Adam Cove '09, Co-Captain
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
acove@umich.edu

Maria Falcone '09, Rec Sports Liason
Aerospace Engineering
mfalcone@umich.edu

Maria grew up sailing out of Bayview Yacht Club on the Detroit River. She started at a young age sailing Opti's then moved on to Laser's. She has since made the transition to 420's for competitive college sailing although she still moonlights as a Laser sailor from time to time.

Alex Bogatko '10, Treasurer
Aerospace Engineering
bogatko@umich.edu

Karly Pfeffer '11, Secretary
kkpfeff@umich.edu

Karly grew up in Novi, Michigan racing every summer in the junior sailing program in Grosse Pointe. The first boat she ever sailed was an opti named Bullet Bill (a DRYA legend), she then moved into 420’s, eventually finding her first love Lasers. She is so excited to be part of the Michigan Sailing Team and is looking forward to participate even more in the team.

Daniel Morris '10, MCSA Liason
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
dkmor@umich.edu

Scott Pfeffer '09, Co-Captain
Nuclear Engineering
slpfeff@umich.edu

Scott grew up in Novi, Michigan racing every summer in the junior sailing programs in Grosse Pointe. He has predominately sailed lightnings, lasers, 420's and opti's. His characteristic "floppy" hat grants him extra speed downwind.

Christina Baker '10, Rec Sports Liason
bakerch@umich.edu

Bruce Martin '09, MCSA Liason
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
bjmart@umich.edu

Katie O'Brien '09
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
obrienca@umich.edu

Kobe is originally from St. Louis, MO which is not a southern city despite many of the team members arguing. Kobe gets her sailing experience from living up in Harbor Springs, MI during the summers. Here she learned to sailing 420's on the LTYC racing team for three years before becoming a sailing instructor for the sailing school in 2004. Now she sails in the local NM race series on the weekends and her Laser during the week. Kobe has been on the Michigan Sailing Team for four years during which time she has served on the board and been captain. She is looking forward to great season filled with good role tacks and boat racing as it will be here last on the team.

Widely regarded as the most attractive sailor on the Michigan Sailing Team, Patrick brings decades of experience and a love for snakes to the team. Having only raced on his uncle's Hobie Cat and grandfather's Sunfish in the summers of 1972 and 1973 Patrick was anxious to learn about 420s. Unfortunately, a debilitating fear of water has left him ultimately shore-bound and thirsty. Raised by wolves, Patrick developed a survival instinct that has helped him on the team racing circuit. He would also like to learn how to boatrace one day.

Liza Wallis, '08
Program in the Environment
ewallis@umich.edu

I really don't have much sailing experience, so I don't have a long historical blurb about my sailing experience like everyone else. Haha.

Sarah Gwizdala '08
Movement Science
gwizsara@umich.edu

Caitlin Fortune '08
Business
cfortune@umich.edu

Christine McAllister '08
Engineering
mcallisc@umich.edu

Scott Wagner '09
Nuclear Engineering
scottawa@umich.edu

Scott grew up in landlocked Novi, MI and had never really sailed prior to joining the team. He enjoys crewing 420's; however, the JV Keelboat Invitational at the US Naval Academy got him really interested in sailing larger boats.

Christina Carson '09
Marketing/Pre-Business
chrcarso@umich.edu

Hailing from Petoskey, MI, Christina has been around water her whole life and is always happy to get out on the water even though she is not up north. She used to sail a 17ft. daysailer with her father, who sails big boats occasionally and got her started on sailing. Christina is eager to learn more about sailing and pumped up to be out racing.

Dominic Piro '09
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
djpiro@umich.edu

Dominic had never sailed prior to joining the team, he is eager to learn however.

Tim Long '09
Archaeology
twlong@umich.edu

Tim learned to sail during high school at B.B.Y.C in Traverse City, MI.

Curt Rozelle '09
Civil Engineering
crozelle@umich.edu

Mackenzie Fankell '09
Mechanical Engineering/Mathematics
kenzer@umich.edu

This is Mackenzie's first year on the team and first experience with competitive sailing. She fell in love with sailing after her friends introduced her to the sport and brought her to watch a regatta in St. Maxime. She loves being a part of the team and is currently working on becoming a kickass crew with a minor in pirate. Who knows what will happen next?

Kirsten Petro '10
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
petkirst@umich.edu

Kirsten grew up in Pinckney, Michigan where she taught Junior Sailing at the Portage Yacht Club. She has been in and around boats all my life. Kirsten started racing sailboats competitively about six years ago and primarily raced Lasers and Flying Scots. She is excited about starting her journey with the U of M Saling Team.

Katy Lapekas '10
Communications Studies
ktpeak@umich.edu

Joe Jacquemin '10
Mechanical Engineering
jjacquem@umich.edu

Joe has sailed for about 10 years, mainly on Ynglings. His father introduced him and his sisters to sailing when they were just barely old enough to be on the boat. He has participated in 7 or so North American Yngling Championships, placing in the top six three times. This past year, he sailed in the Yngling World Championship in France and came in 34th out of 42. As for big boat sailing, he has raced in the Port Huron-Mackinac, NOOD (Chicago), Chicago-Mackinac, and Verve regattas. Joe has also recently picked up windsurfing.

John Johnston '10
Art & Design/Architecture
natwick@umich.edu

John has been sailing Yngling's and saving the world for the past 10 years and is now struggling to learn 420's.

Laura Crookston '10
Art & Design
lcrook@umich.edu

Laura has around 5 years of competitive Snipe crewing and 2 years of recreational Sunfish sailing.

Scott Granger '10
Engineering
sgrange@umich.edu

Scott started sailing at a young age in the junior sailing program at Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. He has raced FJ's, Laser's, 420's, and Thistles. He owns a Thistle with his brother that they race. Scott has done some off-shore racing but he does not enjoy it as much as dinghy sailing. Scott has had enough of long-distance racing after sailing one Mackinac regatta.

Alex Bogatko '10
Engineering
bogatko@umich.edu

Christina Baker '10
Engineering
bakerch@umich.edu

Christina has grown up sailing with her family and the junior sailing program at Grosse Ile Yacht Club. She started racing in Opti's and has since then moved on to CFJ's, Laser's, and 420's. She loves to sail and is very excited about being on the Michigan Sailing Team.

Mike Texter '11
Engineering
miketext@umich.edu

Mike Grew up in a family of sailors, but never picked up sailing until high school. He has sailed mostly big boats for the last few years, including a Chicago-Mackinac which was awesome. Each summer he goes to his mom's hometown of Harbor Springs for the "Ugotta Regatta". He is eager to get experience in small boat regattas and 420s for college racing.

Blake Griffin '11
Engineering
bjgriff@umich.edu

Blake Griffin began his sailing career at Bayview Yacht Club on the Detroit River. Having three legs and four arms, from capsizing in Conor Creek, he uses his extra appendages to his advantage on the racecourse. It's as if he can do four things at once! Blake is also a cofounder of Gangsta FlashTM. If you want him to get something done (non-Gangsta FlashTM related) it will probably never happen, to be honest. For more information please visit:

http://bjgriffin4.tripod.com/.

Kelsey Dubois '11
Engineering
duboisk@umich.edu

Avid sailor, Kelsey Dubois, has not a drop of French in her. She grew up sailing on Grosse Ile Island and is the daughter of the well-known U.S. Sailing Volunteer Coach of the Year, Matt Dubois. As one of the top sailors of her high school team, Kelsey easily adjusted to the high-level of competition in the collegiate realm. On a side note, Kelsey is one of the co-founders of Gangsta FlashTM.