Sailing Team

2023-2024 Officers

The elected officers of our Executive Board meet regularly to coordinate all team activities and support our sailors. If you’d like to connect with an officer, please contact us.

Natalie Manley

Natalie Manley

Co-Captain

Public Policy & Critical Race and Ethnic Studies / 2024 / Larchmont, NY

Stepping on as one of the UChicago Sailing Club’s Co-Captains, Natalie’s favorite boat to sail is a C420. Outside of sailing, Natalie is involved with University Theater and the Chicago Maroon. Natalie’s favorite sailing memory is hanging out and playing board games with members of the Purdue sailing team when we hosted them for a nearby regatta.

 

Claire Zhang

Claire Zhang

Co-Captain

Economics / 2024 / Boston, MA

Returning for another year, Claire serves as Co-Captain of the Sailing Team with Natalie. She first learned to sail at the MIT Sailing Pavilion and has loved double-handed sailing since. Outside of sailing, Claire is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Her favorite team memory is playing volleyball during a no-wind day at Northwestern.

Max Zhalilo

Max Zhalilo

Practice Coordinator

Math & Economics / 2026 / Jacksonville, FL

Joining the team in 2022, Max competes in 420s, Lasers, and Keelboats, racing 5 regattas in the 2022/2023 Year. In high school, he competed in the Laser, training with the US Sailing Team. Outside of Sailing, Max has published economic research and loves everything nature. You can probably find him at the beach. Max’s favorite sailing memory is of his first collegiate regatta at Northwestern.

Ethan Jick

Ethan Jick

Treasurer

Astrophysics & Economics / 2026 / St. Louis, MO

Ethan has been sailing for nearly a decade, and is currently the treasurer of the UChicago Sailing team. Outside of sailing, he is involved with the Institute of Politics. Ethan’s favorite sailing memory is of falling into frigid water at Purdue.

Nicholas Miller

Nicholas Miller

Social, Communications, and Recruitment Chair

Art History & Public Policy / 2025 / Arlington, TX

Nicholas serves as the Social, Communications, and Recruitment Chair for UChicago Sailing. His favorite boat to sail is a C420. Besides sailing, Nicholas works as a research assistant and a tour guide on campus. His favorite sailing memory is of the team’s first annual spring social in 2023.

Hayden Flaskerud

Hayden Flaskerud

Regatta Chair

Biology & Music on the CEST-Premed Track / 2024 / Seattle, WA

Hayden is currently the Regatta Chair of the Sailing Club and his favorite boat to sail is the Laser. Outside of sailing, Hayden is the chair of the Sports Club Funding Committee, and oboist in the symphony orchestra, and loves fantasy football. His favorite sailing memory is of placing well at a regatta in Northwestern with my fellow UChicago teammates.

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