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FOR THE FIRST TIME
in the history
of The Storm King School, sailing
will be a part of the school’s athletic
curriculum this spring. Thanks to a
very generous gift from Bruce Rowland,
current parent of an SKS student, the
school has been able to purchase a fleet
of six 420 sailboats from the Rochester
Yacht Club in Rochester, New York.
The 420 club boats have a jib and a
main sail, which require the work of two
sailors per boat. While quite a number
of secondary schools around the country
boast sailing teams, SKS joins an elite
minority that actually owns its own
fleet. According to Athletic Director
Joseph Graziosi, “The addition of sailing
to Storm King’s athletic program further
diversifies the department’s offerings and
will give many students the opportunity
to try something new.”
Wim Sprenger, foreign languages
department chair, will coach the sailing
SKS TO LAUNCH FIRST SAILING
TEAM IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY
By Xenia Ferencevych
team. In addition to having a lifetime
of sailing experience, Mr. Sprenger
coached the College of Marin Sail Team
in San Francisco, is a certified Keel
Boat, Advance Keel Boat and Bare Boat
instructor and holds a 100 Ton U.S.
Coast Guard Merchant Marine Captain’s
license. “The learning curve is going to
be awfully steep. We’re going to deal
with the river, which, in this stretch of
the Hudson, is an estuary,” Mr. Sprenger
says. “We’re not only dealing with finicky
winds but there’s a tremendous current
shift all of the time, every six hours.”
Six 420 sailboats, like the one shown in this
photo, are now part of the SKS athletic program.
THE GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY
SERVICE PROGRAM
at The Storm
King School is to teach students
that there is value and satisfaction
in being contributing members
of society. Community service
helps to build character and self-
confidence, a sense of place in
relation to the rest of society, and
a sense of responsibility for the
common good.
So far this year SKS students
have logged over 400 hours
of community service by
participating in a variety of
activities on and off campus.
Some of the highlights include
assisting in a build for Habitat for
Humanity, fundraising for a walk
for Alzheimer’s Awareness, and
cooking and serving food at a
monthly community dinner for
people in need of a warm meal.
Other activities include selling
tickets and handing out programs
at concerts sponsored by Safe
Harbors of the Hudson Valley, a
nonprofit organization committed
to transforming lives and building
communities through housing and
the arts.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE TEACHES
VALUES
COURTESY OF ZIM SAILING, ZIMSAILING.COM
For more info, go to:
sks.org/content/sailing-team
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