6 The Daily Tar Heel Thursday. October 4, 1979
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Mission impossible: Go to a nationally
recognized university and join its sailing
club. Realize that the club's treasury is
empty.
Disregard your chances, and haul one
of the two usable boats to the North
Carolina Sailing Championships. Place
fourth against insurmountable odds and
a field of national finalists. Go home and
relax.
As tough as this may seem, senior
William Fragakis and freshman Alison
Pentz fully completed that mission
recently, with the only exception being
that they didn't come back to Chapel Hill
to take it easy.
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By CHIP KARNES
As Pentz said, "We have a very large
Sailing Club ( 1 07 members) this year, but
we don't even have enough boats to find
out who can compete."
I n terms of numbers, the club owns one
Laser and three Windmill racing boats,
but only one a Windmill floats on its
own. While the club has an established
launch at University Lake, the only
protection for the boats is to leave them
overturned on shore beside the UNC
Crew Club's boat house.
Field hockey wins
The UNC women's field hockey team faces
Pfeiffer at 4 p.m. today in Misenheimer.
On Tuesday, UNC dominated East Carolina
7-1 in Greenville. Scoring for the Heels were
Ann Donio with five goals and Kim
Knickerbocker and Mary Stewart with one
goal apiece.
Although sailing is a varsity sport in
some major colleges (Harvard, Tulane,
Navy, Yale), Atlantic Coast Conference
schools have to settle with the next best
thing. "A'- lot of ACC schools host
regattas, which are sort of like inter
school competitions,' Fragakis said.
At the regatta Pentz and Fragakis
recently attended, their triangular course
covered four miles, an average distance
for Windmill sailboats.
Pentz explained the race this way: "At
the start we were facing upwind, so we
had to tack (turn side-to-side) to stay in
position."
Fragakis added, "The tacking at the
beginning of a race is where the most
strategy comes in, because you have to
make sure that boats aren't blocking your
wind, and you have to switch if the wind
suddenly changes directions."
And even though Pentz and Fragakis
have more than 10 years of non-stop
sailing between them, the sport can
sometimes become even more invoved.
"In the Olympics," Pentz said, "guys
will train aU year round with weights and
a lot cf physical training as well as the
mental part. You have to be strong
enough to hike (lean over the boat's edge)
for 15 or 20 minutes, as well as play the
boat and the wind like a game of chess."
As -far as working in the elements,
Fragakis said, "We have to be ready for
any kind of conditions, because I've
sailed in hot regattas where everybody's
in bathing suits, and cold ones where I've
got on five sweaters and a wet suit."
So despite its problems with money,
organization and storage space, the ill
equipped Sailing Club will meet at 7:30
p.m., Oct 7, in the Carolina Union.
Pentz and Fragakis have already made
sign-up sheets for upcoming regattas in
North and South Carolina, as well as in
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Sports
Women's tennis home on Varsity Courts vs.
Wake Forest at 2 p.m.
Men's golf in Grandfather Mountain
Intercollegiate at Grandfather Mountain
Country Club.
Field hockey at Pfeiffer at 4 p.m.
Virginia and several northern states. And
since more boats for the club are on the
way, and things are also looking better
financially, Fragakis and Pentz don't
seem to be worried.
Pentz explained, "It's when the boat is
going to fast that the mist is in your eyes
and you don't care about the school work
so much anymore that it's the best.
"People who sail just like to get away
from it all," Fragakis said.
NOTES: Intramural badminton league
play will be as follows. Fraternities will
play Monday, Oct. 8; Residence Halls
Oct. 9, Graduate-Independents Oct. 10,
and Women Oct. 11. Top teams in each
league will be in the playoffs to be held the
following week.
Sign-ups for floor hockey will end
Friday, Oct. 5. Officials are still needed,
and should register now with the IM
office.
In the intramural track meet, Chi Psi
won the Fraternity division, and Aycock
won in women's competition. The
Enterprises won the Graduate
Independents, and Lewis dorm placed
first in the Residence Hall division.
By MARK TAYLOE
Staff Writer
The UNC women's tennis team goes
into action for the second time at 2 p.m.
today against the Wake Forest Deacons.
In its first encounter of the season, the
team finished second to South Carolina
in the Blue Raider Tennis Tournament.
"We played real well for the first
match," said UNC Coach Kitty Harrison.
"Lloyd Hatcher played extremely well, as
did Sandy Fleischman."
Fleischman and H atcher, who are both
coming back following injuries, each won
their respective flights Fleischman at
No. 4 and Hatcher at No. 5. Fleischman is
still recovering from an injured elbow
while Hatcher is playing for the first time
in two years following an automobile
accident.
"I'm not disappointed on our
performance as a whole," Harrison said.
"We have got to start winning those
three-set matches, though, in order to be
the team we are capable of being."
j Donna Lies and Jennifer Ballent both
lost singles matches in three sets as did
Margie Brown and Janet Shands in
doubles.
"We also need to emphasize doubles,"
Harrison added. "Our other doubles
team lost handily."
Other than the doubles play and the
"tournament toughness" of the team,
Harrison said she is confident about the
netters. She said the tournament last
weekend was a good way to start the
season.
"It (the tournament) was a good warm
up for us," the coach said. "It was out of
balance with three or four weak teams,
but it let us know where we stack up at
this point to a team like South Carolina.
"I know we can beat South Carolina,
;and it will take continuous work during
the fall season and the early stages of the
spring season."
Although Harrison was basically
pleased with her team's performance last
weekend, she will probably alter the
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"There will probably be some changes
in the lineup due mainly to injuries,
Harrison said. "Janet Shands has a hurt
wrist, and Marjorie Blank has an injured
shoulder. However, I don't think either
injury is serious."
In expressing her confidence in the
team, Harrison mentioned the positive
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attitude of her players. "Our older
players, especially, are very confident.
They expect to win, and they're going to
do it."
The coach said she knew little about
Wake, but added, "I only know that every
team around here is tough, and we can't
take anyone for granted. It will be a tough
match."
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Rainbows grow i n Chapel H i 1 1
Whether you're a visitor or a
resident of Chapel Hill, you've
probably heard of the Chapel Hill
"spirit", the almost mystical aura of
relaxation, friendship and tolerance
that seems to blanket this University
town. With it comes a special
symbiotic relationship between
students and townspeople, Franklin
Street in particular is an excellent
example of the harmony existing
between school and town. "Laid
back" is a tired phrase but in Chapel
Hill it stays meaningful.
Some might scoff at this notion of a
special spirit, but there's at least one
area merchant who settled here
because he truly believes Chapel Hill
has that certain something, and it's
right in line with his product and
philosophy.
Prakash Dalai and wife Jo Anne run
the Rainbowtique, located in back of
Oasis natural foods store, on Franklin
Street. As the name implies, the
store's products focus on the
rainbow.
The Dalals had a similar store in
Cincinnati but found the weather
and the emotional climate
becoming too harsh for their taste. On
a vacation to the Carolinas, they
visited Chapel Hill and were charmed
by the beautiful campus and intimate,
small town atmosphere here that
manages to leave plenty of room for
personal growth. A subsequent visit
confirmed their choice, and shortly
after last Christmas the Dalals made
Chapel Hill their new home.
Milder winters weren't the only
attraction. The Dalals both speak
emphatically of a special spirit, in
Chapel Hill that other college
campuses don't have. To them, it's
evidenced in part by flourishing craft
co-ops, health food outlets and small
stores specializing in unique, creative
goods more than mass produced
"chic." The rainbow spirit of
brightness and cheer f its well here.
Prakash is from India, and studied
business administration at Ohio
State, where he obtained a graduate
degree. He traveled across the
country while working for companies
such as Ford and Burroughs. He
enjoyed his work, but decided to do
something different, so he started at
the Cincinnati Art Academy where he
studied photography and, later on,
met his wife.
Jo Anne had two big interests:
photography and fashion design. She
taught photography for a year at the
Art Academy and also enjoyed doing
craft work on a small scale. The side
interest grew to replace other
endeavors, and Jo Anne began
looking for a store to sell her crafts,
which focused on the rainbow design.
Prakash became interested too, and
with the help of his business
background they opened the
Cincinnati store.
After moving to Chapel Hill last
January, the Dalals began
transforming the stockroom of the
Old World Gift Store (now Oasis) into
the Rainbowtique.
"When you do it yourself, you can
change it as you go along," Prakash
said.
Old lumber left in the stockroom
was carefully sanded, stained and
built into display shelves. Cloud
shapes were carved from plywood,
painted blue and attached to hanging
fluorescent lights, muting the light
and hiding the starkness of the
fixtures.
The idea is to avoid uniformity and
conformity, going instead for the
challenge of creating intimate, bright
moods with store arrangements that
are improvised and handmade.
Personal expression is emphasized.
"We like to try to make space
interesting," Jo Anne-said.
According to Prakash, the store
reflects the spirit of Chapel Hill.
Prakash is enthusiastic at the
success his products and philosophy
have enjoyed here. Stressing
positiveness and cheer in his rainbow
designs, he encourages personal
expression and uniqueness.
. Universal appeal is also important.
"To both of us, it's important to cater
to all groups. Kids love these happy
things, and so do grandfathers,"
Prakash said. While he spoke, the
clientele confirmed the appeal of the
Dalal's positive attitude. Young and
old were browsing and enjoying the
colorful wares.
Rainbowtique products are not
only colorful, they're more varied
than you might imagine. Rainbow
designs grace suspenders, mobiles
and buttons. Rainbows flash from
mirrors, pie plates and tea pots.
Rainbow Cigarette cases,
cheeseboards, and cork pullers;
pillows and pill boxes; even can
openers and contact-lens cases sport
the cheery spectrum.
Rainbowtique clothing includes
unusual T-shirts and jackets, and the
store features Indian garments.
Prakash said the price of Indian
clothing has gone down, while quality
continues to rise, as India's thriving
cottage industries increase their
import-export relations with the
United States. Many students find the
store's beautiful Indian fabrics ideal
for bedspreads and dorm decoration,
Prakash said.
In their travels over five years, the
Dalals have established contacts with
many artists whose crafts reflect the
rainbow spirit, and Rainbowtique
wares come .from various places.
There are ties with Far Eastern
countries, while several product lines
are made by friends in Chapel Hill.
The blend of philosophy and
craftsmanship that highlights the
Dalals' Rainbowtique enjoys a special
success in Chapel Hill.
The Dalals are sincere about the
idea of positiveness. "This is not
everybody's cup of tea. But, we know
that in Chapel Hill, there are enough
people whose cup of tea this is." The
spirit of rainbow is flourishing in
Chapel Hill.
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