Abe Weston (‘25), Ben Weinstein (‘23), Dylan Gorman (‘25), Finn Tait (‘25), and Lauren Salmi (‘26) traveled to Baseline Lake to compete in the Cary Price Memorial Regatta hosted by University of Michigan. Unfortunately, due to extremely light winds staying under 2 knots, no official races were scored for the weekend. Sailors enjoyed hanging out on shore, eating bagels, and hoping for some breeze. A and B fleets went on the water for one set on Sunday, but the races were not scored due to the light wind. A huge thank you to Charlie Childs and Jonathan Thickens for letting us stay at their house and to Michigan for hosting the event!

Sam Spencer, Ellie Murphy, Iván Castañer, Sophie Lusty ‘24, Ryan Tatelbaum ‘23, and Charlie Herrick ‘22 traveled just down I-94 to Milwaukee for Pere Marquette on September 30th-November 1st. The team was very excited; the wind and weather looked good out of Milwaukee Yacht Club all weekend! Saturday started with good breeze out of the SE, and Charlie and Sophie proved dominant in A division. Iván and Sam began the day in B, with Iván on the sticks for the first time at regatta in his college career! They also put up some good races, with the wind picking up into the afternoon. Ryan subbed in to finish the day, steering A, continuing the domination with all race wins. Ellie went into crew for B, and Sam and Ellie continued this winning streak. Sunday started with a light breeze for the first few races before picking up again for the last few races. This last day was the cherry on top, with all first-place finishes in both divisions and our A division completing their picket fence! The team won both divisions and the overall regatta and had great fun! Thanks to Marquette for putting on a great regatta and alumni Elisabeth Johanson ‘22 for hosting the team! Go Go, Wisco!

During the weekend of October 6, 7, and 8th, a team comprised of Jack Schweda (‘24, Helm), Nicole Giuliani (‘24, Main Trim), Cal Lutton (‘26, Primary Trim), Finn Tait (‘25, Secondary Trim), Ryan Tatelbaum (25’, Pit), Dylan Gorman (‘25, Floater), Iván Castañer (‘24, Mast), and Mary Daniels (‘24, Bow) traveled to Larchmont Yacht Club on Long Island Sound to participate in the 2023 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, hosted by Larchmont Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club. The team sailed in the J/109 fleet on the yacht TBD, provided by boat owner Julie O’Dowd. On arrival on Friday, the team reviewed their roles with safety officer Buttons Padin. Subsequently, the team took to the Sound to practice sail trim and boat handling. The team understood the importance of good technique and communication in the corners and focused on practicing that. The first day of racing presented absolutely no wind for most of the morning, condemning the entire fleet to sit in relentless rain until the breeze picked up. Pick up it did, with southeasterly solid winds presenting an exciting setting for the first race, of which the University of Wisconsin was a victory. Unfortunately, the wind kept building, and with sailor safety in mind, the Race Committee called off racing for the day. On the second day, we also saw strong winds on Long Island Sound, this time out of the West. Unfortunately, in the interest of safety, the Race Committee banned spinnakers for the entire day, condemning the team to use just the Jib and Main. This did not deter the team, which went undefeated despite the changed circumstances. The University of Wisconsin Badgers were proud to win the J/109 class and placed second overall, winning the Puff Trophy. Special thanks to Julie O’Dowd for providing her boat and Buttons Padin for his insight and wit throughout the weekend.

Charlie Herrick (‘26), Kerstin Hyer (‘25), Abe Weston (‘25), Tina Dombrowski (‘23), Gavin Dempsey (‘26), and Genna Gallico (‘27) traveled to Boston to compete in the Atlantic Coast Championship Round 1B hosted by Harvard University. On day 1, Charlie and Kerstin headed out for A division and Abe and Tina for B division. On day 1, our boats dealt with shifty conditions and spots of rain, yet still had a fun day of racing. For set 4 of the day, Gavin went into skipper for B fleet. On day 2, the wind picked up considerably. Charlie and Kerstin took on A fleet. For B, Gavin and Genna went in for set 5, and then Abe and Tina finished the weekend in sets 6 and 7. Despite the shifty wind, both divisions secured several top-10 finishes over the weekend and had a great time. Thank you to Genna and her family for having us stay at their house and Harvard for hosting us on the Charles!

Marley Barrett ('27), Carter Harms ('27), Thomas Erickson('24), and Nigel Yu ('27) traveled to Lake Michigan to compete in Becky Blank—hosted by northwestern university. Unfortunately, due to strong and high waves on day one, no official races were conducted on the first day. Instead, the team went to Chicken Shack. The second day had lighter winds and fewer waves, and races were conducted. Marley and Nigel skippered for the A and B fleets, respectively, and Carter and Thomas crewed (A,B). The conditions were shifty due to the offshore breeze and made for a left-hand favor at the start of the day. The more giant waves made for fun sailing, the more skippers could try upwind surfing techniques throughout the day. The A fleet did their two races before coming in for rotation. The B fleet went out to race as the wind began coming down, causing the PRO to call for 3 B races back to back to try to make the most of the wind we had left by cutting down on rotation time. They came back after 3 races for the next A rotation. The wind came back up, shifted North, and made for a brief 5-minute race before the PRO called it a day. Despite the shifty wind and shortened time spent on the water, the team had a great time sailing in the challenging conditions and milling around Evanston. The team extends our gratitude towards the Northwestern Sailing Team for housing us for the weekend and hosting a great regatta!