3rd MIT Championship for the Sir Ian McFarlane Trophy & 16th Annual Brass Rat Regatta
| Sat 11-Oct-2008 | 09:30-17:30 |
| Sun 12-Oct-2008 | 09:30-17:30 |
| Registration End: | 10-October-2008 at midnight |
Notice of Race
October 11-12, 2008, MIT Sailing Pavilion
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing set by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
1.2 The prescriptions of the US national authority will apply.
1.3 The class rules of the intercollegiate dinghy class as described in The Procedural Rules for Intercollegiate Sailing Competition Fall 2005 - Spring 2008 will apply.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 The Sir Ian McFarlane Trophy is open to all MIT students and alumni sailors who submit a completed Entry Form. There is no entry fee for MIT students and alumni, but continued contributions to the sailing pavilion are strongly encouraged.
2.2 The Brass Rat regatta is open to MIT students and alumni as well as all other sailors who submit a completed Entry Form prior to October 10th, 2008 at 1200. Do not attempt to deliver entries to the MIT Sailing Pavilion.
3 FEES
The entry fee is $ 50 for Non-MIT students and alumni. Please pay in advance electronically. There is no fee for MIT students and alumni.
4 SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 11, 2008
| 08:00-08:30 | Check in, T shirt distribution and Boat Assignments. |
| 08:45 | Competitors' Meeting immediately followed by racing. |
| 12:00 noonish | Lunch break with Hot Dogs, PB, Jelly and Fluff provided. |
| 13:00- 17:30ish | Racing continues. |
| 18:00 | Redbones Dinner for all competitors at the sailing pavilion immediately following the racing. Awards for the Sir Ian McFarlane Sailing Championship of MIT. |
ALL participants are strongly urged to stay for dinner and awards after sailing. Sir Ian will be on hand from Australia to see the competition and award the trophies He has donated the racing fleet and will be establishing an endowment for their renewal in perpetuity.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
| 09:00-09:15 | Check in and Boat Assignments. |
| 09:30-14:30 | Racing continues with a brief lunch break (leftovers) between sets. |
| 15:00 | Racing concludes followed by Brass Rat Trophy presentation. |
5 SAILING INSTRUCTIONS
The sailing instructions will be available at registration.
6 VENUE
Racing will be conducted from the MIT Sailing Pavilion on the Charles River lower basin. Parking is available on Memorial Drive westbound, the lower end of Ames Street or the Hayward Street MIT parking lot. Bring a bailing bucket, tell tales, water bottle, sun screen and a good attitude.
7 SCORING and FORMAT
7.1 Scoring will be the Low Point System with no discard races. Byes may be implemented if we are oversubscribed.
7.2 The Sir Ian McFarlane Sailing Championship of MIT will be scored from races sailed on Saturday only. Competitors who are eligible shall be scored in alumni, undergraduate student or graduate student divisions. Additionally, there will be a division for the top MIT woman. All four will be declared the 2008 Champions of MIT Sailing and their names shall be engraved on a plaque to be displayed permanently in the lobby of the pavilion beneath the Sir Ian McFarlane Cup.
7.3 The Brass Rat Regatta will be the sum of all races sailed on both Saturday and Sunday. The Brass Rat Champion will be declared at the conclusion of Sunday's racing.
7.4 All races will be sailed using the MIT Sailing Pavilion fleet of Tech Dinghies (hull, sail, tiller and rudder).
7.5 All Brass Rat races must be sailed solo.
8 SAFETY
All competitors shall wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD at all times while on the water. There are plenty available at the pavilion.
9 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
Competitors participate in the regatta entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to Race. The organizing authority will not accept any liability for material damage or personal injury or death sustained in conjunction with or prior to, during, or after the regatta.
For details about this event, see https://sailing.callred.com/Calendar/Events/BrassRat07
Organizers
Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): Alvar Saenz-Otero, Fran Charles