6th MIT Championship for the Sir Ian McFarlane Trophy & 19th Annual Brass Rat Regatta
| Sat 08-Oct-2011 | 09:00-17:30 |
| Registration End: | 08-October-2011 at midnight |
Notice of Race
October 8-9, 2011, 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 (US Sailing) will apply.
1.3 The ICSA class rules of the intercollegiate dinghy class as described in The Procedural Rules for Intercollegiate Sailing Competition 2009 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 8th, 2009 at 1700. Contributions to the sailing pavilion are strongly encouraged.
3 FEES
The entry fee is $50 for Non-MIT students and alumni. Please pay in advance electronically if at all possible; otherwise you may pay by check or in cash at the event. There is no fee for MIT students and alumni. However, you must register prior to October 7th, 2010 at 1700.
4 SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 8, 2011
| 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 very strongly urged to stay for dinner and awards after sailing.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
| 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 presentations. |
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 2011 Champions of MIT Sailing and their names shall be engraved on a plaque to be displayed permanently in the lobby of the pavilion above the Sir Ian McFarlane Cup.
7.3 The Brass Rat Regatta will be the sum of all races scored and 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 the Racing Rules of Sailing 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 http://sailing.mit.edu/Calendar/Events/BrassRat07
Organizers
Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): John Pratt, Alvar Saenz-Otero, Fran Charles
