Eclipse ventures down to Cayuga to take a look at Cornell sailing
April 11, 2008 - 12:00am
By Evan Carr
With Ithaca’s stunning natural landscape — the view of Cayuga Lake, the picturesque scene of Rawlings Green and yes, the countless numbers of “Ithaca is GORGES” shirts on campus — there has to be a sport for this, right? That team is the Cornell Sailing Team. The Cornell Sailing Team is able to get out on the water four days a week for practice as one of Cornell’s most exciting club sports.
The team practices on Cayuga Lake and recently broke ground on the new Merrill Family Sailing Center, named in honor of Phil Merrill ’55. The building will be completed this fall in time for the team to host both High School and College Nationals.