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MITNA Team Racing

When: Wednesdays 5:30pm-Sunset (Summer Only!) See scheduled dates
Who: MITNA Normal & Racing Members
Boats: mostly FJ's, maybe Tech Dhingy
Bonus: Stay after sunset to enjoy the grill!

Team racing involves sets of 3 or 4 boats forming a team. On each match two teams compete against each other to get the least amount of points possible, to win the match. Each boat gets as many points as their place in the finish, and each team sums their points.

For example, on a three boat team, there is a maximum of 21 points (1+2+3+4+5+6), therefore any winning combination is one that sums less than 11 points:

1+2+3= 6
1+4+5=10
2+3+4= 9
2+3+5=10
and so on...

Usually each team races at least six times, and the team they compete against rotates so that each team plays every other team. The team with most wins is first; in the case of a tie look at head-to-head wins, and then at total points.

For more information on sailing team racing you can visit the following links:

  • US Team Racing Association
  • Wikipedia: Team Racing

    • 2009 Scheduled Dates


      Note: All of the regattas run by MITNA follow the Racing Rules of Sailing set by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), as ammeded by the US Sailing Prescriptions set by US Sailing and the class rules of the intercollegiate dinghy class as set by ICSA.
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