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LESSON continued from page 1 it was then he realized the sport had his name written all over it. "It's a physical impossibility to have stress when I'm sailing," Yioulos said. "Time basically stops for me." Yioulos, a junior business major, sees sailing as a place to practice and implement the skills he has learned in the classroom. Sailing has taught Yioulos the intangibles that can only be mastered through experience. "You learn to take risks, how to del egate responsibilities, how to deal with a crisis and how to accept the good," Yioulos said. "And when the bad does happen, you learn how to encourage people to get through those tough times." Sailing Club member Sarah Higgenbotham said Yioulos' enthusi asm inspires competition and keeps the team moving forward. She said Yioulos' leadership and commitment to the team has almost become a lifestyle for him. "Enthusiasm is the most important thing to bring to a leadership role, and his enthusiasm for sailing rubs off on other people," Higgenbotham said. Reorganizing the sailing team took new equipment and more peo ple to get involved. Realizing that need, Yioulos became a recruiter in addition to his other duties, and he found this task the most rewarding. Yioulos said sailing, as well as being the Club's coordinator, has taught him everything he has wanted to know about people. Matthew Sperry has been by Yiou los' side since the beginning, and has witnessed the many hours Yioulos has sacrificed in order for the club to become what it is today. With 22 members, eight boats and a renewed campus interest, Sperry said Yioulos is the best thing to happen to Ore gon's program. "He coordinates, he coaches, he teaches," Sperry said. "He has literally sacrificed the whole rest of his life for this right now. This is his dream." Yioulos and the team compete in a number of regattas across the West Coast throughout the year and participate in the Northwest Intercol legiate Sailing Association. Lewis and Clarke, Linfield, Oregon State, Port land State, University of British Co lumbia, Washington and Western Washington all compete in the North west District against Oregon. "You learn to take risks, how to delegate responsibilities, how to deal with a crisis and how to accept the good. And when the bad does happen, you learn how to encourage people to get through those tough times." George Yioulos Oregon Club sailing coordinator The Ducks will compete this weekend in the Spring Champi onships at Cascade Locks in the Gorge, which will determine the league's national qualifiers. Although Yioulos said he would love to be a favorite at the Spring Championships, he is just happy the team can compete at a higher level. "It's our goal to win at the Spring Champs, but it probably won't hap pen this year," Yioulos said. On May 8, the Ducks will com pete in the Portland State Invitation al — their final regatta of the year — on the Willamette River. The event will give younger members of the team a chance to work on sailing for next year and will be a fun and casu al send-off event for the team's sen ior members. For now, Yioulos would like to put more emphasis on the impor tance of teamwork and camaraderie. He said he would like to see the team become a powerhouse in the upcoming years, and a healthy dose of both competitive drive and team work would produce the best overall team atmosphere. Yioulos cannot imagine where he would be today if he had not found sailing and the sailing program at the University. He said his grades would be better, but he would be "a sad soul" because he would lack the life lessons sailing has taught him. Never giving up is one characteristic Yioulos believes can't be taught in the class room; it has to be learned individual ly and sailing gives him that chance. "It's the perfect life lesson," Yioulos said. "You fall off, you get wet, you get back on, and you keep going no mat ter what." In the coming years, Yioulos would like to see the alumni of the sailing Club become more involved and connected to the program. He also would like to see more fresh men participate, so the team could build off sailors who have been in volved in the program for an extend ed amount of time. In the end, Yioulos said keeping things in perspective is the key to maintaining his sanity. "It's college sailing, not Russian roulette," Yioulos said. Kirsten McEwen is a freelance reporter for the Emerald. Looking to score a fantastic summer job? UV arc College Vto Painters. We are currently hiring full-time Job Site Managers and Painters for the summer. Earn $8-11 per hour, plus an awesome bonus structure! NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Work outside on a crew. Learn useful skills in management, organization, and customer relations. 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