Wolverines at MCSA Team Race Clinic

SAILORS

Crews:

• Maggie Carroll

• Jake Orhan

• Kristen Picard

• Claire Foley

• Anna Wisotzkey

• Katerina Siavelis

Skippers:

• Jenna Probst

• Connor Goulet

• Harrison George

• Will Neubauer

• Sherman Thompson

• Grant Glover

• August Sturm

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SUMMARY

Wolverines arrived at Grosse Point Yacht Club Saturday morning. After a brief chalk talk, our two team race teams hit the water with three other teams from the MCSA. Although the rain made for some cold weather, the wind was a nice 8-10 knots and our teams were very productive. In the morning, we practiced pass backs and starting. After a lunch break, we practiced many full races.

Sunday’s weather of freezing temperatures and high wind prevented us from sailing. However, we were able learn and answer lots of questions during chalk talks. Our team learned a lot this weekend and is looking forward to our upcoming team race regattas!

Regatta Report: Freshman Icebreaker

SAILORS:

Wolverines 1

• A Fleet

  • Skipper - Harrison George

  • Crews - Kristen Picard, Azzam Alzahrani

• B Fleet

  • Skipper - Sherman Thompson

  • Crews - Julia Sommerfeld, Reanna Orzechowski

Wolverines 2

• A Fleet

  • Skipper - Ainesh Shintre

  • Crews - Allison Engkvist, Theo Zangoulas, Henry Wolle

• B Fleet

  • Skippers - Brady DeLaney, Katerina Siavelis

  • Crews - Isaac Bigsby, Brendan Doyle

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SUMMARY

Day one of Freshman Icebreaker, held at Notre Dame, started off after an hour delay with very light wind. Race Committee was only able to complete 5 races. A fleet finished three races and B fleet finished two races. Our sailors learned a lot about starting strategies and reading wind shifts.

Heading into Sunday, the wind was a little stronger and six more races were able to be completed. With better conditions, our Wolverine 1 A fleet was able to maintain their lead and finished the competition in 1st. Our Wolverine 1 B fleet team also won their division with an impressive score of all firsts. Both teams had fun and improved a lot over the weekend!

Regatta Report: Southern New England Team Race & St. Mary's Women's Interconference

SAILORS

Southern New England Team Race

Skippers:

• Connor Goulet (‘21)

• Will Neubauer (‘20)

• Grant Glover (‘19)

Crews:

• Sarah Silvestri (‘19)

• Claire Foley (‘20)

• Julia Sommerfeld (‘22)

• Brendan Doyle (‘22)

St. Mary’s Women’s Interconference

A Fleet:

• Jenna Probst (‘22)

• Maggie Carroll (‘21)

B Fleet:

• Allison Marozza (‘21)

• Anna Wisotzkey (‘19)

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SUMMARY

The Southern New England Team Race started Saturday off with a westerly breeze. RC finished Round 1 with a strong breeze. Quickly after beginning Round 2, the breeze started getting very shifty. The unpredictable breeze resulted in many capsizes and auto tacks which made RC decide to end for the day. Sunday started with a N/NW breeze. RC finished 80% of Round 2 resulting in 18 races total. The Wolverines learned a lot and improved throughout the weekend.

St Mary’s Women’s Interconference also had strong wind on Saturday. The breeze was a shifty 14-18 knots which allowed RC to get 10 races off. Our sailors worked through the trying conditions and improved throughout the day. B Fleet won a race! Sunday started off slower. After a 3 hour delay, sailors finally hit the water. A strong breeze quickly filled in and RC got another 4 races off.

Regatta Report: Eckerd Interconference

SAILORS

Wolverines 1

• A Fleet

  • Connor Goulet

  • Claire Foley

• B Fleet

  • Will Neubauer

  • Anna Wisotzkey

Wolverines 2

• A Fleet

  • Jenna Probst

  • Maggie Carroll

• B Fleet

  • Sarah Youtt

  • Kristen Picard

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SUMMARY

We sent two teams to compete at Eckerd. On Saturday, the breeze was up and down ranging from 4-10 knots. For many of our sailors, this was the first regatta of the season. As the day progressed, our sailors knocked off some rust and sailed stronger. A Fleet completed 8 races, while B Fleet only completed 6.

On Sunday, the breeze was much lighter. After an hour postponement, B fleet went out and finished races 7 and 8. After more delays, each fleet raced three more races. Despite the challenging breeze, both teams had some very good races and the wolverines won two races. Overall, Michigan ended up in 9th and 11th.

Regatta Report: Phebe Corkran King Women's Regatta

SAILORS:

• A Fleet:

  • Jenna Probst (‘22)

  • Maggie Carroll (‘21)

• B Fleet:

  • Sarah Youtt (‘21)

  • Sarah Silvestri (‘19)

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SUMMARY

Four women sailors traveled to Charleston, South Carolina to compete in our first dinghy regatta of the season. Saturday morning, there was a steady 5-8 knot breeze from the North East. A fleet completed four races and B fleet completed three before the wind died and boats were left drifting in the current. After a quick lunch break, the sea breeze filled in and boats were sent back out to continue racing. Despite the lighter breeze and strong current, race committee completed all 10 races on Saturday, allowing teams to go home early. Wolverines ended up in 7th overall.

Regatta Report: Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta

SAILORS

• Kyle Doyle (‘20) - Skipper

• Graham Eger (‘19) - Main Trim

• Max Ellsworth (‘21) - Bow

• Jake Orhan (‘21) - Primary Trim

• Murphy Vandervest (‘21) - Secondary

• Braden DeLaney (‘22) - Mast

• Nathan Kane (‘19) - Pit

• Connor Stadler (‘22) - Grind

• Brendan Doyle (‘22) - Float

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SUMMARY

On Saturday, the regatta started off with a great southwest wind ranging from 8-16 knots. Michigan competed in A Division against four other schools. With the good wind, they were able to get five races off. Wolverines best race of the day was a third.

On Sunday, the breeze was much lighter coming out of the northeast. After some shortened courses and delays, they managed to get two races in. Wolverines learned a lot from the varying wind conditions and had a lot of fun. Overall, the team got fifth.

Michigan Sailors at MCSA Midwinters

We sent Sarah Youtt (Co-Captain), Kyle Doyle (Co-Captain), Amy Baer (past Captain), Jake Orhan (Sailing Development Chair), Max Ellsworth (Treasurer) to represent our team at the MCSA Midwinters! The weekend was filled with meeting other teams, regatta selection, MCSA elections, and award ceremonies. Here are some of our team’s updates!

First, congratulations to the eight sailors recognized by the MCSA as All-Conference Sailors & Honorable Mentions!

Amy Baer, Jake Orhan, Kyle Doyle, Max Ellsworth, and Sarah Youtt at MCSA Midwinters

Connor Goulet - Skipper

Jenna Probst - Skipper

Mason Wolters - Skipper

Lane Tobin - Skipper

August Sturm - Skipper

Mike Gapuz - Crew

Anna Wisotzkey - Crew

Margaret Carroll - Crew

Also, congratulations to our Sailing Development Chair Jake Orhan on being elected to the MCSA Executive Board as Clinic Coordinator!

The team was also recognized for winning Team Race and Coed Quals last year.

Finally, our regattas for the spring season are finalized! This is where we will be competing this season:

2/15-17 Southern Collegiate Offshore Regatta - College of Charleston

2/23-24 Phebe Corckran King Regatta - College of Charleston

3/2-3 Eckerd Coed Regatta - Eckerd College

3/16-17 Southern New England Team Race - Connecticut College

3/16-17 St. Mary’s Women’s Regatta - St. Mary’s College of Maryland

3/23-24 Freshman Icebreaker - Notre Dame

4/6-7 Big Ten Team Race - University of Michigan

4/6-7 Laker Showdown - GVSU/Hope College

4/6-7 Buckeye Interconference - Ohio State University

4/13-14 Team Race Quals - University of Michigan

4/20-21 Women’s Quals - Northwestern University

4/20-21 Wisco Two Division - University of Wisconsin

4/27-28 Coed Quals - University of Michigan

5/4-5 NU Spring - Northwestern University

Regatta Report: John F. Kennedy Cup

SAILORS

• Grant Glover (‘19) - Skipper

• Graham Eger (‘19) - Main Trim

• Matt Greydanus (‘19) - Bow

• Kyle Doyle (‘20) - Primary Trim

• August Sturm (‘20)- Secondary/ Tactician

• Max Ellsworth (‘21) - Mast

• Garrett McQuinston (‘20) - Pit

• Jake Orhan (‘21) - Float

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SUMMARY

On Saturday morning, the gray, rainy weather cleared up and a strong northwesterly breeze filled in. The wind was gusting up to thirty knots, so spinnakers and genoas were restricted and the mains were reefed. These restrictions were in effect for all four races that were sailed on the first day.

On Sunday, the wind was a light easterly. Due to the dying wind, only one race was sailed the second day. The Wolverines got third place in the race that was sailed the second day. Overall, the team got ninth place.

Regatta Report: Wisco Women's

Sailors

• A Fleet:

  • Allison Marozza (‘21)

  • Murphy Vandervest (‘21)

• B Fleet:

  • Sarah Youtt (‘21)

  • Kristen Picard (‘21)

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Summary

Four sailors from the women’s team traveled to Madison, Wisconsin this weekend for Wisco Women’s. On Saturday, the wind was 20 gusting 40 knots with chop, so races were postponed for safety reasons. 

On Sunday, two rotations were set off in breeze of about 15 knots. The wind was coming from the south, so there were very apparent gusts filling in from either side of the course. Overall, A Fleet finished in second place, one point behind Wisconsin, and B Fleet finished in first place. The team achieved first place overall at the regatta. 

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Written by: S. Youtt (‘21)

Regatta Report: David Lee Arnoff Trophy

SAILORS

• A Fleet

  • Harrison George (‘22)- Skipper

  • Kristen Picard (‘21)- Crew

• B Fleet

  • Sherman Thompson (‘22)- Skipper

  • Brendan Doyle (‘22)- Crew

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SUMMARY

Four sailors from the Michigan Sailing coed team traveled to Hobart and William Smith Colleges to compete in the David Lee Arnoff Trophy. On Saturday, the sailors competed in fifteen races in 10-12 knots of breeze. On Sunday, the remaining eleven races were sailed in 10-14 knots with light chop. The team got ninth overall out of thirteen teams. A fleet came in eighth place and B fleet came in tenth place.

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Written by: S. Youtt (‘21)