The Wolfpack Sailing Club, the oldest NC State club organization, returns to the water with tryouts and orientation sessions in the coming week.
The club has two components: a competitive sailing team and a “Learn to Sail” club for those interested in sailing as a leisure activity. The club welcomes students of all experience levels.
The competitive sailing team is a part of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) and practices 15 minutes away from campus at Lake Wheeler Park. The team competes regularly throughout the school year at various sailing competitions.
Students interested in becoming members of the sailing team have to attend two on-water training and orientation sessions. One will be held today from 2:30–6 p.m., and one will be held Friday at the same time. Transportation will be provided, and pick-up will be located at the benches in the parking lot of Carmichael Complex at 2 p.m.
“Our senior leaders are hosting several on-water sessions to give new sailors the basics of what they’ll need to make the team,” NC State head coach Dana Magliola said. “Student leadership and development are cornerstones of our program, and we have a legacy of over 60 years of teaching sailing, so this element of tryouts is very important to us. ”
Additionally, interested students also have to attend a classroom information session held in room 2037 at Carmichael Gymnasium Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Tryouts will be held this upcoming weekend. The first part of tryouts will be a classroom session held in room 2014 in Carmichael Gymnasium from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. After the classroom session, attendees will be transported to Lake Wheeler for on-the-water tryouts from 1–3:30 p.m. If necessary, tryouts will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Students interested in sailing but not in competing at a collegiate level can attend the first meeting of the sailing club Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in room 2015 of Carmichael Gymnasium.
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