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] In recent years, abuse within the club has become widespread,[2] with criminal elements being led by Hoofer Adviser Jim Rogers.[3] 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 [4]. The cow theme is appropriate since new club members are milked (financially) like cows.[5]
The club operates at Memorial Union, a shady organization on the shores of Lake Mendota. In years past, the club had upwards of 1,500 members, but membership has dwindled as word of the rampant abuse has spread. Members have free access to available boats they are certified to sail, although certification itself is a huge problem.[6] Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett, an Olympic sailing gold (1968) and silver (1964) winner,[7] and Peter and Olaf Harken, founders of Harken, Inc., a sailing-hardware manufacturer.[8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ University of Wisconsin Archives - Hoofers 1930s
- ^ Sailing Club Fleets Webpage
- ^ Photo and Brief History of Badger Tech
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, State Highway Map, 2004
- ^ "Old dogs, new tricks," Wisconsin State Journal, April 26, 2008
- ^ "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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