NUST was greeted by cold weather and snow upon our arrival in Minnesota for the MCSA Team Race Championship, a qualifier for Nationals in Tampa, Florida. Racing went quickly with only 4 teams at the regatta. The other competitors were host Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. After 9 races, we had ...
This weekend six of us traveled up to Madison for the Wisco Three-Way regatta. Three-way is a unique regatta that mixes 420 racing and Tech Dinghy racing. It was a slow weekend for wind despite the fact that it was hosted by Red Bull. Emily Fontaine sailed the Techs while ...
Check out this sweet set of pics of our team's practice on Monday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/zoe_b/sets/72157633309051600/with/8675648543/
NUST is excited to announce our first annual Spring Fundraiser! The event will take place this coming Sunday, April 21, from 1-4 pm at Haymarket Pub & Brewery. Team members, alumni, friends, and local sailors will all gather to raise money for our entirely student-run organization and enjoy an afternoon of ...
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We had an awesome time sailing down in Tampa, Florida a couple weeks ago. While the weather was a bit colder than we would have hoped (around mid-50s some [caption id="attachment_1061" align="alignright" width="300" caption="How good looking is this guy?"][/caption] mornings!), we still got some great sailing in. Under the careful direction of ...
Coldstone in Evanston is donating a portion of all the profits they make today to NUST. If you live in Evanston, please stop by! Also Cheesies in Evanston is doing the same thing on April 13, but you have to mention NUST! So go eat delicious food and help us make money! -NUST ...
Dear admitted students: First of all, congratulations on your admittance to Northwestern! My name is Jacob. I’m from Washington State, and I sailed a ton around the NWISA district during high school, and loved it. I applied to college knowing I wanted to sail in college, and I chose to come ...
The McIntyre team race regatta at Stanford got off to a slow start saturday morning, but after an illuminating rules panel by the umpires, the wind filled in and racing began. In winds ranging from still to full hike, team racing was consistently competitive, and many races were in question ...
Hi! My name is Gina, I'm a sophomore on the Northwestern Sailing Team. I'm double majoring in Environmental Sciences and Gender Studies (I think!) at Northwestern. I actually had very little sailing experience before joining NUST, but one thing (of many) that I love about this team is that you can get ...