Harvard Crimson sailing

The Harvard University sailing team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The team is a member of the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association, which is part of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association.[1]

Harvard University Sailing Team
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University	Harvard University
Conference	NEISA
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Venue	Harvard Sailing Center
Area of Competition	Charles River
Nickname	Crimson

National championships

Harvard has won 21 national championships:

• 5 Dinghy National Championships (1952, 1953, 1959, 1974 and 2003)
• 5 Women’s Dinghy National Championships (1968, 1969, 1970 and 1972 as Radcliffe College; and 2005)
• 4 Team Racing National Championships (1970 and 1974 with the NEISA team; 2002 and 2003)
• 3 Men's Singlehanded National Championships (Robert E. Doyle in 1970, Vincent Porter in 2004 and Henry Marshall in 2019)
• 2 Women’s Singlehanded National Championships (Margaret Gill in 1999 and 2001)
• 2 Sloop National Championships (2001 and 2002)

And received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Sailors

• ICSA College Sailor of the Year:
  • Sean Wagstad Doyle in 2002
  • Clayton Peter Bischoff in 2003
  • Ewell Cardwell Potts IV in 2004
• ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year:
  • Genny Tulloch in 2004

Fleet

The fleet of the team's dinghies include 18 420s, 18 Flying Juniors (FJs), and 4 Lasers.[2]

Venue

The home venue of the team is the Harvard Sailing Center, previously named Harvard University Yacht Club, located on a barge in the Charles River Basin. The barge supports a two-story structure. Half the sailing center contains changing rooms, rest rooms, and a boat repair shop while the other half houses the boats.[3]

References

1. "Sailing Program". Yale University Athletic Department.
2. "Crimson Sailing Academy".
3. "Sailing Center". Harvard University Athletic Department.

External links

• Website