Tufts Jumbos sailing
| Tufts University Sailing Team | |
|---|---|
 | |
| University | Tufts University |
| Conference | NEISA |
| Location | Medford, Massachusetts |
| Venue | |
| Area of Competition | Upper Mystic Lake |
| Nickname | Jumbos |
The Tufts University Sailing Team represents Tufts University in the intercollegiate sport of sailing. They are members of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA), the governing body for collegiate sailing, and compete at the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA).
National championships[]
The team holds 28 National Championships:
- Dinghy Championships (5): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1997, 2001
- Women's Dinghy National Championships (8): 1984, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003
- Team Racing National Championships (6): 1976 (with NEISA), 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Men's Single-handed National Championships (5): 1975, 1976, 1980, 1993, 1996
- Women's Single-handed National Championships (3): 1995, 1996, 1997
- Match Race (previously Sloop) National Championships (1): 2013
And received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy in eight seasons: 1975, 1976, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
Sailors[]
66 men and 25 women were All-Americans.[1]
Team members have received the ICSA College Sailor of the Year award 4 times:
- in 1975
- in 1980
- in 1981
- in 1996
And the ICSA Women's College Sailor of the Year once:
- in 2008
Olympians[]
Carlos Echeverria in 1956; Peter Commette in 1976; Magnus Grävare in 1984; Mark Mendelblatt in 2004 and 2008; and Jen Provan in 2004 and 2008; are Olympic sailors from Tufts.
World champions[]
- Dave Curtis in 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992 (Etchells), 1967 (Jolly Boat), 1981 (Soling) and 1984 (J/24)
- Elizabeth Gelenitis "Betsy" Allison in 1983 (Women’s Laser), 1987 (Lightning), 1987, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 (Women’s J/24), 1999 (Match Racing), 2003 (Yngling)
- in 1986, 1987 (Etchells)
- in 1986, 1990 (Sunfish)
- in 1974 (Laser)
- in 1994 (505)
- Tomas Hornos in 2007 (Snipe)
- Brett Davis in 1998 (Team Racing)
Sailing venue[]
The home for the Tufts University sailing program is the , named after Lawrence Bacow and his wife, Adele Fleet Bacow. It opened in the fall of 2013 and was built on the foundation of its 60-year-old predecessor, on Medford's Upper Mystic Lake.[2]
Fleet[]
The fleet of Tufts University Sailing Team's includes 24 Larks and 6 FJs.
References[]
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Tufts. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "Tufts University launches new sailing center". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. Archived from the original on 2020-07-21. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
External links[]
- Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association teams
- Tufts Jumbos sailing