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Wednesday, September 22, 1971
University Daily Kansan
THE CALL OF THE open sea has for years urged sturdy men and women to be its masters or its slaves. The thought of white billed sails on a blue painted sea has captured the imagination of all. Although one doesn't picture such a scene in Kansas, the University of Kansas State Park offers the open waters of the river reservoirs by sponsoring a one-credit hour class from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday at Lake Perry.
Bill Silvert, professor of physics and commadore of the Lawrence sailing club, is the course instructor. The KU Sailing Club meets every Saturday to take students out on the lake for their first venture in "nort and starboard navigation."
"The class was to have an enrollment of twenty," said Paul DeBrue, commander of the KU club, "but somehow we came up with twenty-seven during enrollment, and another one-hundred and fifty beating to get in."
The Sailing Club receives $173 a year from the University to sponsor its activities. All books for the class and the club are provided by club members.
"The money from the University goes to provide trophies for the sailing regattas we sponsor," Silvert explained, "but the clubmen are getting a lot of money."
This fall the Sailing Club will participate in three regattas: at the University of Iowa, Iowa State and at Lake Perry.
Patsy and John Coffey Take Notes on Sailing Theory from Instructor Bill Silvert
Kansas Waters Beckon KU Sailors
Photos and Text by Ed Lallo
Left, Silvert Explains Fine Points of the Sail.
. . Linn Kovar, at right, instructs Debby Fouls . .
Debby Foulks Contends with Wind and Water and Learns Sailing Isn't as Calm as It's Pictured to Be.