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The club operates at ] on ] and has more than 120 different boats and sailboards. In a typical season, there are around 1,000 members including students, faculty, and community members. Instruction is included in the membership price and is provided by paid and volunteer staff. Instructors form a de facto club-within-a-club, having their own socials, meetings, and retreats.] The club operates at ] on ] and has more than 120 different boats and sailboards. In a typical season, there are around 1,000 members including students, faculty, and community members. Instruction is included in the membership price and is provided by paid and volunteer staff. Instructors form a de facto club-within-a-club, having their own socials, meetings, and retreats.]


In October 2005, a section of the main Hoofer pier collapsed during a publicity event, dumping more than a dozen spectators into the water. No one was seriously injured and the pier was rebuilt the following year. In October 2005, a section of the main Hoofer pier collapsed during a publicity event, dumping more than a dozen spectators into the water. Earlier in 2005, a proposed Hoofer <i>Code of Ethics</i> that would have helped to govern club operations was defeated when the Sailing Club president voted against.


Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett , an Olympic sailing gold and silver winner, and Peter and Olaf Harken, the founders of ], a sailing-hardware manufacturer.{{fact}} Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett , an Olympic sailing gold and silver winner, and Peter and Olaf Harken, the founders of ], a sailing-hardware manufacturer.{{fact}}

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Hoofer Sailing Club
LocationWisconsin
Coordinates43°06′N 89°25′W / 43.100°N 89.417°W / 43.100; -89.417
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area9740 acres (39 km)
Max. depth83 ft (25 m)
Shore length21.6 mi (34 km)
SettlementsMadison, Wisconsin
Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Hoofer Sailing Club (website) was founded in 1939 and is part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. It originated as an all-volunteer club where members maintained boats and taught each other how to sail. In the early days of the club, Hoofers sailed wooden dinghies called "Olympics". Today, fifteen different types of craft are sailed, including the Hoofer-redesigned Tech Dinghy, originally an M.I.T. plan . The club's largest boat is Soma, a Mull 34 racing yacht. In 1996, several club members rowed out in the dead of night and painted black spots on Soma which has since become a Wisconsin icon known fondly as "The Cow Boat" (photo)

The club operates at Memorial Union on Lake Mendota and has more than 120 different boats and sailboards. In a typical season, there are around 1,000 members including students, faculty, and community members. Instruction is included in the membership price and is provided by paid and volunteer staff. Instructors form a de facto club-within-a-club, having their own socials, meetings, and retreats.]

In October 2005, a section of the main Hoofer pier collapsed during a publicity event, dumping more than a dozen spectators into the water. Earlier in 2005, a proposed Hoofer Code of Ethics that would have helped to govern club operations was defeated when the Sailing Club president voted against.

Famous Hoofer Sailing Club members include Peter Barrett , an Olympic sailing gold and silver winner, and Peter and Olaf Harken, the founders of Harken, Inc., a sailing-hardware manufacturer.

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