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About the MCSC: The goal of the sailing club is to offer students at Middlebury College the opportunity to experience the joys of sailing, whether for the first time or for the hundredth time, and to give racers an opportunity to shine in New England sailing.
We offer events for everyone - from those interested in simply being on the water and learning to sail to those those who want to race competitively and represent Middlebury College on the water. We have a three part program including Beginning Sailing physical education, recreational sailing, and competitive racing. We also support the MiddView adventure sampler trips which contain a day of sailing. The club is primarily student run.
We sail on Lake Dunmore which is 15-20 minutes south of campus. We are generously hosted by Dunmore Acres Campground and its owner Neil Mackey. We sail on our fleet of 12 FJ’s (new fall ’08), 6 420’s and a Sunfish. Some students keep their personal single sail boats on campus as well for training.
Racing: Practice is held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and run by our pair of volunteer coaches, Head Coach Tara Wolcott-Dahlgren and Graduate Assistant Elyse McNiff ’08. Our team competes at 1-4 regattas around New England every weekend from September-November in the fall and March-May in the spring. Racers should be rigged by 4 PM for practice and we usually sail until around 6 PM. Transportation is organized between sailors. Those with extra seats in their car usually swing through ADK at around 3:15 pm. If you cannot make this time please arrange your own ride and join us on the water as soon as possible. Here is a link to the team calendar, which contains practice and regatta details. Please see the list of strongly recommended gear. Sailors with prior racing experience should contact Commodore Chandler at ckoglmei@middlebury.edu or Head Coach Tara twolcott@middlebury.edu.
Recreational Sailing: There are few more beautiful ways to spend a fall afternoon in Vermont than sailing on Lake Dunmore. The boathouse at Lake Dunmore will be staffed from 1pm – 5pm on Friday afternoons for open sailing. Some prior experience is expected although if you are new you are still welcome and we will pair you with those who already can sail. For more information or to be added to the recreation sailing email list, please contact Scott Zolkos at szolkos@middlebury.edu.
PE (Gym) Sailing: There is one beginner sailing class run each fall with 12 slots. It fills up fast, so get your registration in early! This class is taught by US sailing trained instructors and runs from 1:30-5:30 on 4 Monday afternoons during September/October. Please sign up on Banner Web. For more information please contact Scott Zolkos at szolkos@middlebury.edu.
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