From Philly to France — Students Are the Wind in Our Sails

[Drexel Club Sailing, photos courtesy Adam Shanley]
[Drexel Club Sailing, photos courtesy Adam Shanley]

When our Club Sailing President, Nick Piasecki, came to me in early December to speak about the prospects of international travel, I was a bit skeptical. We were fewer than six months out from the event he was pitching, and I had no knowledge of the entry process or direction to share with the club sport leadership at Drexel University. At that point, fundraising hadn’t even started, and certainly logistical planning was still a long way off. But, what I came to realize in the months leading up to our trip is that Nick was not only prepared to do the hard work of making this a reality for him and his club teammates, he was also prepared to push me out of my comfort zone.

This past April, I had the opportunity to travel with eight members of the Drexel Club Sailing team to Les Sables- d’Olonne, France to compete in the 51st Annual EDHEC Sailing Cup. The 2019 event involved over 3,000 athletes from 23 countries competing for the land, sea and sand trophies. The event is entirely student-organized; from the food to the sponsorships to the layout of the sailing course, students at the EDHEC Business School have organized an outstanding experience for students from around the world.

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