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"Not as many women sail as men," said women's club member Gail Taylor. "Mostly they're rotated in as crew. We really want to en– courage women to join the club. r We're certainly trying to gain a broad base of students by offering lessons on the five lasers we have." Lessons are provided by Red Cross certified club members. Through the club, members can receive red cross certification as instructors. And intercollegiate competition is only part of the club's activity. The sailing club is limited in the number of people it can send to the regattas, so members are often provided as crew for local sailing fleets. "We're developing other activi– ties that sailors can be involved with," Taylor said. "We want to be able to have an inter-club regatta, to give everybody something to do." The club recently took a giant stride in establishing its own regatta, scheduling the first "PSU Suicide Slalom" for May 19-20 on the Co- - - -=-=·----= Top left: Tony No rris works the lines on his sailboat . Bottom left: Sailing along happily, Tony Norris shows the proper form for his sport. Right: Tony Norris sets his rudder. Below: Tony Norris prepares to sail. lumbia River at St. Helens. The two– day regatta will be held in conjunc– tion with the St. Helens Historic Days, a multi-event affair including speedboat racing and water shows, according to Pihlaja, who organized the regatta. "It's going to be a fun regatta," he said. "The outcome will have no bearing on the national rankings. We're inviting all the district schools, but we don't know yet how many will be there." - J .R. Rardon 147