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2021-22 MIT Sailing Roster

Charles Lindsay

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown West Palm Beach, Fla.
  • High School Suncoast Community
  • Major Aerospace and Electrical Engineering

Biography

Career Results


2021-22:
- Competed in four races as the skipper during the fall
- Skipper of the boat that finished third in the B Division at the Charles Invitational (Sept. 12)


2020-21:
- Season Cancelled Due to Covid-19


2019-20:
- Competed in four regattas as a junior
- Fall: placed third at the Hood Trophy and fifth at both the Harvard Invite and the Tufts Invite


2018-19:
- Competed in four regattas as a sophomore
- Finished seventh at the Mystic Lake Invitational, eighth in the C Division at the Oberg Trophy and tenth in the A Division at the Morris Trophy
- In the spring, competed as a skipper at the midweek firefly


2017-18:
- Competed in two regattas as a freshman
- In the fall, finished sixth as the skipper in the B Division at the Central Series VI and in the spring, finished 12th as the skipper in the C Division at the Oberg Trophy


On Dry Land at MIT:
- Majoring in aerospace and electrical engineering
- Has a concentration in communications and embedded systems
- Has interned at Millennium Space Systems, Dyson Technologies, SpaceX and NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
- Completed research at the MIT STAR Lab on FLAPS and BeaverCube projects
- Completed research at the JPL: Inter-Satellite Omnidirectional Optical Communicator (ISOC) project
- General J. Doolittle Award: Outstanding achievement in design and execution of an undergraduate research project
- Did a UROP with WaferSat on small satellite design
- MIT Iceboating Club


High School:
- A 2017 graduate of Suncoast Community High School
- US Laser Nationals 2014 where he placed 12 out of 53 boats in Silver Fleet (Laser Radial class)
- Sailed at US Nationals in 2017, World Cup Miami in 2017 and Lauderdale Olympic Class Regatta in 2016 & 2017 as the skipper in Finn Dinghy
- Sailed at Miami Sailing Week 2017 as the crew in Star Boat
- Sailed at US Nationals in 2014, the Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta in 2013 & 2014 as well as the SAISA Cressy Qualifier in 2013 & 2014 in Laser Dinghy
- Sailed at SAISA South Point Series Regatta in 2013 as the skipper in C420 Dinghy
- Also sailed for the USA Finn Association Development Team since 2015 and prior sailed for the Lauderdale Yacht Club Laser Team in 2014-15
- National Honor Society
- Founder and President of the Suncoast High School Makers Club
- Served as Youth Activities Coordinator on the board of the non-profit West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Group
- Competed in the State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida
- Placed second in the  Engineering category at Palm Beach Regional Science Fair
- Received ASM Materials Education Foundation Award at Sarasota Regional Science Fair

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18First Year

    6'2"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'2"
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'2"
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'2"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    6'2"