The University of Texas Sailing Team

First practice tomorrow! We're meeting in the church parking lot next to Kinsolving. Kinsolving is the dorm at the northeast corner of Dean Keeton and Whitis. The church parking lot is NEXT to Kinsolving, NOT ACROSS from Kinsolving. I look forward to seeing everyone!

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Fall 2009 classes started today and sailing will start soon! Our first meeting will be in PAR 105 at 8 pm. I hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to get back sailing! Anyone interested in the team, please come by and meet the team. Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary.
Kelly Troy

Alumni Regatta is this weekend! Report time is 10 am. We are going to start the day off with food, then get some races going. The weather prediction says wind is going to be light and the temperature is hot. Can't wait to see everyone!

The trip to Boston was really exciting. We sailed in Boston harbor in light shifty conditions. They only managed to sail 8 races per division. Texas came in 15th overall, with some strong finishes. We owe a thanks to TAMUG for de-rigging our boat on Sunday afternoon so we could make it to the airport on time.

We had a good weekend in New Orleans. We did not qualify for nationals, but congrats to Tulane, we know they will represent SEISA well. Next weekend is semi-nationals in Boston. We are sailing in the western half with OU, while TAMUG and Tulane sail east.
Sail Fast!

This spring has been a busy season. We have attended eight regattas over the past ten weeks. Last week we tabled for twelve hours and met some great people. We have women's district champs this weekend, team racing the next, and semi-finals in Boston the weekend after. A big thanks to our alumni Barrett Fontenot, Henry May, and Jessie Dawson who have made it out to the lake to help us this semester.

This weekend was district championships here at Austin Yacht Club. With ten teams showing up, it was a very competitive weekend. Saturday had winds in the morning of 15 knots, slowing to 7 knots in the afternoon. Sunday had winds from 17 to 25 knots. We sailed 10 races in each division. Congratulations to Tulane for finishing first. University of Texas finished in second with A&M Galveston close behind. Oklahoma University pulled out fourth and final place for dinghy semi-finals in Boston on May 2nd and 3rd.

This past weekend, six team members left the warmth and comfort of Austin, and headed north to the 80th Boston Dinghy Cup. After many weather and flight issues, they made it to Boston 2:30 am Friday morning. We owe a big thanks to MIT and Harvard for letting our team borrow extra gear on Saturday since the airlines had left ours behind. The regatta started late with a light easterly in the morning, building to 6-8 knots and becoming more south-easterly in the early afternoon. At about 3pm, fog rolled in, breeze increased to about 10-12 knots and temps dropped into the 40's. Sunday was better, since we had recovered most of our own gear, but the morning rain made sailing a little tough. Wind was northeasterly at 12-14 knots in the morning, ultimately dying to 3-5 knots and swinging north for the last few races.
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From 7-10 on Wednesday come out to Spicy Pickle to support the team. 10% of all purchases will be donated to UT Sailing. The team will be there in full force, so come hangout and have dinner with us.

The past weekend, Oklahoma State University hosted a regatta for six teams. This was the first regatta for Colorado University and Oklahoma City University. Moderate winds made for a good regatta with six races. Oklahoma University tied Texas, then won the tie breaker with seven bullets to our five. This coming weekend we will be sending six team members up north to compete in Boston Dinghy Cup.