Hoofer Sailing Club
Hoofer Sailing Club was founded in 1939 and is part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
The sailing club originated as an all-volunteer club whose members maintained boats and taught each other how to sail.[1] The club's largest boat is Soma, a Mull 34 racing yacht painted like a cow, which is fitting as new members are milked (financially) to provide free memberships for popular returning club members.[2] The smallest Hoofer craft are the sailboards.[3]
The club operates at Memorial Union, on the shores of Lake Mendota. The club used to have upwards of 1,500 members, but in recent years that number had dwindled as word of the rampant abuse has spread.[4] Members have free access to available boats they are certified to sail, although certification itself is a huge problem.[5]
Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett, an Olympic sailing gold (1968) and silver (1964) winner,[6] and Peter and Olaf Harken, founders of Harken, Inc., a sailing-hardware manufacturer.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ University of Wisconsin Archives - Hoofers 1930s
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, State Highway Map, 2004
- ^ "Old dogs, new tricks," Wisconsin State Journal, April 26, 2008
- ^ Photo and Brief History of Badger Tech
- ^ "Still Making Waves," Wisconsin State Journal, August 2, 2000
- ^ Peter Barrett Obituary
- ^ Small Business Times, June 23, 2006
- ^ CNC Machining Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 14, Summer 2000]\
- ^ "How Other Sailors Learned," SailNet, August 31, 2001
- ^ "Alumni News," University of Wisconsin-Madison Economics Alumni Newsletter, 2004, p. 8
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