tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-157318882024-02-20T09:33:39.192-05:00The University of Michigan Sailing TeamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-12263303905264971862015-03-31T13:14:00.001-04:002015-03-31T13:14:03.536-04:00We're Getting New Boats! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-38893689140055742182015-03-30T20:42:00.001-04:002015-03-30T20:42:32.978-04:00SUNY Maritime Team Race Regatta Six team members travelled to the east coast once again for another team race regatta last weekend! Alex Ramos, Thomas Etheridge, Chris Cyr, Mike Gapuz, Lane Tobin, and Sarah Sloan arrived at the Danilek's home in Stamford, CT shortly before 10 PM Friday night (a record-breaking arrival time for an intercollegiate regatta). They were treated to pizza and stories from Mr. and Mrs. Danilek's time on the team before going to bed to prepare for a full day of racing.<br />
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After a quit stop at the Shop Rite before leaving Stamford, the team arrived at SUNY Maritime shortly before 9 AM and rigged their boats under cloudy skies. The wind was blowing and the temperature stayed upsettingly close to freezing all of Saturday with a constant stream of falling snow, but an entire round robin was completed as well as the first three flights of a second. The team returned to Stamford cold and exhausted, but were greeted with lasagna straight from the oven and everyone rejoiced. (Except for Lane, who went home with her parents to Richfield. Poor Lane, we hope she had a good time anyways.)<br />
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Ten hours of sleep later, the team awoke to even colder temperatures and snow on the ground Sunday. But the Weather Gods were smiling down upon us and the sun was shining at SUNY. Six flights were sailed to finish the second round robin, the most exciting of which occurred between Michigan and UC Santa Barbara. Immediately before the start, the wind died almost completely. The current was working against us and thankfully Alex Ramos had enough foresight to maintain full speed the entire starting sequence, and crossed the starting line 15 seconds before the other five boats. The rest of the race was a thrilling combination of a spaced out fleet, missing marks, sailing upwind to reach marks, and quoting Awesome Aussie Skiffs to pass the time downwind. Michigan got the 1 and 2, but the real winner of the race was Ian from UCSB for getting a red flag for paddling around the upwind mark.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-24741032484097737972015-03-25T10:26:00.002-04:002015-03-25T10:26:25.332-04:00We See Open Water!Boat-In was yesterday afternoon, and it's looking like we'll be sailing by next week! The ice was too thin to stand on according to the team's official ice thickness tester and resident lake expert, and there was open water near the shore and across the lake. Team members moved 420s from the racks and stepped masts in preparation for practice and the Big 10 Team Race which we'll be hosting in two weeks.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-45016895350295352392015-03-25T10:23:00.001-04:002015-03-25T10:23:33.839-04:00Southern New England Team RaceChris Cyr, Thomas Etheridge, Alex Ramos, Mike Gapuz, Sydney Thompson, Emily Gazall, and Sarah Sloan drove to New London, CT last weekend for the Southern New England Team Race regatta. They arrived at their host's, the Lucentes, in Rhode Island shortly before midnight Friday. Racing was delayed until 2PM Saturday due to a ferocious snow storm, but the weather shifted 180 degrees and by 3 PM the sun was out, the snow was melting, and boats were in the water. <div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-68053721306333109822015-03-25T10:15:00.001-04:002015-03-25T10:15:50.947-04:00Freshman Icebreaker RegattaOur lovely freshman visited Notre Dame last weekend to sail in the infamous Freshman Icebreaker Regatta with other first-year sailors from across the MCSA. The regatta was a success, with the freshman taking third overall, and many friends were made. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-64492743642784100482015-03-16T10:18:00.002-04:002015-03-16T10:19:30.753-04:00Hitting the SlopesNot everyone on the team went south for Spring Break; five of our team members headed west to hit the slopes one last time before summer!<br />
Pictured below: James Hewitt, Nick Lipinski, Zach Nerod, Cooper DePriest (Not pictured: Mitch Kimball)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-11326962999655696982015-03-11T10:34:00.001-04:002015-03-11T10:34:38.455-04:00Spring Break SuccessThe team returned from St. Petersburg, FL last weekend after spending at week at the University of South Florida's facilities to train. After placing 5th at the Frank Mendelblatt Team Race Regatta at USF at the beginning of the trip, the team was ready to keep sailing in the sunshine and work on boat handling team racing tactics.<br />
The team was on the water from 9-5 Monday through Friday. They focused on working on boat handling skills the first two days, and switched to racing mode for the second half of the week. The sun was shining and temperatures broke 70 degrees every day, and all team members were devastated to return home to cold weather and frozen lakes at the end of the week.<br />
Thank you to the Knoles family, USF, and our coach Andrew!<br />
Head over to our Facebook page to see pictures from the trip!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-34057296929117380942015-02-23T10:32:00.001-05:002015-02-23T10:32:06.068-05:00Charleston Co-Ed Spring Regatta ReportTom Etheridge, Alex Ramos, Emily Gazall, Meredith Wiles, Mason Wolters, and Sarah Sloan traveled south this past weekend for the first regatta of the season, Charleston Spring. The team left Ann Arbor at 10 AM on Friday morning and arrived shortly after midnight in Charleston. The team was thrilled to step out of the car and experience weather that was fifty degrees warmer than where they left (even though it was still only slightly above freezing). <div>
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Sunday saw stronger and more consistent winds, with speeds reaching a downright blustery 6 knots. Sailors left the dock shortly after 9 with As sailing 420s and Bs sailing FJs. The wind was incredibly shifty all day, keeping the RC boat busy with course changes. The sun and heat were out in full force, and our skippers and crews alike quickly abandoned spray pants and tops in order to better absorb the rays we've been so desperately missing. After the wind died at the gate for the final B race, racing was called for the day at 3 PM. We found our sea legs after three months off the water, and finished the weekend in 10th overall. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-8331648155537753862015-02-11T10:40:00.000-05:002015-02-11T10:40:25.566-05:00Alumni Regatta 2015Mark your calendars! The alumni regatta is scheduled for September 20th, 2015. Come into town for the football game on Saturday, and stay for a great day of sailing on Baseline with new and old team members on Sunday!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-25726530667701802192015-01-20T10:04:00.000-05:002015-01-20T10:04:07.002-05:00Successful Strictly Sail and Midwinters MeetingA huge thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth at Strictly Sail last weekend! It was another successful year, and we're excited to place new gear orders soon after selling out of two of our most popular designs! Captains Chris Cyr and Thomas Etheridge, as well as Race Chair DJ Litts, spent Saturday in meetings with the rest of the MCSA discussing team and conference goals for the upcoming season, as well as deciding regatta selection for the spring and fall. They joined the rest of the team later that evening at the UIC conference center for the annual MCSA Midwinters Banquet.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-17278544229451610522015-01-13T21:09:00.002-05:002015-01-13T21:09:41.645-05:00Gearing Up for Strictly Sail! The team is getting ready to head to Chicago for the Strictly Sail Boat Show at McCormick Place! The show begins this Thursday, January 16th, and goes through Sunday, January 19th. We will be selling gear, including our new tech tees and hats, as well as old favorites (don't worry, we still have plenty of "Lucys" in stock). There will also be an alumni lunch on Saturday; if you're interested, contact Mitch Kimball at mdkimbal@umich.edu for more information!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-9486048704076692912015-01-07T21:38:00.000-05:002015-01-07T21:38:04.430-05:00Out with the Old, in with the New (Board Members)Tonight was the first meeting with the new executive board members of the 2015 sailing season! We're excited to have Tyler Davidson, Zach Nerod, Mitch Kimball, Lane Tobin, and DJ Litts to the board, and wish a fond farewell to outgoing seniors Ryan Davidson, Kendall Witmer, Katie Reid, Alex Ramos, and Liz Wallace. Check out the "Team Members" page to learn more about our new and incumbent board members!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-80304509028839503132014-12-30T21:28:00.000-05:002014-12-30T21:28:51.770-05:00Those Who Return Will Be ChampionsWelcome back to Ann Arbaugh, Coach! You're more than welcome to sail with us any time.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-69910876175038859182014-12-26T22:00:00.002-05:002014-12-26T22:00:59.758-05:00Best in the Midwest<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Sailing World's Fall 2014 Conference Rankings puts us as the #1 coed team in the midwest! We're incredibly proud of the team's performance this year, including first place at the MCSA's team race national qualifier, fleet race national qualifier, and match race national qualifier, and first place in the J44 division at the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta, as well as many other impressive wins. We're excited to see what 2015 has in store! </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-26303808550172489242014-12-03T16:59:00.001-05:002014-12-03T16:59:13.903-05:00Online Auction <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The team is having an online auction for some of the bigger donation items we received for our banquet auction. The auction begins today and will run simultaneously with our auction at the banquet until 8PM on Saturday the 6th. Visit this link and click the “everything else" category on the left to view the auction items and bid!</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #20124d;">The University of Michigan Sailing Team formally invites you to come celebrate with us at 6PM on December 6th, 2014 in the University League Ballroom. Come celebrate the team's accomplishments and hear from our keynote speaker, four time All-American and former UofM sailor Doug Wefer. <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umich.edu/forms/d/1LNUw9zLXoEvYlaCRkxozRkSAV_nXf73VQikRqPAYDuc/viewform">Follow this link to register</a> before it's too late, as space is limited! </span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-72065334516015666062014-11-03T15:20:00.001-05:002014-11-03T15:21:23.018-05:00Big Ten Team Race Regatta Report <div class="MsoNormal">
Six months after the Worst Winter Ever and the resulting perpetually
frozen lake caused the University of Michigan Sailing Team to postpone their Big
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In an uncharacteristic display of charity, Michigan Weather
decided to provide us with exceptional fall weather and wind Saturday and
Sunday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The University of Michigan, the
University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, Marquette University, the
University of Notre Dame, and the Ohio State University sailed all day under
blue skies and with a blowing breeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Michigan ended the day undefeated in first, and everyone returned back
to campus for a night of relaxation and warm showers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though there was a decrease in temperature and wind
speed on Sunday, the level of competition was still incredibly high, with the
day ending in a sail-off between the University of Michigan and the University
of Wisconsin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michigan won the final
race, but subsequently lost off the water when a protest brought to the judges
went in the favor of Wisconsin, who clenched the top spot for the weekend. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It seemed, however, that everyone drove away Sunday
afternoon feeling victorious. UofM isn’t going to name names, but we overheard
members of another team claiming they haven’t had as much fun at a regatta as
they did at Big Ten since they were freshman. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to stay upset for long about your
performance on the water when you put your accomplishments into perspective;
how many college students can say they got to spend the weekend soaking up the
sun while simultaneously getting an abdominal workout?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s weekends like these that remind Midwestern sailors why
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH9Ws5Wg3Ck&feature=youtu.be">Check out this link</a> for some incredible Drone and Go Pro footage of the regatta, put together by our own Zach Frankel. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-32381201709991263302014-10-28T20:19:00.001-04:002014-10-28T20:19:08.263-04:00Dartmouth Regatta Report<div class="p1">
<span class="s1">A team of seven consisting of Alex Ramos, Tom Etheridge, Alison Bradley, Liz Wallace, Mason Walters, Zack Nerod, and Nick Lipinski left for New Hampshire on a brisk Friday afternoon. The long drive there found us arriving at Dartmouth's campus during the end of their Homecoming ceremonies at roughly 1 to 2 AM. We finally arrived at Nick's aunt's house right off of campus ready to get some rest in preparation for stiff competition the next morning.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">On Saturday morning, we arrived at the venue bright and early. The Dartmouth team was blasting a pleasant mix of 70s and 80s pop music to start the day with some fun. The racing started off with a postponement followed by several other delays and light, shifty racing in between. The wind came from the East which was directly across the lake from the club and though a series of large hill. This led to somewhat light, unexpected shifts--not unlike what we see at Baseline lake.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Sunday, however was a completely different animal. The breeze started at a strong 15-20 knots coming straight down the river from the South building with gusts easily surpassing 25 knots. Both skippers found it much harder to perform in the tormenting breeze as well as the various showers of freezing cold rain and hail.</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Although we did not perform as well as we wanted, numerous lessons were learned and re-learned. As we left out first major competitive dinghy regatta of the season, we left tired, sad and beaten, but truly enlightened and full of desire for improvement. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-39753894281666832942014-10-28T20:14:00.001-04:002014-10-28T20:14:20.707-04:00Wisco Women's Regatta Report
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<span class="s1">Friday afternoon of October 17th, five girls, three of which were freshmen, clamored into a university van and set out for Madison, Wisconsin. Rising bright and early the next morning, the girls were welcomed on Lake Mendota with a strong, crisp autumn breeze blowing so hard that whitecaps were seen in the distance. Eager to hit the water, the girls pulled on their spray gear and zipped up their drysuits, ready for a tasty day of sailing. Lane Tobin '18 and Sydney Thompson '18 represented Michigan in A fleet, making constant adjustments to the conditions which resulted in consistent improvement throughout the day. In B fleet, Lindsay Ford '17 skippered with Abby Rogers '16 and Annie Zalon '18 switching off crews, also improving as the day went on. All in all, the women of the University of Michigan sailing team gave it everything and learned a lot out on the water, finishing sixth overall out of 8 races per fleet. With a great breeze that allowed for the regatta to finish early Saturday evening, the girls grabbed some Qdoba and hit the road back home. </span></div>
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--Abby Rogers, '16</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-58835690591277865582014-10-19T14:38:00.002-04:002014-10-19T14:38:42.130-04:00Pictures from IORHere are some great shots of the team during the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta last weekend! Head over to our Facebook page for more pictures.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15397096118583139283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15731888.post-73297322393476800772014-10-19T14:36:00.002-04:002014-10-19T14:36:53.072-04:00Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Fourteen University of Michigan Sailors traveled to Larchmont, NY
for the 2014 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta hosted by the Storm Trysail
Foundation. This event matches 52
collegiate teams from around the country with boat owners from metro NYC. This year the team was placed in the J44 one
design fleet in order to prepare for Kennedy Cup, the upcoming Collegiate
Keelboat National Championship. Since we were competing against the US Coast
Guard Academy, the US Merchant Marine Academy, Mass Maritime, and SUNY Maritime,
we decided on a name change for the weekend, briefly switching over to Michigan
Maritime in order to fit in.<br />
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The brain trust in the back of the boat featured Alex Ramos
(’15) on the helm and Tom Etheridge (’16) trimming main and calling flawless
tactics. The string pullers sharing the
cockpit with the afterguard were Chris Cyr (’16) at primary trim, Connor Shope
(’15) at secondary trim, and Max Odena (’16) and Braden Engstrom (’16) as
grinders. On the pointy end of the boat,
Jason Doyle (’15) was on bow, Stu Starkweather (’15) at mast, and Kirsten
Boelkins (’15) in the pit. Liz Wallace
(’15) and Ryan Davidson (’15) took turns as floats and Kendall Witmer (’15) and
Abby Rogers (’16) served as alternates.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saturday morning proved to be fairly miserable as it was
cold and raining for most of the morning.
None the less, the team took to Long Island Sound and began preparing
for the first race. We were a little
rusty in our first race, having troubles both up and downwind and ended up
taking a fourth in the first race. As
the wind built we switched over to our #3 jib and proceeded to decimate the
competition upwind ultimately taking a first.
The next two races, the team was a little more aggressive at the starts
and were called back both times but fought valiantly into third place each
time. So after racing, we retired to the
Davidson’s house, discussed our strategy for overcoming the 6 point deficit to
the Merchant Marine Academy (MMA), and watched the U of M football team get a
much needed win.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sunday morning was a bit chilly but could otherwise could
not have been better; sunny and wind around 15 knots. We nailed the first start and proceeded to
attempt to pinch off the MMA, eventually forcing them to tack out and foul
Mass. Maritime. We showed great
improvement over the previous day of racing and soundly beat the rest of the
fleet with nearly perfect performances on all aspects of the course. The next race we had another brilliant start
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regatta was called with U of M ending up in first overall by three points.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A huge thank you to the Davidson family for housing us, Phil
Gutin for donating his boat, Beagle, to the team, and Ryan Malloy and Cliff
Crowley for serving as owners reps and making sure we didn’t do anything to
stupid.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This past weekend, the team competed in the regional qualifier for Collegiate Match Racing Nationals in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Almost all of college match racing is in Sonars, requiring 4 sailors including at least one female crew aboard. Our team consisted of Ryan Seago as skipper, Alex Ramos as tactician, Kirsten Boelkins in the pit, and Chris Cyr on bow. Additionally, we brought teammate Jason Doyle to watch us from the coach boat. Sail Sheboygan, the regatta host, arranged housing for all teams. The fab five arrived to their hosts Tom and Claudia Phillips's home late on Friday, and spent the night learning how to play pool with Tom.</div>
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On Saturday, after breakfast with the Phillips family, the team arrived to Sail Sheboygan at 8 AM for weigh-in and registration. Without any hesitation, all teams we're sent out on the water for a 10 AM warning signal. It was perfect Sonar conditions, with flat water and 15+ knots of breeze. The team started out cold with a loss to Wisconsin in the first match.It would take the entire day to build team chemistry, as this was the first time the team had sailed a match racing event together. Nevertheless, Michigan sailed the rest of day without losing another race, completing a double round robin. Due to the great conditions, racing was done by 3, and Michigan headed ashore looking forward to finals on Sunday against Wisconsin! The rest of the day was spent playing pool, eating pizza with other teams, and more pool.</div>
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Sunday brought on almost identical conditions with a little more chop. After winning this event in 2013 and moving on to nationals, tensions were high as Michigan approached a best-of-five series against Wisconsin. Each race was very close, both teams would have their moments of control during the pre-start, and the lead was constantly changing at each mark rounding. After three races, Michigan was down one win to Wisconsin's two. Despite being on the chopping block, Michigan started race 4 with a sizable lead and continued to extend up the beat. At the top mark, Michigan was ahead by 10 boat lengths, and it seemed that a win was certain. The best and the worst part about match racing is that anything can happen. Rounding the top mark, Michigan's spinnaker went up in a knot, and was unusable as the bowman spent the next two legs re-rigging it. During this time, Wisconsin had gained the lead and extended to a 10 boat length advantage. To put a cherry on top, Michigan's jib exploded as they came to the top mark for the second time. Wisconsin had taken their third win and secured their spot at nationals.</div>
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Despite the sour ending, Michigan had a great weekend enjoying the amazing conditions on and off the water. Special thanks to our hosts Tom and Claudia!</div>
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--Chris Cyr, '16</div>
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