Dartmouth Sailing

Dartmouth College provides an elite academic experience while providing the Sailing stu-
dent-athlete with the tools they need to achieve at the highest level. Dartmouth Varsity Sailors
have access to all of the benefits of premier Division One athletes, including top notch facilities,
advanced strength and conditioning, integrated sports medicine, and comprehensive academic
support. Because of our unique academic plan, Dartmouth is the only varsity sailing program
where you can pursue a complete study-abroad experience while not sacrificing a season of
sailing. Furthermore, our career and professional resources draw on Dartmouth’s extensive
network of successful alumni to ensure that Varsity Sailors have wonderful career options fol-
lowing graduation.

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PROGRAM

HISTORY

1932 Established 1932

17 2 13 17 Top-three finishes at ICSA National
5 Championships
97
10 5 National Championship Titles

1992 ICSA Coed National Champions
1992 ICSA Women’s National Champions
2000 ICSA Women’s National Champions
2013 ICSA Women’s National Champions
2014 ICSA Women’s National Champions

97 Sailors named to the ICSA All-America Team

Alumni on the US Sailing Team and Develop-
ment Team

Whitney Connor Peterson ’95 - 470
Erin Maxwell ’01 - 470
Jen Morgan ’02 - 470
Erik Storck ’07 - 49er
Bernie Rosler ’12 - 470
Sam Williams ’12 - 470
Matthew Wefer ’14 - 470
Duncan Williford ’18 - 49er
Chris Williford ’19 - 49er
Kathryn Hall ’21 - 470

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OUR TEAM

TEAM SIZE OUR FLEET SEASONS

26-30 student 18 FJs (2014), 18 College Sailing has two sea-
sons: Fall and Spring. The
athletes. z420s (2013), and Fall season is mainly fleet
racing and the Spring sea-
5 Lasers. son has both team racing

and fleet racing regattas.

WEEKENDS

Our team competes in 3-4 regattas per
weekend. A typical weekend includes
competition at 2-3 of the most competitive
women’s and coed regattas in the country.
Additionaly, we attend 1-2 NEISA confer-
ence regattas which are highly competi-
tive and valuable for developing skills and
sailors. Travel expenses are paid for by

Dartmouth.

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PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Monday: Off
Tuesday: 2:15 - 6:15 pm
Wednesday: 2:15 - 6:15 pm
Thursday: 2:15 - 6:15 pm

Friday: 2:15 - 6:15 pm

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING
SCHEDULE

In-season: Twice per week
Out of season: Three times per week

VENUE

Our team sails on Lake Mas-
coma, 25 minutes southeast
of campus. Sailors and coach-
es ride together in team vans.
The lake provides shifty, flat
water conditions which pre-
pare Dartmouth sailors for any

venue in College Sailing.

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D-PLAN

Dartmouth’s term-based academic plan, the “D-Plan,” is uniquely advantageous
for college sailors.  Based on a format more comparable to quarters, rather than
full semesters, student athletes have the opportunity to go abroad or take intern-
ships during their winter terms (from early January until mid-March), and then re-

turn for the entire spring college sailing season.

Preseason Training
Winter Training Trip
Spring Training Trip

TRAINING TRIPS

The D-Plan allows for unique training periods. Between the Fall and Winter
Terms we are able to utilize the week after Thanksgiving as training time. For our

Winter Trip we travel to Charleston, SC, to practice for five days, with an em-
phasis on team racing. In addition, the team travels south for our spring training
trip. This training period equates to eight days on the water. Since these training
periods occur between academic terms, there are no lingering academic commit-

ments; on these trips we focus solely on improving our sailing.

Dartmouth Athletics’ DP2 Program reflects the College’s commitment to excellence for
student-athletes both in intercollegiate athletics and in the classroom. Implemented in
2010, the three-part program focuses on Academics, Athletics, and Personal Health. For
our sailors, that means we train with a dedicated strength coach in an exclusive varsity
facility; we have access to athletic trainers to help our athletes with any injuries, sport-re-
lated or otherwise; we have access to staff nutritionists and staff sports psychologists,
and all of our athletes receive academic tutoring provided (and payed for) by the Athletic
Department. DP2 maintains a highly competitive career track that helps place our varsity

athletes in highly competitive internships and jobs after graduation.

DP2: UMBRELLA OF SUPPORT

ATHLETIC ACADEMIC PERSONAL

• Sports Medicine • Faculty Advisors • Career Development
• Strength & Conditioning • Free Tutoring • Networking
• Sports Psychology • Success Strategies • Community Engagement
• Sports Nutrition • Campus Integration • Leadership

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Justin Assad, Head Coach
Email: [email protected]

David Thompson, Assistant Coach
Email: [email protected]

Ali Blumenthal, Assistant Coach
Email: [email protected]

Sailing Office: 117 Alumni Gym
O: (603)-646-3215

dartmouthsports.com

@BigGreenSailing Dartmouth College Sailing Team @dartmouthsailing

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