Vanderbilt Sailing Club

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Vanderbilt Sailing Club

Burgee
Founded 1962
Clubhouse Percy Priest Lake, Nashville, TN
Country  United States
Website Vanderbilt Sailing Club

The Vanderbilt University Club Sailing Team at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, was founded in 1962 with an initial grant from Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, then the chairman of the University's Board of Trust. The Sailing Club is the oldest club sport at the university.

Vanderbilt Sailing Club Homecoming Regatta in 2004.

The Vanderbilt University Sailing Club provides opportunities for Vanderbilt students to sail recreationally and competitively in its fleet of eight Flying Junior dinghies. Additionally, the club provides opportunities for members to sail and race keelboats in the Nashville J22 (sailboat) fleet. The club encourages participation from all students at Vanderbilt, regardless of experience although the club also recruits students with high school sailing experience. Each fall and spring, Vanderbilt Sailing fields competitive coed and women's teams in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association district of the Intercollegiate Sailing Association, travelling around the country to race in intercollegiate regattas. The club also hosts an annual Homecoming Regatta every fall for students and alumni.

The Vanderbilt University Sailing Club sails out of Harbor Island Yacht Club. The club has a part-time coach and is governed by a board of student officers and a steering committee of alumni and parents.

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