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[[Image:Lake Mendota Madison, WI.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hoofer Badger sloops on [[Lake Mendota]] shore]] |
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'''Hoofer Sailing Club''' was founded in 1939 and is part of the [[Wisconsin Hoofers|Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs]] of the [[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], [[United States]]. |
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The [[sailing club]] originated as an all-volunteer club whose members maintained boats and taught each other how to [[sailing|sail]].<ref>[http://archives.library.wisc.edu/exhibits/hoofers/1930s.html University of Wisconsin Archives - Hoofers 1930s]</ref> Fifteen types of craft are sailed,<ref>[http://hoofersailing.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=1&Itemid=15 Sailing Club Fleets Webpage]</ref> including the Hoofer-redesigned Tech Dinghy, originally an M.I.T. plan.<ref>[http://www.sailingnetworks.com/boats/view/1041 Photo and Brief History of Badger Tech]</ref> The club's largest boats are ''Decoy'', a Shock New York 36 acquired in Fall, 2008 and ''Soma'', a [[Mull 34]] racing yacht painted like a cow <Ref>Wisconsin Department of Transportation, State Highway Map, 2004</ref>, The smallest Hoofer craft are the [[sailboards]].<ref>[http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/entertainment/283255 "Old dogs, new tricks,"] ''Wisconsin State Journal'', April 26, 2008</ref> |
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The club operates at [[Memorial Union (Wisconsin)|Memorial Union]], on the shores of [[Lake Mendota]] with more than 120 different boats and sailboards. The club has had upwards of 1,500 members. Members have free access to available boats they are certified to sail.<ref name=arch>[http://www.madison.com/archives/read.php?ref=/madison.com/html/archive_files/wsj/2000/08/02/0008020036.php "Still Making Waves,"] ''Wisconsin State Journal'', August 2, 2000</ref> Instruction to obtain that certification is also included in the membership dues and is provided by paid and volunteer staff.<ref name=arch/> The University of Wisconsin [[Intercollegiate Sailing Association|undergraduate sailing]] team (nickname Wisco) is a part of the Hoofer Sailing Club.<ref>[http://www.hoofers.org/sailing/team/aboutus.html University of Wisconsin Sailing Team - About Us]</ref> |
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Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett, an Olympic sailing [[Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics|gold]] ([[1968]]) and [[Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics|silver]] ([[1964]]) winner,<ref>[http://www.e-scow.org/Peter/ Peter Barrett Obituary]</ref> and Peter and Olaf Harken, founders of [[Harken, Inc.]], a sailing-hardware manufacturer.<ref>[http://www.biztimes.com/news/2006/6/23/harkens-innovation-created-international-market-for-sailing-gear ''Small Business Times''], June 23, 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.cncmagazine.com/archive02/v4i14/v4i14g-sail.htm ''CNC Machining Magazine'',] Vol. 4, No. 14, Summer 2000]\</ref><ref>[http://www.sailnet.com/forums/learning-sail-articles/18819-how-other-sailors-learned.html "How Other Sailors Learned,"] SailNet, August 31, 2001</ref><ref>[http://www.econ.wisc.edu/newsletter/Newsletter/newslinks.pdf "Alumni News,"] ''University of Wisconsin-Madison Economics Alumni Newsletter'', 2004, p. 8</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.hoofersailing.org/ Hoofer Sailing Club website] |
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{{University of Wisconsin–Madison}} |
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[[Category:Yacht clubs in the United States]] |
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[[Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison]] |
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[[Category:Sports in Wisconsin]] |
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