NEWS & REGATTAS
10/23 Weekend Regatta Report: Emma Biagioni, Wisco Women's, Coed ACT
The weekend of October 23/24th, the team competed at Emma Biagioni, Wisco Women’s, and Coed ACT regattas. See all scores here.
Sailors
Emma Biagioni
A Fleet
Skipper - Billy Vogel (‘25)
Crew - Sam Stephens (‘25)
B Fleet
Skippers - Zach Beyer (‘25) & Sam Ephraim (‘22)
Crews - Hal Berdichesky (‘23) & Yuchen Zhou (‘23)
Wisco Women’s
A Fleet
Skipper - Emily Pytell (‘25)
Crew - Abby Paul (‘25)
B Fleet
Skipper - Anna Brieden (‘24)
Crews - Abby Baker (‘25) & Sarah Seto (‘24)
Coed ACT
A Fleet
Skipper - Jenna Probst (‘22)
Crew - Asha Baddi (‘24)
B Fleet
Skipper - Sherman Thompson (‘22)
Crew - Lily Allen (‘23)
Summary
This was an eventful weekend with 15 sailors on the road at 3 different regattas! Wolverines competed at Emma Biagioni, Wisco Women’s, and Coed Atlantic Coast Tournament. Our team at the Emma Biagioni regatta sailed at Hope College. They sailed exceptionally well and had a very consistent scoreline, earning them 2nd place overall! A special shoutout to Billy and Sam for winning A Fleet and winning 5 of the 7 races! Our women’s team competed at Wisco Women’s in Madison, Wisconsin. The regatta was a test of all conditions with Saturday seeing very light wind and Sunday seeing 15+ knots. The Michigan team finished 5th overall. Congrats to Emily and Abigail for winning a race in A Fleet! The last regatta this weekend was competed at Navy for the Coed Atlantic Coast Tournament. This was a competitive fleet against some very strong east coast teams. Sherman and Lily had a very strong first two races and were winning B fleet after the first set! The team finished 12/18 overall. Congrats to all of our sailors for a very eventful and successful weekend!
Regatta Report: Women's Atlantic Coast Tournament
The team competed at the Women’s Atlantic Coast Tournament at MIT on the weekend of October 16/17th. See full scores here.
Sailors
A Fleet:
Skipper - Jenna Probst
Crew - Asha Baddi
B Fleet:
Skipper - Luci Solorzano
Crew - Victoria O’Hara
Summary
Our women’s team headed to MIT to compete at the second women’s showcase event of the season. Saturday started off with a strong, shifty, southerly breeze. These conditions proved to have many good opportunities to get ahead by connecting puffs and staying in phase. Our A Fleet started off strong with two bullets in the first two sets. Throughout the day, the wind got a little stronger and puffier. Many teams capsized. Race committee got 10 races off for each division in the strong wind. Sunday saw slightly lighter conditions and wind from the Northwest. The regatta finished with 6 more races in very puffy conditions. B Fleet was able to learn from the conditions and put together some top 10 finishes. The team finished 11th overall. Thank you to our recent alumni Connor Goulet for coaching the team this weekend!
Regatta Report: Coed ACC's Round 1A
The team competed at the Coed ACC’s Round 1A regatta at Brown University on the weekend of October 9/10th. See full scores here.
Sailors
A Fleet:
Skipper - Jenna Probst (‘22)
Crew - Asha Baddi (‘24)
B Fleet:
Skipper - Sherman Thompson (‘22)
Crew - Lily Allen (‘23)
Alt. Crew - Alex Manthous
Summary
The team traveled to Brown University to compete at the first Coed Showcase event. Saturday started off with a shifty easterly wind which proved challenging for the fleet. The wind was puffy ranging between 5-13 knots. The unpredictable wind, strong current, and competitive fleet proved for tough, competitive racing. There were a total of 10 races completed in each fleet the first day. The regatta saw similar breeze on Sunday and completed the regatta for a total of 18 races. B Fleet’s crew Lily Allen described the weekend as “challenging yet great opportunity to learn and improve on tactics against some of the best college teams.” The team ended on a positive note with a top 5 finish in A Fleet. Michigan sailors learned a lot and are looking forward to the next regatta!
Regatta Report: Women's ACC's Round 1A
Our women sailors traveled to St Mary’s College of Maryland to compete at the first women’s showcase event this season on the weekend of October 2nd/3rd. See full scores here.
Sailors
A Fleet
Skipper - Jenna Probst (‘22)
Crew - Asha Baddi (‘24)
Alt. Crew - Abby Baker (‘25)
B Fleet
Skipper - Luci Solorzano (‘24)
Crew - Gwen Hudson (‘24)
Alt. Crew - Victoria O’Hara (‘22)
Summary
Our sailors traveled to St. Mary’s College of Maryland to compete at the first women’s showcase event this season. The breeze on Saturday was a consistent 5-9 knot southerly allowing for many quality races. The team started off slow but quickly improved their finishes after the first set. The wind shut off just after A fleet finished their 10th race of the day. Sunday’s breeze was much lighter and more inconsistent. The day started off with a postponement on shore. Eventually the breeze evened out enough to get a few more races off for a total of 13 races in each division. Our team had a great showing finishing 5th out of 16 in A division! Overall, the team finished 12th. This was a great start to our women’s regattas this season!
Michigan hosts Cary Price Memorial Regatta!
The team hosted and competed at the Cary Price Memorial Regatta at our home Baseline Lake on the weekend of October 2nd/3rd. See full scores here.
Sailors
Team 1:
A Fleet
Skipper - Emily Pytell (‘25)
Crew - Abigail Paul (‘25)
B Fleet
Skipper - Anna Brieden (‘24)
Crew - Lillian Schneider (‘24)
Team 2:
A Fleet
Skippers - Sam Ephraim (‘22) & Brody Schwartz (‘24)
Crew - Isaac Bigsby (‘22) & Marc Arsever (‘24)
B Fleet
Skipper - Gordon Fream (‘25) & Sam Stephens (‘25)
Crew - Hal Berdichesky (‘22) & Tina Zhou (‘23)
Summary
It was great to host the 9 teams to our club on Baseline Lake! The regatta started off on Saturday in postponement as the sailors waited for the wind to fill in. The wind eventually filled in enough to race and race committee was able to get a few races off in both fleets. Unfortunately the wind on Sunday was not better, but race committee was able to finish off the set for a total of 3 races in each division. The light and shifty conditions were a tough test for the team, but offered many learning opportunities. The event was many of our sailors’ first college regatta and was a great chance for them to gain experience. Our A fleet sailors had a strong performance finishing 2nd and 3rd in their division. Overall, our team 2 finished 3rd and team 1 finished 7th. Thank you to everyone you came and we look forward to hosting again next year!
Wolverines Win GLIOR!
The Michigan team competed at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta at the Columbia Yacht Club on the weekend of September 26/27th. See full scores here.
Sailors
Helm: Wyatt Dennis (‘23)
Crew:
Sam Ephraim (‘22)
Ryan O’Connor (‘23)
Joe Serpa (‘24)
Brendan Doyle (‘22)
Christi Scheibner (‘23)
Summary
The Wolverine team traveled to Chicago to compete at Columbia Yacht Club. The teams sailed J 105s which no Michigan sailors had experience in, so it was a great test of the team’s quick learning and communication skills. The wind was very strong and led to very exciting racing. Michigan won 3 of the 8 races due to quick upwind boat speed and being able to pass boats with well executed boat handling. Congratulations to our Wolverine Sailors for a great regatta and a great win!
Regatta Report: MCSA Singlehanded Championships
The team competed at the MCSA Singlehanded Championships at the University of Wisconsin on the weekend of September 18/19th. See women’s full scores here and men’s full scores here.
Sailors
Women’s sailor: Luciana Solorzano (‘24)
Men’s sailor: Billy Vogel (‘25)
Summary
Luci and Billy traveled to Madison, Wisconsin for the qualifiers for Singlehanded Nationals. Saturday had a solid medium East breeze and both fleets got off 4 races. The second day had much lighter breeze from the South. The racing was very competitive and a lot of the finishes came down to a difference of inches. Unfortunately, both Luci and Billy ended up on the wrong side of tie breakers. Luci lost a tie for 1st and Billy lost a tie for 2nd. It was a great experience for our young sailors and they both have a promising future competing at this event!
Regatta Report: Fall Fury
The team competed at the Fall Fury regatta at the University of Wisconsin on the weekend of September 11/12th. See full scores here.
Sailors
Team 1:
A Fleet
Skipper - Sherman Thompson (‘22)
Crew - Lily Allen (‘23)
B Fleet
Skipper - Samuel Ephraim (‘22)
Crew - Victoria O’Hara (‘22)
Team 2:
A Fleet
Skipper - Luciana Solorzano (‘24)
Crew - Asha Baddi (‘24)
B Fleet
Skipper - Isabel Dzuiba (‘23)
Crew - Abigail Paul (‘25)
Summary
The two teams traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in 420s for the weekend. The regatta started with a short postponement, but the wind quickly built into a 5-10 kts Southerly breeze with shifty conditions. The second day saw more steady breeze from the North. The team knocked the rust off at the first regatta of the season and ended very strong. Isabel and Abby had all top 4 finishes in their last two sets which allowed them to solidify 3rd place in B division. Sherman and Lily also finished strong winning the last race and solidifying 3rd place in A division. Overall, the teams finished 3rd and 5th! Congrats to Luci, Abby, and Asha on their first college regatta!
Regatta Report: Kennedy Cup
Wolverines competed at Kennedy Cup at the Naval Academy this past weekend (November 2/3rd). See full scores here.
SAILORS
Helm - Kyle Doyle (‘20)
Tactician - August Sturm (‘20)
Main Trim - Kayla Bruner (‘21)
Bow - Matt Moores (‘21)
Spin/Jib Trim - Jake Orhan (‘21)
Mast - Brendan Doyle (‘22)
Pit - Max Ellsworth (‘21)
Float - Crey Bankes (‘20)
SUMMARY
Michigan sailors competed at Kennedy Cup at the Naval Academy in the academy’s fleet of 44 sloops. The first day of racing started slow. There was a fleeting Southerly breeze causing a postponement to start the regatta. After a race was abandoned, the PRO Paul Clissold was able to complete two races for the day in 4-7 knots. The team adjusted to the current and different boat and prepared for the next day.
Sunday’s wind was much more favorable for racing. Race Committee had moved up the start time an hour in order to take full advantage of the strong Westerly wind and make up for lost time due to Saturday’s lack of wind. Four more races were sailed on Sunday. The competition was fierce and the Wolverines learned a lot. This was a great opportunity for Michigan sailors to compete against some of the best keelboat teams in the nation!
Last Dinghy Regattas of the Season
A Fleet
Skipper - Christie Scheibner (‘23)
Crews - Victoria O’Haara (‘22) & Sierra Staunton (‘23)
B Fleet
Skipper - Sam Ephraim (‘21)
Crews - Bonnie Zhu (‘23) & Isaac Bigsby (‘22)
Shamrock Scramble
A Fleet
Skipper - Sherman Thompson (‘22)
Crews - Kira Biener (‘23) & Nikita Shvaibovich (‘23)
B Fleet
Skipper - Sarah Youtt (‘21)
Crews - Cameron Burdgick (‘23)
SUMMARY
The Wolverines traveled to Michigan State University to compete at Cedarfest. On Saturday, the team faced puffy 7-11 knot winds. The team worked hard to pay attention to the wind and connect the puffs. Race Committee completed 4 races in each division before a storm came in and racing was cancelled for the day. Consistency proved to be key as the team’s nearly all top 3 finishes placed the team in 1st overall going into Sunday. Sunday’s wind was much stronger and shiftier. Race Committee only got off one set before the wind was deemed too extreme for racing. Overall, B fleet won their division and the team placed 2nd overall!
A Michigan team was also sent to the University of Notre Dame to compete at the Shamrock Scramble. The regatta started on Saturday in 8-10 knot breeze. Throughout the day, the breeze picked up along with some rain. By the end of the day Race Committee completed 6 races in A division and 5 races in B division. The team did well in the wind and had almost all top 5 finishes! Day 2 began with a strong Westerly wind, but it quickly started dying. The regatta ended with a total of 10 races in each division. The Wolverines placed 4th overall!