The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta (GLIOR) was held on Sept. 21 and 22. The course was about two miles east of Navy Pier. There were eight college teams sailing a boat of the same design, the Tartan 10, or its cousin, the LS-10. Northwestern’s club sailing team on the LS-10, M*A*S*H, won first place in this division. Their close competitors were Purdue University, who came in second, and Miami University (Ohio), who won third. The NU team included co-captains Anna Kovacs and Cole Abbott, along with Marguerite Eno, Nick Chesemore, Jackson Adams and Jack Hartfelder. The team practiced several times earlier that week on M*A*S*H, with coaching by the writer, who is the boat owner, and by his son, Ian, who sails on San Francisco Bay. The boat is moored in Chicago’s Montrose Harbor. The practice paid off, as the sailors used the opportunity to learn about the rigging and performance of a 33-foot keel boat. For some of the sailors, this was a new experience, since college sailors normally compete against other teams using a smaller boat with a centerboard. The LS-10 requires a crew of six people, with each person having a specific job. It was the outstanding coordination and teamwork among the sailors that won the regatta.