Below is our team schedule for this Spring Season. We look forward to travelling to many schools this season to compete in regattas, and please let us know if you will be able to come watch these races – we really appreciate all the support we get from our fans, and we would love to reconnect with alumni and fans at regattas. Other events this season include the Alumni Banquet and the Drexel Open, which is to take place on May 8th and 9th. More details will be provided in the next newsletter.

Dear Alumni, Parents, Friends, and Fans:

Although we have yet to begin practicing this spring, we are excited to have participated already in two sailing events this month! This weekend, four Drexel Sailors visited the Commonwealth of Virginia for the second time this month to participate in Old Dominion University’s Spring Open, which was also the first qualifier this season for the South.

February 27-28, 2010

CNU 2-on-2 Team-Racing Clinic
Newport News, Virginia

This past weekend, Drexel Sailors Drew Bergan, Jen Mislinski, Sean Orzolek and Annie Mercurio participated in a two-on-two team-racing clinic at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. CNU Sailing Coach Dan Winters spent Saturday and Sunday mornings presenting lectures to the visiting teams about team-racing tactics, strategies, and the importance of obtaining winning positions on the course throughout the race.

On February 13th, The Sandra Drayer award will be presented to past sailing coach Bob DiFilippo. This is the first annual award in recognition of an individual who has made a significant impact to the Sailing Club through outstanding contribution as a student officer, success as a club competitor or leadership as a club coach or adviser.

For a decade, Bob DiFilippo dedicated an inordinate amount of his time and effort as coach and taught scores of Drexel University students how to sail.

President: Jen Mislinski
Jen is a junior from Norwalk, Connecticut. She is a Psychology major, formerly studying fashion design at Drexel. She previously instructed sailing at the Norwalk Sailing School. Jen enjoys sailing, traveling, fashion, nice people, horticulture, and she loves Drexel Sailing.

Regatta Manager: Annie Mercurio
Annie is a sophomore from Bronxville, New York. She says Westchester County, New York is the best chester. Annie is a burst of energy when the team is tired, a trumpeter of fun, adventure, and activity.

November 7-8, 2009

MAISA Club Championship
Tom's River, New Jersey

We left Philadelphia early in the morning and began the long-familiar drive to Tom's River, New Jersey through city, suburbs, and Pine Barrens. A stop at a Wawa for some breakfast and a some hot chocolate and bagels at the club prepared the sailors for a great day of racing.

FROM COACH SISSON--- Regatta report on MAISA Women's Fall Championships hosted by Old Dominion, Norfolk, Virginia, Saturday, November 7, 2009.

For the first time in five years, Drexel Sailing fielded a women's team for the competitive MAISA Women's Fall Championships hosted at ODU. Eight teams competed, and although Drexel finished at the end of the list of competitors, I wanted to report on the inspired sailing I observed and the future strength of our Drexel women sailors.

October 24, 2008

Nittany Lion Open
State College, Pennsylvania

2009's Nittany Lion Open was a regatta destined for greatness. Jason Sinclair, Erin MacCausland, Tyler Drown, and Stephen Ciccariello met on Friday evening to begin a wonderful adventure to the very depths of Central Pennsylvania. After hours of driving through interstate, toll road, and back road through this fine commonwealth we arrived at our host's apartment in State College.

Last weekend Drexel sent sailors to two regattas, the Nittany Lion open hosted by Pennsylvania State University and the Kings Point Dinghy Open hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point). The academy is situated at the former Walter P. Chrysler Estate in Kings Point, Long Island, the New York suburb which was F. Scott Fitzgerald's inspiration for "West Egg" in The Great Gatsby. At Kings Point, Drexel was up against #8 ranked Navy, #10 ranked Hobart, #19 ranked Old Dominion, and other top teams in intercollegiate sailing.