Dani Neri, ‘08
All-American Crew
Megan Riddle, ‘08
All-American Crew
tremendous talent, finishing 4th at
the ICSA National Championship
Western Semi-Final and 7th in the
deepest fleet ever seen at the ICSA
National Championship. We will
certainly miss the leadership of
Chris and Megan, but the experience
gained last year will help us in our
preparation for the 2008-’09 season.
On the women’s side, the
Cougars had an incredibly strong
spring semester with top 3 finishes
at the Charleston, St. Mary’s and
Dellenbaugh Women’s Intersectionals
and an impressive 3rd place finish at
the co-ed St. Francis Invitational in
San Francisco, CA (site of the 2009
ICSA National Championships).
The nationals proved to be the most
challenging event of the season, and
after a tough regatta, a last-day rally
pulled the women up to 5th. They’ll
certainly be looking to improve on that
this year. While the Cougars will surely
miss the leadership of team captain
and All-American crew Dani Neri,
The Cougar Current
The official newsletter of the
College of Charleston / Hissar Sailing Program
College of Charleston Sailing
30 George Street, Charleston, SC 29401
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J. Stewart Walker Sailing Complex
Charleston Harbor Marina, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
843-216-8450
Director of Sailing: Alice Manard ([email protected])
Head Coach: Ward Cromwell ([email protected])
Assistant Coach: Nick Ewenson ([email protected])
Dockmaster: Colin Bentley ([email protected])
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we will welcome the return of Andrea
Savage, ‘09, Shannon Heausler, ‘10,
and the third-year combo of Allie
Blecher, ‘10 and Christina Murray,
‘10. We are all looking forward to
what should prove to be another great
season for the Cougar women.
As we look forward to 2008-09,
we’ll be welcoming back many
sailors and bringing in some new
talent from many parts of the
country (see our Fall Schedule and
Roster on p. 9-10). The team will
immediately begin preparing for the
Fall singlehanded qualifiers. We hope
to qualify both men’s and women’s
sailors for the 2008 Singlehanded
National Championships, which will
be hosted by Cornell in late October.
We will also be working hard to get
in top physical shape and improve our
FJ sailing in preparation for what will
surely be a demanding 2009 Nationals
on San Francisco Bay.
Go Cougars!!
The Coaching Staff
Alice Manard
Ward Cromwell
Nick Ewenson
Colin Bentley
tHANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING
TO THE HISSAR ENDOWED FUND
Ms. Jane Bowen
Mr. Edgar T. Cato
Mr. James Holcombe
Mr. David Archer
Mrs. Judy Hearn
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Monti
Mrs. Dorothy Ballard
Mr. Frank Hefner
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Moore
Mr. John Barbano
Ms. Katie Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Murray
Mr. John Barnwell
Mrs. Gail Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Lowry Hughes
Dr. W. H. Barnwell
Mr. Peter Hyndman
Ms. Alana O’Reily
Mrs. Terrie Boley
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Jamison
Mrs. Loraine Perry
Mr. John Bonds
The Joanna Foundation
Mr. Michael Pinckney
Mr. Robert Bonner
Mr. Harold Jones
Mr. Thomas Pinckney
Mr. Walter Pringle
Mr. Jim Brady
Mrs. Lynne Kerrison
Mr. H. C. Burn
Mr. and Mrs. Jack King
Mr. Ford Reese
Mr. Mason Chrisman
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth King
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Savage
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Lieb
Mr. George Scarborough
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cockcroft Mrs. Gail Lintern
Mr. Brock Schmidt
Mr. David Dabney
Mr. Richard Lintern
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Simon
Mrs. Claudia deMayo
Mr. and Mrs. James Lipp
Mr. Park Smith
Mr. Bill Dickey
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Lovell
Mr. George Sumner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dickinson Mr. Ben MacMillan
Mrs. Catherine Swanson
Mr. Peter Dodds
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Maguire
Mr. and Mrs. Garret Van Duyne
Mr. Roger Elliott
Mr. and Mrs. John Manard
Mr. Zach Wagner
Mr. Tripp Fellabom
Mr. Joe Markee
Ms. Patience Walker
Mr. Joseph Grier
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Martin
Mr. Crayton Walters
Mr. M. Ross Griffith
Mr. Miles Martschink
Dr. and Mrs. David Watt
Mr. Clifton Gustafson
Mr. and Mrs. Chris McCleary
Mr. Michael Wilson
Ms. Kimberly Haas
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. McCormick Dr. Eugene Young
Thank you for housing and feeding us!
The Heauslers
SAISA Open
The Murrays
USF Women’s Intersectional
The Neris
The Watts
The Lashes
Truxton Umsted Intersectional
Navy Women’s Spring
Eckerd Intersectional
The Allsopps
Truxton Umsted Intersectional
Mendelblatt Team Race
The Herberts
Truxton Umsted Intersectional
SAISA Dinghy Championship
The McClearys
Jackson/Hall Team Race
St. Francis Intersectional
The Millers
MAISA/SAISA
ICSA Women’s Nationals
The Walcotts
Szambecki Team Race
Navy Women’s Spring
The Maguires
New England Team Race
ICSA Women’s Nationals
The Armstrongs
Dellenbaugh Women’s Intersect.
Ted Ferrarone Team Race
The Blechers
National Semi-Finals
ICSA National Championship
The Barbanos
ICSA National Championship
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Spring 2008 Regatta Reports
Bob Bavier Team Race
by Britney Haas
The Cougars sailed in the Bob
Bavier Team Race on February 23 and
24 in Charleston. Eight teams competed in the event.
On Saturday there were great team
racing conditions in the morning and
the breeze built from the west/southwest throughout the afternoon. However, the strong current on Saturday
made starting difficult for all boats on
the line. Chris Lash, ‘08, Britney Haas,
‘09, Nick Martin, ‘10, Megan Riddle, ‘08, Bryan Rigby, ‘10, and Katie
Weaver, ‘10 sailed most of the day with
Manton Paine, ‘09 and Erin Markee,
‘10 switching in.
On Sunday the breeze was from
the east/northeast with shifty challenging team racing conditions. Sunday
was a bit colder, but the other teams
welcomed the warm weather. Throughout the event we improved as a team
on starts and communication off the
line. Charleston sailed a good regatta
Steve Barbano, ‘11, and Erin Markee, ‘10, at
practice in Charleston this spring
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at home finishing third after winning a
protest against Georgetown.
Old South Intersectional
by Cristy Jamison
CofC was one of the many teams
“shaking it up Old South style” February 23-24. Coach Ward Cromwell and
five sailors headed down to the Old
South Regatta at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Gold Cup courses
were sailed on Lake Wauburg and the
shifty conditions proved challenging.
The wind was zero to eight knots both
days and was very shifty. It was difficult at first to read the wind; however,
all sailors managed to improve their
light wind boat handling race by race.
The weather was beautiful with a high
of 78 on both Saturday and Sunday.
Overall, Charleston took the lead
by thirteen points. Cole Allsopp, ‘11
and Cristy Jamison, ‘11 won A Division. Andrew Zuber, ‘11 and Liz Miller,
‘09 placed 3rd in B Division. And Luke
O’Neill, ‘10 was 2nd in C Division.
Some of the competition
at the Old South included
Eckerd, FSU, and Clemson.
Overall it was a fun regatta to
attend and it was good practice for lake sailing and light
wind conditions!
tional. Sailing A division for the Cougars were Shannon Heausler, ‘10 and
Dani Neri, ‘08. Sailing B division were
“Laser Luke” O’Neill, ‘10, at the Old
South Intersectional in Gainesville, FL
Allie Blecher, ‘10 and crews Christina
Murray, ‘10 and Hanna Watt, ‘11.
The weather was beautiful for
the first weekend in March. On Saturday, with air temperatures in the 70’s,
the breeze was west all day with the
course close to the Yorktown. The day
started with a strong, steady breeze between 10-15 knots, but died down toward the end of the day to a shifty 5-10
knots. Staying in the puffs and looking
for the next shift helped the Cougars
Charleston Women’s
win the first day with a notable lead.
by Hanna Watt
Sunday the breeze shifted to the east,
The Cougar Women start- pushing the course farther up the river.
ed off their season with an The conditions were 5-10 and shifty,
impressive showing at the like the day before. The Cougars knew
Charleston Women’s Intersec- that their strategies proved effective the
day before and sailed conservatively to
further their lead.
Prior to a 20 point scoring penalty in each division for failing to sign
the RP forms, the Cougars won the
event by 25 points over Georgetown.
Shannon and Dani were 3rd in A and
Allie, Christina and Hanna won B by
32 points over St. Mary’s. With such an
exciting end to their weekend and start
to their season, the Cougars look forward to the season. Thanks to CofC alums Anne Bowen, Suzy Lintern, David
Dabney, Russ O’Reilly, Brendan Healy
and Katie Hughes for helping out over
the weekend.
first set with two fifth place finishes but
then had two deeper finishes and finished the day with a sixth. Andrew and
Erin dominated the day with all top five
finishes.
On Sunday the racing was able
to start early because the breeze was
a steady 10 knots from the NE. The
breeze held for the remainder of the
day and both divisions were able to
complete another six races on windward-leeward courses. The Cougars
finished the regatta in 5th place with
Kathryn and Emily 5th in A division
and Andrew and Erin finishing 1st in B
division.
The fleet on the starting line at the Charleston Women’s Intersectional
Eckerd Intersectional
by Kathryn Metscher
Jackson/Hall Team Race
by Steve Barbano
It was a sunny weekend down in
St. Petersburg, FL for the Eckerd Intersectional. Kathryn Metscher, ‘10 and
Emily Simon, ‘10 sailed in A division
and Andrew Zuber, ‘11 and Erin Markee, ‘10 sailed in B division.
On Saturday the races got off to a
slow start with a light easterly for the
first couple races in A Division. The
easterly died and the sailors waited two
hours for the sea breeze to fill back in for
the B Division races. Once the breeze
picked back up to about 8-10 knots we
completed three sets (6 races) for both
divisions. The courses were windwardleewards and gold cups. Kathryn and
Emily started off the day with a solid
The John Johnson / Graham Hall
Team Race regatta was co-hosted by
Georgetown University and the Naval
Academy on March 1-2. The Cougars
team consisted of Coach Nick Ewenson
and sailors, Chris Lash, ‘08, Brittany
Haas, ‘09, Nick Martin, ‘10, Megan
Riddle, ‘08, Bryan Rigby, ‘10, Katie
Weaver, ‘10, and Steve Barbano, ‘11.
This was a great group to travel with,
and because we have such a solid team
unity, our spirits were high coming into
the event. Also, the team’s music playlist got us pumped and ready to go each
morning.
We were scheduled to sail at
Georgetown on Saturday, with the first
day’s results determining where we
would sail on Sunday. The first day of
the regatta the conditions were not appealing and very hard to sail in because
it was very cold (everyone was wearing drysuits), very windy, and extremely shifty. After a few good races, we
switched up crews to keep momentum
going with fresh legs and energy. Steve
sailed with Bryan, while Brittany and
Katie switched off crewing for Chris,
and Megan stayed with Nick. It was a
long day, consisting of many capsized
boats and tired sailors on every team.
Although Saturday was more like survival conditions than team racing, we
finished it off strong with high hopes
for Sunday. Our results on Saturday
qualified us for the top group and kept
us at Georgetown for Sunday’s racing.
The second day of the regatta had
very different conditions. It was still
cold and shifty, but with a lot less
breeze. At times the water looked like
glass, but the regatta pushed on with
breeze dying then filling in from the
opposite direction. The pairs were Bryan and Katie, Chris and Brittany, and
Nick and Megan. Steve skippered for
one race on Sunday with Brittany, but
for most of the day was an unutilized
‘heavy’ and provided great team support. Conditions were challenging with
the ever-changing directions of wind.
A lot of the time the boats were drifting, making it near impossible to sail.
Even with the unforgiving conditions,
the Cougars were able to stay composed, finishing off the regatta in fourth
place. There were a lot of competitive
teams at the event and we sailed very
well against them. We had a lot of fun
and learned a lot traveling to such a
“stacked” event. Overall, it was a solid
showing for the College of Charleston.
Navy Women’s Spring
by Shannon Heausler
After three attempts, we finally got
a start off in the foggy conditions of the
Chesapeake Bay for the Navy Women’s Spring Intersectional. The fog finally lifted enough so we could see the
windward mark, but the velocity was
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still very unstable. Consistency proved
to be difficult for everyone because of
the huge shifts and puffy conditions.
Sailing for the Cougars were Allie
Bleecher, ‘10, Christina Murray, ‘10,
Shannon Heausler, ‘10, Hannah Watt,
‘11, and team captain Dani Neri, ‘08.
Racing continued until we encountered what we now refer to as “the
wall” of wind that took out the majority
of the 36 FJ’s and 420’s on the course.
Competition completely stopped as every boat on the course struggled to stay
upright in the close to 40 knot gusts.
Luckily the Cougars made it in safely
through the carnage and every team
pulled together to help get swamped
boats into the harbor. In spite of our
efforts, staring out at the graveyard of
over twenty white centerboards in the
river and boats drifting onto the far
shoreline made us wish there was more
we could do to help the struggling regatta staff.
After the damage was assessed the
next morning we went sailing in tem-
soup and hot chocolate. Thanks to the with the Cougars at an even .500.
Murrays and Watts for keeping us fed,
On Sunday, the temperature had
housed and warm all weekend!
dropped into the 40’s (definitely drysuits for the Cougars!) but also brought
in some sunshine and a strong west/
St. Mary’s Team Race
southwest breeze. Finishing off the
by Megan Riddle
1st round robin with a win over StanMarch 8-9, the Cougars departed
ford, the team was motivated to keep
for another long haul up north, this
the momentum going. Getting off the
time to “the county” home of the Green
line better and doing some great things
Door and St. Mary’s College of Marydownwind, the morning was going
land. Falling at the end of a short but
well. However, after an unexpected
effective Spring Break, which featured
loss to UPenn, momentum started to
sailing against the rest of the talented
dwindle. While the Cougars still had
Cougar team and the highly ranked
their wheels on, sailing faster than
Boston College team, Coach Nick Ewteams, they became somewhat out of
enson and sailors Chris Lash, ‘08, Britsync losing some key races in the secney Haas, ‘09, Bryan Rigby, ‘10, Kaond round.
tie Weaver, ‘10, Steve Barbano, ‘11,
Despite the record for the weekNick Martin, ‘10, and Megan Riddle,
end, the Cougars were very content
‘08 went into the St. Mary’s Team
with the way they sailed, especially
Race with important goals to achieve
getting to compete against some top
and confidence in each other to reach
quality teams. With such a young team
them.
that hasn’t been together for very long,
On Saturday, the conditions were
the Cougars are learning what has to
moderate with a steady rain all mornbe perfected as individuals, as separate
ing, and an easterly breeze of about 5-10
boats and as an overall team. The caknots buildmaraderie among this core group and
ing throughtheir dedication to becoming a solid
out the day,
team has definitely put the Cougars on
along with
track to achieving their goals. Go Cousomewhat
gars!
of a “warm”
temperature,
Truxtun Umsted Regatta
almost making it too hot by Cole Allsopp
to wear dryThe Truxton Umsted regatta,
suits. Walk- hosted by the Naval Academy March
ing over the 15-16, is one of the most competitive
hill past the spring fleet racing intersectionals for
o n - g o i n g the co-ed team. The weather at this
The women’s team enjoying the view of the Golden Gate Bridge at the
construction year’s event was predictably unpredictSt. Francis Intersectional in San Francisco
of St. Mary’s able. Saturday started out pretty flat,
peratures barely above freezing. We
new boat house, the Cougars rigged up but every now and again we would get
scraped ice out of the bottom of our
FJ’s and got on the water. A challenging a westerly that would pick up to around
boats before launching. There were not
day was ahead, sailing 8 races against twelve knots. About mid-way through
enough boats to have both fleets out at
some of the best team racing teams on the day an easterly filled in that left A
the same time because of the damage
the East Coast. With 4 great wins and division sailing three out of five legs of
from the squall, so we rotated divi4 losses (due to inopportune times for the race downwind until the race was
sions in the 420 fleet. We tried to make
capsizing, or simply close finishes) the cancelled. The easterly filled and died a
up some of the racing Sunday and the
day was cut short because the breeze couple of times before we finished our
Cougars finished 4th overall after only
took a major shift to the south, bringing fifth rotation. We finished the day with
10 races. Staying warm between sets
on an outburst of wind that sent almost Chris Lash, ‘08 and Brittany Haas, ‘09
was challenging, but it got a little easier
every boat onto its side. The southerly in 12th, Nick Martin, ‘10 and Megan
when the Murrays arrived with warm
became more intense ending the day Riddle, ‘08 in 7th, and Cole Allsopp,
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rotate and converse Dellenbaugh Women’s
with Coach Ward.
by Allie Blecher
We sailed 14
20 sailors and coaches from the
races on Saturday in
Cougar squad descended on the Prova shifty northwestidence Airport to compete in three
erly, ranging from
events in New England the weekend of
11 to 18 knots with
March 29-30. The co-ed team headed
a few puffs over 20
off to the Southern New England Team
knots. Steve and
Race at Coast Guard and the Ted FerBethany had an adrarone Team Race at URI. Meanwhile,
vantage
because
the CofC women’s team traveled to
they were able to
Brown University to sail in the Dellook upwind to see
lenbaugh Women’s Trophy. With 18 of
the phases that the
the top teams from around the country
A and C division
The co-ed team at the Truxtun Umsted Regatta at Navy
and cold weather, the Cougars needed
fleets were in to help
to be at their best.
‘11 in 14th.
see what was comOn Saturday the breeze was 15-20
Sunday brought rain, cold, and an ing their way. Their most critical lesonshore holding pattern until the breeze son of they day was to lee-bow instead knots and shifty. And did we mention it
went from zero to fifteen knots plus of ducking other boats because of the was cold? The Cougars stuck with it,
in about twenty minutes. Eventually shifty conditions. The more windward putting them in a position to make big
the sun came out to accompany more course of A and C breeze had more gains on Sunday. Sunday was warmer
breeze which was nice. Logan Hearn, shifty and challenging breeze condi- with lighter conditions. The racing
‘11 and Steve Barbano, ‘11 switched tions because of the location of their was postponed for lack of breeze for
in to crew after the first rotation. At the course. Finally, after a long day we two hours. The sea breeze filled in
end of a long and very cold day Nick/ went back to the Metscher’s where we later that afternoon to make for some
Megan/Logan moved into third, Chris/ were greeted with a delicious Easter great sailing conditions. By winning
Britney/Steve moved into fourth, and dinner and Easter egg hunt and joined three of the four races on Sunday, the
Cougars made their move into the top
Cole improved to 13th place. We fin- by the Watsons.
two overall. With St. Mary’s pretty far
ished eighth overall. Good game.
We got up on Sunday to complete
out in front, the Cougars kept the rest of
the four races left in the rotation. The
the teams behind them to secure a solid
Boston Dinghy Cup
breeze was lighter and shifted even farby Bethany Herbert
ther right to a west18 schools competed in 3 fleets of erly. The breeze
FJs at the BDC regatta at MIT on the was blocked by the
Charles River on March 22-23. The surrounding buildCougar squad included Manton Paine, ings of the city
‘09, Erin Markee, ‘10, Will Weisman, making it much
‘10, Becky Bestoso, ‘10, Steve Bar- more spotty. We
bano, ‘11, Bethany Herbert, ‘10 and finished 13th overCoach Ward Cromwell. Both days A all after sailing a
and C division sailed on one course near total of eighteen
MIT’s boathouse and B Division sailed races in each divion a separate course near the Harvard sion. Manton and
boathouse further down the river. A and Erin placed 13th
C Division sailed windward-leewards in A division with
with and upwind finish the entire week- 199 points; Will
Becky Bestoso, ‘10 and Ali Trost, ‘09 kept warm in the tent
end. B Division sailed the first race of and Becky placed
between races at the Ted Ferrarone Team Race at URI
each set on a windward leeward twice 12th in B with 188
around course with a leeward gate and points; and Steve
2nd place finish in the regatta. Shannon
an offset after the windward mark. The and Bethany were 1 point out of 2nd, Heausler, ‘10 and Dani Neri, ‘08 finsecond race was windward-leeward placing 3rd behind MIT with a total of ished third in A division. Allie Blecher,
with and upwind finish near MIT’s 128 points.
‘10, Christina Murray, ‘10, and Hanna
boathouse so that we could more easily
Watt, ‘11 finished fourth in B division.
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Fundraising Update
Hissar Challenge Update
The past year has been a very exciting time for the CofC sailing program. In response to the challenge presented by Edgar Cato
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and the Cato Foundation, the sailing program has received over
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$380,000 in donations and pledges from our supporters. We can’t
say it enough: thank you, thank you, thank you. Your contributions,
of our thank-you gifts
in addition to the $1 million provided by the Cato Foundation, will
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Class Challenge
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build the Hissar Fund in pursuit of our
Leader Board
goal of a $2 million endowment.
1. Class of 2005
2. Class of 2004
The Class Challenge Winner!
3. Class of 2010
Congratulations to the Class of 2005, winners of the Hissar Class Chal4. Class of 2011
lenge. The members of the Class of 2005 - Anne Bowen, Kelley Bowers, Carolina
5. Class of 1999
Davila, Blake Kimbrough, Renee Levert, Tom Loutrel, Elizabeth McCarthy and
6. Class of 2000
Sara Wilkinson - will be recognized on a permanent plaque at the sailing center.
7. Class of 1997
Overall the Class Challenge was a great success. The top 5 classes each raised
8. Class of 1990
over $5,000 in support of the Hissar Endowed Fund. Thanks to all of our alumni
9. Class of 1989
and their families and friends for your generous support of College of Charleston
10. Class of 2009
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Fall 2008 Schedule
Dates
Event
Location
9/20-21
Charleston Open
College of Charleston, SC
Nevin’s Trophy
Kings Point, NY
Mrs. Hurst Trophy
Dartmouth - Hanover, NH
9/27-28
10/4-5
SAISA Men’s Singlehanded Championship * College of Charleston, SC
SAISA Women’s Championships *
USF/Eckerd - St. Petersburg, FL
North Points #2 (Saturday only)
Clemson - Clemson, SC
T.S. Stern Sloop Regatta
College of Charleston, SC
Danmark Trophy
Coast Guard - New London, CT
North Points #3 (Saturday only)
U of Tennessee - Knoxville, TN
10/11-12 Navy Fall Women’s Intersectional
Hobart Intersectional
Hobart/William Smith - Geneva, NY
North Points #4 (Saturday only)
UNC/W - Wilmington, NC
10/18-19 Yale Women’s Intersectional
11/8-9
Navy - Annapolis, MD
Captain Hurst Bowl
Dartmouth - Hanover, NH
Cornell - Ithaca, NY
Brown University - Providence, RI
SAISA Fall Dinghy Championship *
College of Charleston, SC
Victorian Urn Regatta
Harvard - Boston, MA
Schell Trophy
MIT - Boston, MA
SAISA Sloop Championships *
St. Petersburg Yacht Club, FL
Freshman Intersectional
Conn. College - New London, CT
11/15-16 Co-ed Atlantic Coast Championship **
Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship **
11/21-23 ICSA Sloop National Championship **
1/3-4/09
Yale - Branford, CT
Navy Fall Intersectional
10/24-26 ICSA Singlehanded National
Championships**
Hoyt Trophy
11/1-2
Navy - Annapolis, MD
Hobart/William Smith - Geneva, NY
Georgetown - Washington, DC
St. Petersburg Yacht Club, FL
SAISA/MAISA
College of Charleston, SC
Rose Bowl Intersectional
USC - Long Beach, CA
* = qualifier for national championship/ACCs ** = qualified only
-Home regattas are in bold; please come out and support the team
Fall 2008
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College of Charleston Sailing Team
Fall 2008 Roster
Seniors
Juniors
Britney Haas
San Diego, CA
Becky Bestoso
Erie, PA
Liz Miller
Norfolk, VA
Allie Blecher *
Fullerton, CA
Manton Paine **
Severna Park, MD
Shannon Heausler*Tampa, FL
Molly Robinson
Sausalito, CA
Bethany Herbert
Annapolis, MD
Andrea Savage* Grosse Pointe, MI
Hayley Jenkins
Stevensville, MD
Alison Trost **
Walter Maguire
Guilford, CT
Erin Markee
Del Mar, CA
Nick Martin *
San Diego, CA
Christina Murray
Annapolis, MD
Bryan Rigby
San Diego, CA
Emily Simon
Grosse Pointe, MI
Katie Weaver
Davidsonville, MD
Will Weisman
San Diego, CA
Grosse Pointe, MI
Freshmen
Alyssa Aitken
Sandwich, MA
Alex Bertrand
Annapolis, MD
Erik Bowers
Excelsior, MN
Sarah Burks
St. John, USVI
Zander Dill
Paget, Bermuda
Perry Emsiek
Corona del Mar, CA
Corey Hall
Tampa, FL
Zeke Horowitz
Sarasota, FL
Juan Maegli
Sophomores
Cole Allsopp
Annapolis, MD
Guatemala
Steve Barbano
Cranbury, NJ
Shawn Murray
Annapolis, MD
Logan Hearn
Cincinnati, OH
Molly O’Neill
Narragansett, RI
Cristy Jamison
Rye, NY
Sam Stokes
Norfolk, VA
Coreyanna Moore Isle of Palms, SC
Chip Swatta
Annapolis, MD
Morgan Ward
Concord, MA
Caroline Warren
Charleston, SC
Kip Watson
Duxbury, MA
Hanna Watt
Annapolis, MD
Sarah Wolcott
Norfolk, VA
Andrew Zuber
Rochester, NY
** Team Captain
* All-American
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The Cougar Current
Alumni
Corner
Alana O’Reilly, ‘06
Finds Coaching
Success at Georgetown
In 2006 Charleston native
Alana O’Reilly ‘06 capped off a
Alana O’Reilly, ‘06 (above center)
successful collegiate sailing career
celebrating the team’s 2006 National
by wining the ICSA Women’s NaChampionship victory in Charleston;
sailing 420s at CofC (right)
tional Championship for the Cougars and being named the Quantum
Women’s Sailor of the Year. But
anyone who thought she was done with college sailing at that point was sorely mistaken.
O’Reilly went on to coach the perennial Cougar-rival Georgetown Hoyas. In her two seasons as
the assistant coach at Georgetown, O’Reilly’s team has won the 2008 ICSA Dinghy National Championship and has produced seven All-Americans and one College Sailor of the Year. This year’s victory at
the dinghy nationals was particularly impressive as it was the first year the championship was contested
using the new semi-final format, which ensured that the best teams in the country were represented.
The winning Hoyas squad posted an average finish position of 7th and still bested second place finisher
Boston College by 31 points, which demonstrates the depth of the championship fleet.
But it isn’t all business on the water for O’Reilly. She’s kept her sailing skills sharp by competing on her own admittedly ‘chill’ program. This past summer she again represented the Cougars by
winning the ICSA Afterguard Regatta at New York Yacht Club. And her team racing team competed in
the Charles River Open hosted by MIT in Boston, MA and won the Chix Only Team Race hosted by
Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI. In September she’ll step up her program a notch when she
makes the trip to Irleand to compete in the Laser SB3 World Championship with an all-women’s team. The McLaren-sponsored team includes
2008 Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year Kaity Stork (Tufts ,’08), and
All-American Crews Lindsey Gibbons-Neff (Tufts ,’08) and Emily Flint
(Boston College, ’08).
When she’s not sailing, coaching or cruising the I-95 corridor to
and from regattas every weekend (a pastime she recalls fondly from her
days at CofC), O’Reilly enjoys traveling to St. Thomas, USVI to visit
her brother Russ, ‘07 and relaxing in Nantucket over the summer.
We want to hear from our alumni!
Please send news for the Alumni Corner to:
Alice Manard, [email protected]
Fall 2008
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College of Charleston Sailing Team - Spring 2008
The Team at practice, Spring 2008. Front Row: Sarah Wolcott, Britney Haas, Cristy Jamison, Morgan Ward, Coreyanna
Moore, Steven Barbano, Dani Neri, Katie Weaver, Megan Riddle, Emily Simon, Liz Miller, Mary Maxwell, Ali Trost,
Christina Murray, Allie Blecher, Hayley Jenkins, Erin Markee, Shannon Heausler. Back Row: Logan Hearn, Kp Watson,
Walter Maguire, Cole Allsopp, Will Weisman, Manton Paine, Chris Lash, Bryan Rigby, Creighton Armstrong, Luke O’Neil,
Nick Martin, Kathryn Metscher, Hanna Watt, Coach Alice Manard, Coach Ward Cromwell and Coach Nick Ewenson. Not
Pictured: Andrea Savage, Becky Bestoso, Bethany Herbert, Andrew Zuber and Coach Colin Bentley.
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