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The Wisconsin Hoofers of the Wisconsin Union is a group of outdoor recreational clubs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, operated by the Wisconsin Union Directorate. The Wisconsin Hoofers was begun in 1920 by a group of Norwegian exchange students who built a ski jump on the UW-Madison campus by Lake Mendota. The club was originally called the Badger Ski Club. Porter Butts, the first director of the Memorial Union (Wisconsin), was instrumental in establishing the Wisconsin Hoofers. The first Hoofers club, a skiing and outing club, was established in 1931, modeled after the Dartmouth Outing Club. The name "hoofers" is similar to the term "heelers" used for the new members of the Dartmouth club and reportedly was designed to imply "getting there under your own power." In 1976 Hoofers listed over 5,600 members.〔("Early Hoofers History -'30s" ), ''a University of Wisconsin archive webpage''〕 The emblem of the club in its current form is the capital "W" overlaid by the horseshoe (which looks like "U", thus alluding to the "U of W").〔(Wisconsin Hoofers website )〕 ==Hoofer Sailing Club== The Sailing club has been a part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1939. In that time it has grown from a handful of boats and members taking care of them, to the second largest inland sailing club in the country.〔Wisconsin Alumni Association Directory, Intro, p. xv, 2011〕 The sailing club originated as an all-volunteer club whose members maintained boats and taught each other how to sail on wooden dinghies. Fifteen types of craft are sailed today,〔(Sailing Club Fleets Webpage )〕 including the Hoofer-redesigned Tech Dinghy, originally an M.I.T. plan.〔(Photo and Brief History of Badger Tech )〕 The club's largest boat is ''Soma'', a Mull 34 racing yacht painted like a Holstein cow.〔Wisconsin Department of Transportation, State Highway Map, 2004〕 The smallest Hoofer craft are the sailboards.〔("Old dogs, new tricks," ) ''Wisconsin State Journal'', April 26, 2008〕 During the Winter, the club has on-land classes〔()''Winter Seminars Online Brochure''〕 and has a snow-kiting program. 〔("Recent sightings: Snow kiting on Mendota" )〕〔() ''Hoofer Sailing Club''〕 The club operates at Memorial Union, on the shores of Lake Mendota with more than 120 different boats and sailboards. The club has had upwards of 1,500 members in the past. Members have free access to available boats they are certified to sail.〔("Still Making Waves," ) ''Wisconsin State Journal'', August 2, 2000〕 Instruction to obtain certification is also included in the membership dues and is provided by paid and volunteer staff.〔 The University of Wisconsin undergraduate sailing team (nickname Wisco) is a part of the Hoofer Sailing Club.〔(University of Wisconsin Sailing Team - About Us )〕 In 2010 the Sailing Club became an American Sailing Association certified school.〔() "American Sailing Association website."〕 There are charges in addition to the dues for ASA certifications and classes.〔() "ASA Courses - Hoofer Sailing Club website"〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wisconsin Hoofers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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