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 e ide , Be oit A sa t’s Fa r 30 where we finished third with skipper Colin

Meade. In all we raced or practiced in 16 different kinds of one-design boats this fall the best of which is the

venerable Lark! Belo : A di isio supe -stars Alec Ruiz-Ra o ’ a d “a Madde ’ at the Navy Fall.

Roster 2014-2015

Seniors Juniors

Erin Bondy, San Marcos, TX Caroline Atwood, Killingworth, CT

James Downer, China, ME Max Bennett, Boston, MA

Hannah Duggan, Scarsdale, NY Claire Brodie, Rochester, NY

Caitlin Durand, Hingham, MA Pierre DuPont, Tarrytown, NY

Katie Levinson, Winchester, MA Rolfe Glover, Savannah, GA

Emily Lynn, Hamden, CT Casey Gowrie, Old Saybrook, CT

Sam Madden, Milton, MA Colin Meade, Centerville, MA

Jamie Maffeo, Brooklyn, NY James Moody, Tiburon, CA

Dan Nickerson, Noank, CT Josh Pfosi, Rye, NH

Grace Olsen, Westport, CT Kate Shaner, Kirkland, WA

Alec Ruiz-Ramon, Tampa, FL Amanda Sommi, Darien, CT

Duncan Swain, San Diego, CA Kate Wasynczuk, Westwood, MA

Sophomores Freshmen

Caroline Ambros, Studio City, CA Pilar Bancalari, Miami, FL

Scott Barbano, Cranbury, NJ Ballard Blair, Fairfield, CT

Sandy Beatty, Toronto, Ontario Lara Dienemann, Portsmouth, NH

Natalie Danziger, Portland, OR Ryan Epprecht, Madison, CT

Liz Fletcher, Laguna Beach, CA Julien Guiot, Bethesda, MD

Julia Fuller, Darien, CT Rachel Hanford, Pt. Washington, NY

Sam Gates, Mill Valley, CA Aaron Klein, Duxbury, MA

MaryClaire Kiernan, Hinsdale, IL Julia Marshall, Irvington, NY

Alp Rodopman, Istanbul, Turkey Nanoa Nathanson, Bristol, RI

Griffin Rolander, Terrace Park, OH Tyler Paige, New York, NY

Isabelle Sennett, Mill Valley, CA Molly Pleskus, San Diego, CA

Alex Tong, Seattle, WA Lucy Robison, Wallingford, CT

Sadie Woolf, Atherton, CA Grace Shank, Brunswick, OH

Emily Shanley-Roberts, Waukegan, IL

Jake Denney, Assistant Coach Katherine Xu, Sharon, MA

Ken Legler, Head Coach Lucy Zwigard, Skaneateles, NY

Student Perspectives

From Molly Pleskus, freshman from San Diego, CA:

While searching for colleges I wanted something different than what I was used to. That is definitely what I found at

Tufts. I found a school that challenges me mentally. I joined a sailing team that equates our 5th place national ranking to

not just our top players but every person, senior or freshman. I switched to mainly skippering after having crewed for

most of High School sailing and have been more successful than I thought possible. I might be way out of my league with

the cold weather issue as a “outhe Califo ia ati e, ut I’ll gladl put up ith fou ea s of s o if it ea s fou ea s in this amazing place. With one sailing season down and many more to come I can’t wait to see what Tufts has in store

for me. Belo : Moll Pleskus’ , “a Diego, CA a d Lu ) iga d’ , “ka eateles, NY

From Alex Tong, sophomore from Seattle, WA

Sometimes I question why I sail. After all, it seems pointless—sailing in circles for so many hours. I question why I devote

so much of my time to a skill I will probably not use again after college. But then I step into a boat again, and nail that

first, second, or hundredth roll tack, I forget everything else, and remember.

From Caroline Atwood, junior from Killingworth, CT

After a few seasons of switching it up with skippers and even skippering myself for a bit (that was a laughable

experiment) I have found where I want to be for the rest of my college sailing career and I could not be happier. This

year I've been able to take my sailing to a level I didn't know I could get to. For the first time I feel fully in tune with my

skipper Scott, and the boat and I'm loving the new level of competition which that allows us to compete on. At the same

time, I think that this year the team as a whole has a great energy and momentum. Tufts hasn't been at the top of the

rankings for a while, but this year I am really starting to feel all the little things fall into place. It's a lot of work for the

entire team, but it's really nice to be back at the top and I know these Jumbos are not going to quit.

From Sam Madden, senior from Milton, MA

By far the most valuable thing I have gained from my time on the Tufts Sailing Team are the friendships that I have made

both at Tufts and at schools from all over the country. In my time travelling NEISA, MAISA, and beyond I have been able

to cultivate friendships with sailors from all over the nation, and the world. Having completed my 7th season of sailing for

Tufts, my weekends of competition are now far more than just an opportunity to sail, they are an opportunity to hang

out with and compete against some of my best friends. As my last semester of college approaches all too quickly, I look

forward to squeezing every last drop out of my time here and end my college sailing career amongst friends I hope to

never stop sailing with and against.

New Larks

In 1972 The Tufts Sailing Team entered the modern world of college dinghy sailing by replacing their

clunky Interclub dinghies with the high performance Lark. A popular British one-design class for small adults,

the Lark represents a bit of a departure from the more common college dinghies here in the US, namely the

club 420 and the club FJ. While 420s and FJs were designed for junior sailors and built extra heavy to

withstand wear and tear, the Larks are lighter, taller, deeper and faster. Larks are also better looking with a

sharp bow, plum stem, and sleeker sheer line. New fleets of Larks were purchased in 1972, 1978, 1985, 1994

and 2005. We are scheduling our sixth fleet of Larks for winter 2016. Design modifications have already

started, new molds will be made next summer and the boats will be built in the fall of 2015.

Our current fleet of Larks is past due to be replaced. With the new boathouse coming to fruition in

2013 we needed another year before embarking on another capital campaign. Now the time is right. Please

consider naming a new Lark or possibly endowing a replacement boat for the future.

With each new iteration of Larks we took two steps forward improving the boat but one step back.

The 2005 Larks built by Rondar in Eddington, England are the best we have ever had but problems did

develop. With Whitecap right here North of Boston we can finally get the boats built exactly how we want

them. Our 2005 Larks featured an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber mast and boom but those too had some

problems. Our sails were built locally by Doyle in Salem, MA and have been nearly perfect.

White ap Co posites i Pea od , MA a e the e kids o the lo k i oat uilding but not that

new. The ’ e uilt a of the U“ Vipe s, at least oats fo MIT FJ’s, Fi eflies, Te h Di ghies, a d s as well as dinghies for Cornell, Eckerd College and Christopher Newport U. They are even building new launches

as coach boats fo Tufts Ro i g. Thei i o ati e app oa h ha e ade MIT’s oats st o ge , stiffe , fa lighte , and even longer lasting (we think) than ever before. Bulkheads are positioned just right, deck layouts are

simplified, and layers of carbon on the inside reduce weight while adding stiffness. Best of all they are built

only 30 minutes from Tufts. Belo : Kate “ha e ’ , “eattle, WA a d Julia Fulle ’ , Da ie , CT

Belo : “ ott Ba a o’ , C a e , NJ a d Natalie Da zige ’ , Po tla d, OR

He e’s ho the do it a o di g to White ap’s Be Pa ke . The use a esi i fusio p o ess ith a vacuum that quickly (5-10 minutes) pulls just enough resin through all the fibers on the inner and outer skin at

the same time. This provides only the minimum amount of resin needed and gives a very consistent amount

of resin throughout. The core varies from 6.4 mm corecell foam (along the sole) to 3mm LRC Soric where less

thickness is needed. The resin is vinyl-ester instead of polyester again, resulting in less weight and more

st e gth. MIT’s FJs eigh a out l s. i stead of l s. like ost othe FJs. With a lo e f ee oa d ou Larks will likely come in at under 200 lbs. With this construction the boats will not only be lighter but will

require less and easier repairs. Light boats are important not just for sailing characteristics but because we

carry all our boats into the boathouse and onto ra ks ea h da . That’s o e reason why we use lightweight

carbon masts as well; they are really easy to take down and store on high racks indoors each day.

Within our generous budget via the Athletic Department, some money is set aside each year for the

ultimate replacement of boats. Those funds, combined with the sale of the 2005 Larks could pay for nearly

half the cost of 24 new Larks. The other half needs to come from you. We are asking for donations in the

following amounts:

$50k: to endow one boat in all future fleets.

$10k: to name one boat.

$1k: to help with operating costs for the rest of the year.

Special plaques will be placed within each boat where they will be prominently seen by any and all

sailors. Boat names could be a class that gets together for a boat, the name of a family member that you wish

to be remembered, or simply your favorite boat name. The name of the donor and the boat name will be

i luded o the pla ue. Fo e a ple e’d lo e to see a oat e do ed i the a e of fo e Tufts “aili g Master Joseph R. Duplin

Please find the card and envelope and give what you are comfortable with. If it’s easie to do ate o -

line, here is how: Go to: http://www.gotuftsjumbos.com/Fan_The_Fire/donate select Arts and Sciences and

designate your gift via the comments box.

Senior Profiles

Erin Bondy, Dinghy c rew, Clinical Psychology (Child Development minor). Senior Honors Thesis: Identifying

psychobiological mechanisms that predict depression in high-risk adolescents. Internship: Child and adolescent mood

disorders, McLean Hospital.

Nothi g is i possi le; the o d itself sa s I’ possi le. –Audrey Hepburn

James Downer, Sloop crew and offshore sailor, Computer Science and International Relations with a concentration in

Development. Interested in the distribution of decentralized technologies to the world's most vulnerable. "If you want

to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to

long for the endless immensity of the sea." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Hannah Duggan, Wo e ’s di gh e , Che i al e gi ee i g a d a t histo . Co u it out ea h fello at Hillel He , I’ e got othi g to do toda ut s ile. –Paul Simon

Caitlin Durand, Wo e ’s di gh e , I te atio al elatio s se u it a d F e h. “enior Capstone Paper: The effects

of democracy on gender equality in America. Intern at the Rendon Group, PR for non-profits and Mass. Govt. agencies

The futu e elo gs to those ho elie e i the eaut of thei d ea s. –Eleanor Roosevelt

Katie Levinson, Wo e ’s tea skippe , Ele t i al e gi ee i g. “e io p oje t: D s theti ape tu e ada o a unmanned aerial vehicle in the renewable energy and applied photonics lab.

The e is othi g, a solutel othi g, half as u h o th doi g as essi g a out it oats. F o The Wi d i the Willows – Kenneth Graham

Emily Lynn, Tri- aptai , Wo e ’s di gh e , I te atio al elatio s a d o u it health. Wo k at Child O esit 180 at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition science and policy on the healthy kids out of school initiative.

If ou sudde l a d u e pe tedl feel jo , do ’t hesitate. Gi e i to it. – Mary Oliver

Sam Madden, Tri-captain, dinghy crew, Political Science and Entrepreneurial Leadership, Senior Capstone Project: Early

stage growth and marketing plan for a startup logistics software company, Summer intern at marketing software

o pa Hu “pot, The ualit of a pe so 's life is i di ect proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of

thei hose field of e dea o . – Vince Lombardi

Jamie Maffeo, Dinghy crew, English and Anthropology, “peed, a u a a d o pletio – What one Maffeo says to

another before taking a test, circa 1955-present.

Dan Nickerson, Tri-captain, dinghy skipper, Mechanical engineering, Senior project: Cooling boot for veterinarian use

ith ho ses. ME I te at Nuso ket desig i g s a t LED light ul I itate, i itate, i itate, i o ate. – Ken Legler

Grace Olsen, Dinghy skipper and sloop crew, sighted guide for blind sailors, Mechanical Engineering Senior project:

engine vibration damping in the Tufts electric race car Work: Designing engineering camps using Lego robots at the Tufts

CEEO No o e e e lea ed to sail o al ate .

Alec Ruiz-Ramon, Dinghy skipper, Mechanical engineering. Senior project: Cooling boot for veterinarian use with horses.

Wo k: P oje t a age at E e g Choi e, I . atu al gas a d la dfill gas po e pla ts. Pe eptio is Realit .

Duncan Swain, Dinghy and sloop skipper, Mechanical engineering. Senior project: Cooling boot for veterinarian use with

horses. Summer intern at Doyle Sailmakers prototyping data acquisition systems. Ne e , e e eak t o la s simultaneousl . – Ken Legler

Spring Schedule 2015

Feb 28 Team Racing scrimmage @ Wianno in 420s 12:00

March 7 Team Racing scrimmage @ Roger Williams 12:00

March 7-8 Sharpe Trophy Team Race @ Harvard in FJs 9:30

March 14-15 Wood Trophy Team Race @ Harvard in FJs 9:30

March 14-15 St. Ma ’s Tea Ra e i FJs & 420s 9:00

March 14-15 Icebreaker Invite @ Connecticut College in FJs 9:30

March 21-22 Wo e ’s I te se tio al @ “t. Ma ’s i s & FJs 9:00

March 21-22 Southern NE Team Race @ Connecticut in FJs 9:00

March 21-22 Geiger Trophy @ MIT in FJs 9:30

March 28-29 Wo e ’s Dupli T oph @ Tufts in Larks 9:30

March 28-29 Friis Trophy Team Race @ Harvard in FJs 10:30

March 28-29 NEISA/MAISA Team Race @ Boston College in 420s 9:30

March 28-29 Colgate Invite @ Coast Guard 9:30

March 28-29 Southern Series @ Salve Regina in 420s 9:30

March 28 BU Bridge Invitational, Central Series Two @ BU/NU in FJs 9:30

March 29 Invite @ BU/NU in FJs 9:30

April 4-5 Dellenbaugh Trophy @ Brown in 420s 9:30

April 4-5 Marchiando Team Race @ MIT in FJs and Fireflies 11:30

April 4-5 Barque Eagle Team Race @ Coast Guard in FJs 9:30

April 4-5 Herring Pond Team Race @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30

April 4-5 BU Trophy @ BU in FJs 11:30

April 4-5 Central Series @ Harvard in FJs 11:30

April 11-12 Wo e ’s E il Wi k T oph @ Coast Gua d i s & FJs 9:30

April 11-12 NE Team Racing, Fowle Trophy @ Harvard in FJs 10:30

April 11-12 Mystic Lake Team Race Invitational @ Tufts in Larks 9:30

April 11-12 Admiral Alymers Trophy @ Mass Maritime in 420s 9:30

April 12 Tyrell Trophy @ U Connecticut in Larks 9:30

April 14 Midweek (Tuesday) Firefly Invitational #1 @ MIT 4:00

April 20-21 Wo e ’s P eside t’s T oph I te se tio al @ BU i FJs 10:30

April 20-21 Thompson Trophy @ Coast Guard in 420s & FJs 9:30

April 20-21 Owen, Mosbacher & Knapp Trophies @ Kings Point in 420s & FJs 9:00

April 20-21 Oberg Trophy (Gr. Boston) @ BU by NU in FJs 10:30

April 20-21 Southern Series Three @ Salve Regina in 420s 9:30

April 20-21 Savin Hill Invitational, Central Series Four @ BC in 420s 9:30

April 20 Western Invitational @ Williams in 420s 9:30

April 23 Wellesley Invite @ MIT in Techs 4:00

April 26-27 Ad i al’s Cup @ Ki gs Poi t i s, FJs & Lase s 9:00

April 26-27 Boston Dinghy Club Cup @ MIT/Harvard in 3 div of FJs & Fireflys 10:30

April 26-27 Wo e ’s NE Cha ps, Reed T oph @ B o i s & FJs 9:30

April 26-27 George Morris Trophy @ Boston Univ. in FJs 10:30

April 26 O’Toole T oph @ “al e Regi a i s 9:30

April 26 NE Frosh Single Div Champs, Priddy Trophy @ URI in FJs 9:30

April 30 Midweek (Thursday) Firefly Invitational #2 @ MIT 4:00

May 2-3 NE Dinghy Champs, CG Alumni Bowl @ Newport in 420s & FJs 9:30

May 11-15 Senior Week Training @ Cottage Park YC in FJs & 420s 9:30

May 16 Tufts Alumni Regatta @ the Bacow Sailing Pavilion 10:00

May 18-22 Nationals Training @ Boston College in 420s 9:30

May 25-28 NA Wo e ’s Cha ps @ Ne po t i s a d FJs 9:00

May 29-6/4 NA Team Racing & Dinghy Champs @ Newport in 420s & FJs 9:00

EDHEC Sailing Cup

The 2014 EDHEC Sailing Cup in Les Sables-D’Olo e, F a e exceeded all expectations and expectations

were high. Its Eu ope’s la gest stude t sporting event and Tufts was well represented with not one but two

boats, a Grand Surprise 32 and a J-80. Fourteen seniors, coach Ken and parent Benoit Ansart flew across the

pond to take part in this amazing event. Like the Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta in Larchmont,

the EDHEC Sailing Cup is not a championship. As such we really only needed to sail with good seamanship and

a respect for the race. There were W-L courses, a coastal race, a grand marque, an international club,

concerts, and plenty of shore-side entertainment.

175 boats from 70 universities and over 1000 students from around the world took part in the racing

with another 600 French students ashore for other fun and games. The racing was incredible and could not

have been better with waves up to three meters high on four of the six days of competition. Will Haeger

skippered our GS32 with David Liebenberg on main, Charlie Proctor, Kathleen Kwasniak, and Lizzie Keys

trimming, Ben Weigel and Paula Grasberger at the mast and Victor Ansart on the bow. Our J-80 was ably

steered by Tori Porter with Cameron Barclift, Maggie Bacon, Eliza White, Sara Makaretz, and Julie Pringle in

crew alternating with one sailor sitting out each day. The 40-boat strong GS 32 class, though mostly crewed

by students, was dominated by professional skippers with corporate advertising. Two all-student teams stood

out, HEC Lausanne from Switzerland and Tufts University. After five days of racing the Swiss were invited to

sail in the pro finals with Tufts selected for the all-student final to be sailed in the very sexy high-performance

Longtzes. Two other Jumbos got to sail in the pro finals with Georgetown sailors to fill out the crew against

winners from each of the other classes plus the top four from the pro-laden GS class in GS 32s. Not

surprisingly the pro-final was dominated by the pros except that students from Switzerland more than held

their own in a three-way tie for second. In the all-Student final Tufts missed the first shift and came all the

way back for a win. It what turned out to be the last race Tufts broke their traveller at the start, jury rigged it

in a hurry and came all the way back for a second. With no third race Tufts had to settle for second losing a tie

break but no matter; we sailed with great seamanship, sportsmanship, and we did well. Our J-80 also climbed

a learning curve and finished above mid-fleet of 36 boats in huge seas.

Will we return? Probably yes, but not right away. The lass of ’ as the pe fe t g oup to se d ith so much talent in both dinghy sailing and big boats. Three of them were after all, winners of the ICSA match

racing nationals.

Alumni Interview

Heather Gregg-Earl’86

Heather Gregg-Earl is one of the hottest keel boat skippers in North America right now. In the last few years

she and her teammates including J- Muse co-o e Joe Ba de heie ’ ha e won the J-70 North

Americans, the Wianno Senior Scudder Cup, and the International One-Design Pro-Am regatta at Nantucket

twice. In the inaugural J- o lds, Heathe , Joe, a d “tu Joh sto e’ fi ished th in the professional laden

event earning first place among the Corinthian teams.

Q: Why Tufts?

Heather: Sailing, sailing, great liberal arts programs, proximity to the city, and sailing.

Q: Before Tufts you were already one of the top racers on Nantucket Sound. What did Tufts Sailing do for

you?

Heather: The program and coaching brought me to the next level. I learned a tremendous amount.

Q: Tell me about your career at Gillette.

Heather: After Tufts I got an MBA at Kellogg Business School (Northwestern) I worked my up at Gillette where

I spent 15 years and became Vice President for Global Marketing.

Q: Wo , that’s p ett high-powered, why did you leave?

Heather: My second child was born (Haley) and Hayden was starting to sail.

Q: When did you start sailing with Joe Bardenheier?

Heathe : A out fou ea s afte ollege o Joe’s dad’s J-35. We campaigned that boat for ten years.

Q: How did the J-70 program get started?

Heather: Joe and I chartered a Melges 20 in 2012 and liked it. Later that year we were about to put an offer in

on a used Melges ut “tu Joh sto e i te epted: Heathe , do ’t do it. Wh Not? I a ’t tell ou, ut ou a ask e uestio s. “tu was alluding to the about-to-be-launched J-70 but it was still under wraps.

Just ait he fi ished. The J-70 was soon on the market and Joe and I jumped in just in time for winter 2013.

Q: How can you be successful in three classes, J-70, Wianno, and IOD, at the same time?

Heather: There are similarities but the heavy traditional boats taught me tricks to apply to the J-70 while the

smaller and more nimble J-70 and Sonar have taught me tricks for the bigger boats.

Q: What’s up fo ?

Heather: We are all in for the J-70 Worlds in La Rochelle, France next summer. US regattas include a long

circuit of regattas in Florida, Charleston Race Week, and some local stuff before putting the boat in a shipping

o tai e . Afte the o lds I’ll ha e so e ti e to o pete i the P o-Am again and other fun stuff.

Q: How do you feel about Hayden sailing on an international level?

Heather: I wish I were him. He sailed in Bermuda, Israel, Ireland, Bahrain, all over the US and he just turned 12.

Q: How is he doing in school (BB&N in Cambridge)?

Heather: He gets it. He knows you need good grades. He can start sailing on their team soon too.

i i g tea at ollege o e ’s atio als ith l to : Kath Mel i ’ , Liz Reid’ , Heathe G egg-Ea l’ , Jud Chi ’ , Justi e To he k’ , a d sitti g: Lisa Mu le ’ .

Tufts University Sailing Team - 2015 Alumni Regatta

Upper Mystic Lake, Medford, MA - May 16, 2015

Lark racing with old friends, lunch, and dinner at the Bacow Sailing Pavilion