Gopher Women Qualify!

(Ladies team: Amberose Kramer, Emma Gantzer, Allison Prange, Kirstin Wilson, Kate Hockins, Natalie Sinn)

I am very excited and proud to be posting today that the U of M ladies qualified for semi nationals this past weekend at the University of Illinois. They sailed 7 races in each division placing 3rd overall. It came down to the last leg of B division to determine who would go on to semis, Northwestern or Minnesota. Natalie Sinn managed to squeeze ahead of NW (having to move from 5th to 3rd) and finished a boat ahead to tie Northwestern and win the tiebreaker. Congratulations to our womens team! Good luck and sail fast at Wisco!!

Not to mention the boys also swept Wisconsin 3 Way this weekend! Not too shabby Gophers...not too shabby =) Results to follow.

Gophers and Tommies Qualify!

The Golden Gophers took 2nd place this past weekend in Notre Dame to give them a top spot in qualifying for Semis in Seattle. Highlights also included St. Thomas Tommies making up 30pts on day 2 to finish 4th and join their friends! Congratulations MN, St. Thomas, and the coaching staff at WCSC.

Good luck in Seattle. Represent MCSA!
http://collegesailing.org/nwicsa/semis/

Scores in Divisions

Team A B TOT

1 Wisconsin Badgers 27 18 45
2 Minnesota Gophers 42 39 81
3 Northwestern Wildcat 46 67 113
4 Saint Thomas Tommie 53 85 138
5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 63 76 139
6 Michigan Wolverines 80 62 142
7 Western Michigan Western Michigan 93 85 178
8 Ohio State Ohio State 104 75 179
9 UW Milwaukee UW Milwaukee 86 116 202
10 Illinois Illini 97 106 203
11 Chicago Chicago 125 80 205
12 Marquette Marquette 127 127 254
13 Denison Denison 151 147 298

Wet Your Willie Results - Northwestern

REGATTA HIGHLIGHTS:

Sunshine prevailed throughout the weekend, bringing a balmy 65 degrees on Saturday. Strong winds of 14-18 knots out of the southwest quickly built and gusts of 27 knots forced racing to be called for the day. Only 6 of 16 races were run on Saturday.

Sunday brought calmer winds between 8-10 knots out of the Northeast and slightly colder 50 degree weather with partly cloudy skies. All races were windward-leeward twice around courses. No protests were filed although some breakdowns and redresses were heard by the judges.

Scores in Divisions

Team A B TOT

1 Northwestern Wildcat 3 26 26 52
2 Minnesota Gophers 42 19 61
3 Wisconsin Badgers 46 22 68
4 Wisconsin Badgers 2 29 51 80
5 Northwestern Wildcat 2 22 71 93
6 Minnesota Gophers 2 67 52 119
7 Michigan Wolverines 81 39 120
8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 61 60 121
9 Northwestern Wildcat 63 68 131
10 Chicago Chicago 84 77 161
11 Grinnell Grinnell 83 89 172
12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2 63 129 192
13 UW Milwaukee UW Milwaukee 106 89 195
14 Michigan Tech Michigan Tech 111 85 196
15 Northern Michigan Northern Michigan 114 111 225
16 Illinois Illinois 106 120 226
17 Carleton Carleton 119 123 242

Memorial gathering for Daniel Shinozaki

Date:	Sunday, April 11, 2010
Time:	1:00pm - 7:00pm
Location:	Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas

We are gathering to say farewell, and to honor the life of Daniel C. Shinozaki. Daniel passed away February 21st, 2010. A memorial service will be held at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on the St. Thomas University St. Paul campus. At the conclusion of the service all are invited to continue the celebration of Daniel's life at his favorite Minneapolis institution, Brit's Pub. A private room has been reserved for the gathering. Family, Friends and anyone impacted, in any way, by Daniel are welcome to attend.

Ice out on Tonka!

(Photo taken by John Mackey, http://minnetonkascenes.blogspot.com)

Hennepin County declared ice out Friday, April 2nd for Lake Minnetonka. Thats 13 days before the average of April 15th! Time to bust out your warm clothes and drysuits!

In the meantime, gopher sailors just returned home from a weekend in Michigan. They placed 2nd out of 5 teams participating in Big Tens team race regatta. Well done sailors.

Alumni Regatta - Saturday September 11th

The date has been set! Mark your calendars for our annual MN Alumni Regatta that will be held at Wayzata Community Sailing Center on September 11th 2010. Further details to come!

New Sailing Team T-shirts! Only $15

(1. New 2010 Tee Design 2. All Available Shirts Currently on Display)

Have a birthday coming up??? Need a new gift idea for your mom or dad??? How about team shirts for your new A-boat campaign??? What more could anyone ask for than a 2010 University of MN Sailing TEE! For the small price of $15, your supporting the the team on their quest to nationals this year held in Madison, WI. Contact: Saftey and Facilities, Natalie Sinn by email at sinnx023@umn.edu before they all sell out!

Volunteers Needed!

We are looking for Alumni to help run 2 Sunday practices for the UofMN Sailing Team. The dates will be May 2nd and May 9th from 10:00am - 1:00pm.

Please contact me if your available

Jess Haverstock
jhaverstock@gmail.com
P:612.817.4837

In Memory of Bradley Burgum

(Singlehand Nationals, St. Petersburg FL 2003, Singlehand Nationals Wayzata, MN 2004)

In Memory of Bradley Burgum
January 3rd, 1952 – February 14th, 2010

The sudden passing of Bradley Burgum came on February 14th, 2010. Brad and his family have given generously to the U of MN Sail Race Team over the years and we take this opportunity to thank the Burgum Family and offer our deepest condolences. Brad and wife of 34 years, Julie, resided in Casselton, ND where he lived a life as a successful business man, a leader among his community, and a loving family man. Brad’s list of achievements and passions for public service were numerous and began when he created the Casselton Ambulance Service in 1978 and served as a volunteer EMT for over 30 years. He had a long successful career as the city attorney for Casselton and CPA. The enormous impact Brad had on the community and entire region was evident as respects and a celebration of Brad’s life were had at his funeral, Saturday, February 20, where the entire town of Casselton filled two local churches (with live broadcast). Brad taught his two sons, James and Ben, his love of sailing at their family cabin on Pelican Lake, ND, sailing C scows for many years. Ben was a member and captain of the U of MN Sail Race Team from Fall 2000 to Fall 2004, competing in seven national championships and was twice an all-district skipper. He continued his participation with the team as our Coach from Spring 2006 to Fall 2008 and is a current member of our Alumni Association. Just this past January, Ben and Katie graciously hosted our first gathering as a kickoff to our U of MN Sailing Team Alumni Association. Similar to our teammate Ben, his dad was a great supporter of our Gopher sailors and a true gentleman.

Written by Hans Zinn

2010 College Nationals @ Wisconsin Madison

Attention college alumni!

I am excited to announce that the ICSA College Nationals 2010 will be held by the University of Wisconsin Madison this summer. As we all know regattas take a lot of time and dedication to pull off, not to mention national championships. I would like to encourage everyone to show their support to Madison and the MCSA by making an appearance over the course of the eleven day event. Attached you will find a preliminary schedule starting May 24th - June 3rd. Contact our Vice President and MCSA publicity secretary, Allison Prange by email at pran0024@umn.edu to help volunteer. Lets help make Wisconsin a place people want to come back and sail in the future.
http://www.uwsailingteam.org/icsa-nationals-2010