Tufts Jumbos sailing
The Tufts University Sailing Team represents Tufts University in the intercollegiate sport of sailing. They are members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), the governing body for collegiate sailing, and compete at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA).
| Tufts University Sailing Team | |
|---|---|
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| University | Tufts University |
| Conference | NEISA |
| Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
| Venue | Bacow Sailing Pavilion |
| Area of Competition | Upper Mystic Lake |
| Nickname | Jumbos |
National championships
The team holds 28 National Championships:
- Dinghy Championships (5): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1997, 2001
- Women's Dinghy National Championships (8): 1984, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003
- Team Racing National Championships (6): 1976 (with NEISA), 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Men's Single-handed National Championships (5): 1975, 1976, 1980, 1993, 1996
- Women's Single-handed National Championships (3): 1995, 1996, 1997
- Match Race (previously Sloop) National Championships (1): 2013
And received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy in eight seasons: 1975, 1976, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
Sailors
66 men and 25 women were All-Americans.[1]
Team members have received the ICSA College Sailor of the Year award 4 times:
- Roger Altreuter in 1975
- R. Stuart Johnstone in 1980
- Paul Dickey in 1981
- Senet Bischoff in 1996
And the ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year once:
- Kaitlin Storck in 2008
Olympians
Carlos Echeverria in 1956; Peter Commette in 1976; Magnus Grävare in 1984; Mark Mendelblatt in 2004 and 2008; Katie McDowell in 2004; and Jen Provan in 2004 and 2008; are olympic sailors from Tufts.
World champions
- Dave Curtis in 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992 (Etchells), 1967 (Jolly Boat), 1981 (Soling) and 1984 (J/24)
- Elizabeth Gelenitis "Betsy" Allison in 1983 (Women’s Laser), 1987 (Lightning), 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 (Women’s J/24), 1999 (Match Racing), 2003 (Yngling)
- Bruce Burton in 1986, 1987 (Etchells)
- Scott Kyle in 1986, 1990 (Sunfish)
- Peter Comette in 1974 (Laser)
- Nick Trotman in 1994 (505)
- Tomas Hornos in 2007 (Snipe)
Sailing venue
The home for the Tufts University sailing program is the Bacow Sailing Pavilion, named after Lawrence Bacow and his wife, Adele Fleet Bacow. It opened in the fall of 2013 and was built on the foundation of its 60-year-old predecessor, on Medford's Upper Mystic Lake.[2]
References
- "Hall of Fame". Tufts. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- "Tufts University launches new sailing center". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21.