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Highlights
Highlights over the past decade have been varied and numerous, not the least of which is that the team, which was resurrected in 2000 by seven students who dared to dream, is now one of the Top 20 teams in the country, with a roster of 20 student-athletes.
2003 - SAILING WORLD Magazine selected Fordham as its #1 “Up and Coming College Sailing Program,” and WINDCHECK, “The Magazine for and by Long Island Sailors” described Fordham as “A Wonderful Success Story.”
2006 - Our Lady Rams were ranked among the top 18 women’s teams nationally.
2009 – Our coed team was ranked nationally for the first time ever - 28 overall and fifth among all club teams. For this achievement, the University recognized the Sailing Team during the Fordham vs. URI football game in September 2010.
2010 - Marked the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Sailing Association and the 10th Anniversary of the Team’s rebirth. A gala celebration was held at the New York Yacht Club in May. (See Sailing Association page for details)
Also, in keeping with the Jesuits’ philosophy, “Men and Women for Others,” the Sailing Team entered into a partnership with the Children’s Tumor Foundation, a non-profit medical foundation dedicated to “Ending Neurofibromatosis through Research.” Neurofibromatosis (NF) is an incurable disorder, which can cause painful tumors to grow on nerve endings anywhere on or in the body. Its most common strain, NF1, affects one in every 3,000 children born. A team fundraising initiative raised $3,210 for research.
2011 – Fordham competed in a National’s Sailing Championship for the first time when our Lady Rams participated in the Women’s National’s Semi-final Regatta. Fordham placed 14 among the 18 semi-finalists, which translated to 23rd overall nationally.
2012 - In another example of “Men and Women For Others,” after Tropical Storm Sandy devastated many communities in the Greater New York Area, the Sailing Team volunteered to assist the owners of Sailmaker Marine on City Island with their cleanup.
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