All it takes is interest... the University Sail
ing Club is for any hardy soul who likes a
spray in the face and the competition that
only a regatta can provide. Team members
take part in races from fall term through the
spring.
A boat, the breeze and a lake
By DON LOVING
Of the Emerald
Virtually unknown to the vast majority of
University members, the Oregon sailing team
nevertheless floats on week after week at Dex
ter Reservoir, tuning up for the competitive
regattas that run from fall term through spring.
So who are these University windjammers?
"Well, basically," says returning team
member Sara Izenberg, "the only requirement
is that you must be a University student. Other
than that, all you need is the desire for both
sailing and having fun."
All the equipment for the sailing team is
housed at Dexter, about 20 miles south of
Eugene, near the small community of Lowell.
About six boats, complete with sails, numer
ous lifejackets, a few buoys, and other sailing
odds and ends make up the paraphenalia.
First on the list after the team's arrival is
draining the boats, which usually have taken
on water from being capsized as part of a P.E.
classes' instruction. Then all able sailors, both
male and female, plus non-sailors such as re
porters, photographers and spectators pitch in
to help lift and can / the vessels onto the bank
so they can drain properly. Then the boats
must be carried back down to the water.
Rigging of the boat’s sails comes next. After
the mainsail and jib are securely in place, the
craft is ready to set sail. Sunday October 17
was the day for sail-offs for the three spots in
this weekend's regatta in Vancouver, B.C.
Overseeing the sail-offs was businessman
Charles Howard, who serves as volunteer
coach of the unit. Students Frank Coale and
Mike Coon act as assistants.
“A sail-off consists of a number of races
around a set course," explains Coon. "So
many points are awarded for first, second, etc.
from low to high. After all the competitors have
had an equal amount of races, the points are
totaled. The pe-son with the lowest amount
wins, next lowest is second, and so on.”
Representing Oregon at the Vancouver re
gatta will be Andrew Freeman, Guy Ciappini,
Skip Tarr and their crews, according to How
1, ard.
“These are our three skippers for this
weekend,'' Howard said. “Freeman, with three
victories, had the lowest total of all those at
tempting to qualify this week."
“For those not acquainted with two-man sail
ing,” he went on, “the skipper constitutes the
person in charge. He mans the sails, while the
job of the crew, which in this case is only one
person, is to feed the skipper information as to
how the race is going and help plan tactical
maneuvers.
"Sailing certainly does not discriminate by
sex," said the coach. “Both men and women
have the same chances. Many boats will have
members of both sexes on it because that’s
just how their team is. The skippers (Freeman,
Ciappini, and Tarr) have total freedom in
choosing who their crew will be. They pick
whoever they feel they can work best with."
Howard says the sport is very demanding
timewise, as the regattas, including travel,
usually take up the entire weekend. There is
generally a fall-off in the number of people
during winter, with interest again perking up
come spring. Around 20 people are competing
now which is up a little from last year.
Most sailors can't attend all the regattas,
which go pretty steadily from week to week, so
sometimes a person may decide against trying
on one week in lieu of hoping to gain a spot the
following weekend.
“We had three of our best sailors in Seattle
this last weekend, competing in a three-man
race up there. They were Peter Powell, Scott
Danielson, and Ted Krabs,” said Howard.
He went on to say that he’d heard they were
doing quite well, though they were behind a
boat from the University of Washington, which
was headed by one of the top ten skippers in
the world.
The University sailing team competes in the
Northwest Intercollegiate Yacht Racing As
sociation, known to those involved as simply
the NWICYRA. Oregon ranks as the
southern-most member of the circuit, which
extends up through Washington and into
British Columbia, where both the University of
Victoria and the University of British Columbia
field teams.
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Rugby club whips Reed
The Oregon Rugby Club B-side defeated visiting Reed
College 7-0 Saturday, Oct. 16. Paul Hribemick scored a try,
and Butch Parrott scored a penalty kick for Oregon.
This Saturday, the A-side hosts the Longview Rugby Club
at 12:30 with the B-side playing Oregon State immediately
following.
Karate demonstration tonight
The Oregon Karate Club will sponsor a karate demonstra
tion at 7:30 p.m. tonight in MacArthur Court.
Featured will be Sensei Teruo Chinen, Chief Instructor of
Gojo-Ryu Karate-Do for North America, who will perform Kata
and weapon demonstrations. Karate Club members will also
be appearing in an exhibition of free-sparring and other tech
niques of karate training.
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3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 21
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