Yale Bulldogs sailing
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University | Yale University |
Conference | NEISA |
Location | Branford, Connecticut |
Venue | Yale Corinthian Yacht Club |
Area of Competition | Short Beach |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
The Yale Bulldogs sailing team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The team is a member of the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association, which is part of the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association.[1]
National championships[]
Yale has won 25 national championships:
- 6 Dinghy National Championships (1947, 1949, 1950, 1975, 2014 and 2015)
- 5 Women’s Dinghy National Championships (2004, 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2017)
- 7 Team Racing National Championships (1970 and 1976 with the NEISA team, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2019)
- 3 Men's Singlehanded National Championships (Thomas Barrows III in 2008, in 2012 and in 2016)
- 2 Women’s Singlehanded National Championships ( in 2006 and in 2011)
- 1 Match Racing National Championship (2021)
- 1 Navy 44 class (Kennedy Cup) (1976)
And received the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy in 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019.
Sailors[]
College Sailor of the Year awards[]
Eight sailors from Yale have received men's and women's College Sailor of the Year awards:
- in 1976
- Stephen DeLancey Benjamin in 1978
- in 2009
- Thomas Barrows III in 2010
- in 2014
- in 2015
- in 2017
- in 2019
Additional notable Yale sailors[]
- Nicole Breault (Yale class of 1994),[2] four time winner of the U.S. Women's Open Championship [3]
Fleet[]
The fleet of the Yale University sailing team's dinghies include 20 Z420s, 20 Flying Juniors (FJs), and 4 Lasers.
Venue[]
The home for the Yale Bulldogs sailing program is the Yale Corinthian Yacht Club.
References[]
- ^ "Sailing Program". Yale University Athletic Department.
- ^ Svendsen, Nancy. "Women of StFYC: Meet Nicole Breault". www.stfyc.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- ^ "Breault 4-Peats USA Women's J/22 Match Race Championship Finals at San Diego Yacht Club". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
External links[]
Categories:
- Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association teams
- Sports clubs established in 1881
- Yale Bulldogs sailing