Team Detail

  • Sailing - Varsity

    2023 - 2024
    Head Coach: Rene Bouchard

    Fall 2023
    Sailing
    Nichols Sailing finished the season ranked 15th in the Mid-Atlantic District, which spans from New York down to Virginia. This is the second-highest the team has placed in its history as a Varsity sport at Nichols. The team finished 1st in more than one Friday night BYC local regatta, and overall finished 2nd in WNY to finish the season. The roster was a nice mixture of upper and younger classmen and the team has high hopes for the future from the younger sailors. Mason Howell ’24 and Sophie Kimelberg ’26 were the Most Valuable Sailors. Rixi Lagutaine ’24 received the Coaches Award and Olive Donaghy ’27 was the Most Improved Sailor. The team thanks the three seniors for their dedication to the program. They will be greatly missed!

    Program Overview


    Sailing began at Nichols in the fall of 2016. High school sailing takes place in FJ’s, which are double-handed dinghies. Participants learn and practice the finer points of boat-handling, racing tactics and the rules of racing sailboats. Students practice three days a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Buffalo Yacht Club under the coaching eye of RJ Bouchard, a science teacher in the Upper School. Nichols district includes Buffalo, Rochester, and Chautauqua and the team attends weekend events at each venue. Students need to provide their own gear (life jackets, etc.) and should enroll in the Buffalo Yacht Club’s program in order to participate. The enrollment forms and more information on high school sailing in Buffalo can be found at the following link. Questions should be directed to Coach RJ Bouchard at rbouchard@nicholsschool.org.

Sailing - Varsity

Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
2nd Place
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away

Back to School Regatta

League
vs.
Back to School Regatta
3rd
Rochester Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
4th
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
Win 1st
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away

Fall Jamboree Regatta

League
vs.
Fall Jamboree
4th
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away

NYISA-NW Fleet Qualifier

League
Chautauqua Community Sailing Foundation
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
3rd
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
Win 1st
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away

Mix and Match 2v2 Team Race Regatta

League
vs.
2 v 2 Sailing Team Race
3rd
Chautauqua Community Sailing Foundation
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away

Great Pumpkin Regatta

League
vs.
Great Pumpkin Regatta
3rd
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
MASSA Gold Championships
Away
League
vs.
MASSA Gold Championships
15th
Away
League
vs.
BYC High School Regatta
1st
Buffalo Yacht Club
Away
League
vs.
Daylight Savings Regatta
1st
Rochester Yacht Club
Overall Statistics
W L T %
2 0 0 100

About Us

Nichols School is a nationally recognized college preparatory coed independent school with a 130-year history.